La Consolacion College Bacolod carried out a series of gift-giving and outreach activities throughout December 2025, bringing holiday cheer and essential support to children, elders, students and vulnerable communities across Bacolod City and neighboring towns.
The monthlong initiative, dubbed “Share a Joy,” was spearheaded by the Mother Rita Barcelo Outreach Center and sponsored by various academic units, offices, councils, alumni and personnel groups of the college, reflecting LCC Bacolod’s commitment to service, solidarity and community engagement. Beneficiaries included children from urban barangays, elders in care institutions, night high school students, barangay residents, retired priests and communities affected by recent calamities.
“These activities remind us that Christmas is not only about celebration but about presence,” said Sr. Flolyn S. Catungal, OSA, president of LCC Bacolod. “As an Augustinian institution, we are called to go out of our comfort zones and share hope, compassion and joy, especially with those who are most in need.”
Among the notable activities was the outreach conducted by the college’s Non-Teaching Personnel (NTP) in the flood-stricken town of La Castellana, Negros Occidental. The group personally delivered assistance to affected residents and met with Mayor Añejo Nicor to express the institution’s solidarity with the local government and community.
For many of the volunteers, the experience was deeply moving. “Seeing the extent of the damage firsthand was heartbreaking,” said Edward Dolorfino, one of the Non-Teaching Personnel volunteers. “Homes were washed away, and families lost almost everything. It made us realize how important it is to show up, not just with donations, but with empathy and genuine concern.”
Other outreach activities were organized by the Graduate School, Integrated Basic Education Department, Senior High School, Integrated School and Night High School, School of Hospitality and Tourism Management, School of Architecture, Fine Arts and Interior Design, School of Business and Information Technology, School of Sciences, Liberal Arts and Teacher Education, alumni association, student councils, family councils and institutional administrators. Partner communities ranged from barangay residents and children to elders’ homes and faith-based institutions.
Sr. Catungal said the collective effort of administrators, faculty, students, alumni and staff underscored the strength of shared mission. “What makes these initiatives meaningful is that they are led by different sectors of the LCC Bacolod community, united by one purpose: to be instruments of God’s love and consolation,” she said.
The “Share a Joy” activities concluded in mid-December, leaving behind not only gifts but also strengthened ties between the college and the communities it serves, as LCC Bacolod continues to uphold its tradition of service grounded in faith and social responsibility.