Members of the student council of St. Joseph School in Waipahu pose with some of the more than 200 backpacks and assorted school supplies students and parents collected for children of the school’s sister parish, Immaculate Heart of Mary in Naguelguel, Lingayen, Pangasinan, Philippines. The parish serves fishing villages in that region that have recently been overcome by typhoons. The St. Joseph children sent seven balikbayan boxes. A balikbayan box is a large corrugated cardboard box containing goods sent home by overseas Filipinos. It is hoped that they will receive them by Christmas. (Photo courtesy of Beverly Sandobal)
