Bartering is exchanging goods (or services) without using money. Before gold and other items used as currencies, bartering was the mode of commerce between peoples.😊
But these days, as more online communities devoted to bartering have been created on Facebook, it has become the easiest way of surrendering old items and things you want to give away in exchange for things that you need.
In other words, "one person's trash is another person's treasure". 😄
But in this difficult year, everyone in our community has been affected by the pandemic and this Christmas season, many families will have less to celebrate about.
And in order to give these families a reason to smile about, the Victorias Barter Community, led by Ms. Nonalyn Librodo, chose 50 families, which were nominated by members, to receive Christmas packs that contain rice, Spam and other canned goods, coffee, bread and sandwich spread, and for those who have children, infant formula and diapers.
These goods were donated by some members of the Victorias Barter Community who simply wished to share.👪💓
To deliver the gifts, a team of volunteer members went to visit the beneficiary families living in barangays close to the city center. They also went to the areas of Florencia, Gaston, Cubay, Hda. Nenang, Aji, Villa Victoria and Hacienda Carugiat, that were far from the city center.
The volunteers did not care about how far or how difficult it was to deliver the Christmas packs.
This was about sharing, caring, and looking after the members of our community who need help the most.
More than just a vehicle for exchanging or bartering, these online communities should be an instrument for members to share with our brothers and sisters who have less, not only during the Christmas season but all year round.😍
The photographs on this blog were taken during the visits to some of the beneficiary families of the Victorias Barter Community's Christmas 2020 sharing.😎
Ang ila mga yuhum nagdala guid kalipay sa mga naghalatag.💝