This year, I am bound to celebrate my birthday in another unconventional manner. Our chapter, JCI Davaoena Daba Daba has been appointed as the lead chapter for JCI Philippines in the 2012 implementation of the “Liter of Light” project.

The “Liter of Light” project aims to provide a cost-effective, ecologically sustainable daytime light source for the urban and rural poor communities. Watch this video:

The Liter of Light project helps communities save on electricity costs and also provides livelihood for those who have been trained to install the solar light bulbs. This is a project which gives citizens the opportunity to help out others in a simple and concrete way. It is a great way to live and celebrate the Bayanihan spirit.

I have been appointed to spearhead the launch of “Liter of Light” on April 28, 2012, the day I turn 30. And while it will probably cost me a heart attack, I accepted the challenged with the confidence that all you people… relatives, friends, business clients, colleagues, and readers will be there to help me out.

Here’s where I ask you to help me make my 30th birthday extra-special. This year, I ask you to collect water and soda bottles. 1 litter, 1.5 liter, 2 liter PET bottles. PET stands for Polyethylene terephthalate. These are usually the bottles used for bottled water and soda brands. To know if the bottle is made of PET, look at the bottom of the bottle.

For the Liter of Light project, please rinse the bottle and collect them until we have established and published drop off points.

Please, please, please help me make this birthday special. Collect PET bottles to help provide light for our urban and rural communities. This is the easiest way you can make me and other people happy on my birthday.

DAGHANG SALAMAT! 🙂

To know more about Liter of Light, visit the Isang Litrong Liwanag Site.