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Cupertino Handmade Paper Center - Special Paper from Special People

	News September 18th, 2007: EVACF volunteers visited Cupertino Handmade paper Centre where physically and mentally challenged workers produce the high quality paper used for the certificates of authenticity found in every set of teh charitys' Mt. Pinatubo Ashglaze Stoneware fundraisers. Cupertino is a livelihood group member "Under EVA's Umbrella". Cupertino Centre is located in Quezon City and cares for the needs of special children and young adults many of whom suffer from Downs Syndrome, Autism or similar syndromes. Those in its care are encouraged to use all their intelligence and talents. In addition to standard education, the Cupertino Centre offers livelihood skills as the right to earn a living is universal. Cupertino Handmade paper is an example of this belief put into action...


the Cupertino expert makes scooping look so easy	Two EVACF volunteers with their Cupertino guide	The pulp mixer smiles as he stirs	The envelope maker works slowly and exactly


"See you scoop like this. Now you try"	"Gosh! It's not as easy. Look I made a mess!"	Drying the paper	Finishing and checking

			To the left Bernadette Angala, Cupertino Handmade Paper Administrative Assistant with EVACF Founder/President Jenny Wallum MBE and Cupertino Special School Programme Co-ordintor Antonette Hernandez bid farewell and look forward to the next visit.
Lovely Cupertino Handmade paper products for sale ....	.... and more cards for Christmas

Cupertino Handmade Paper

Under the guidance of Juan Merin, the young adults have been lovingly trained in the required skills. They are now adept at cutting up leaves of cogon grass, banana-like stalk of abaca, bamboo, talahib and various greeneries.

The ability to "cook" these raw materials to the desired consistency has been mastered as has the fine art of slurring, swishing from whirling water the precise thickness of the end produce. The skills of drying, pressing, folding and packaging the lovely sheets of their paper products have also been perfected along with the skill of tinting the paper to specially ordered hues.

Contact cupertinocenter@yahoo.com for more information on the school and livelihood center products.

Cupertino Handmade Paper is special. It is a paper made by extra special people and it is in itself extra special as it has a surface suitable for the most demanding of highly trained calligraphers. Justifiably, the special people of Cupertino Centre are proud of their handwork: Cupertino Handmade Paper.