Wednesday, November 23, 2011
Tuesday, November 22, 2011
Feeding Program: Cubacub Elementary School
As RSPo Foundation, CITE and CMPC ties up to impart their service to the community, another feeding program was launched on October 18 at Cubacub Elementary School and 160 of Banilad's severely wasted kids were fed during the activity.
While Ronas Decoy, a CITE volunteer was on his way to the feeding area of Cubacub Elementary School, he accidentally came across a child sitting along one of the corridors of the school. Ron said,
Monday, November 21, 2011
Feeding Program: Talamban Elementary School
"Education and learning depend on good nutrition and health.” This is what the school principal, Mrs. Estrada, said in her welcome speech during our visit to Talamban Elementary School on November 17.
The program launch was punctuated by ceremonial speeches and symbolic exchange of token to forge the tie-up between the school and CITE-Century Pacific Group.
Mrs. Taala, the assistant school principal, happily noted that the feeding program would increase students’ attendance in the school and motivate them to do well in their studies.
About 16 parents in attendance also listened to the talk given by CITE Team Member Julieto Ardiente. Mr. Ardiente discussed the corporal works of mercy and how parents can teach their children at their young age the value of education.
Feeding Program: Budlaan Elementary School
Janjan is already 8 years old but with his small stature and skinny body, you would mistake him to be 6. Both his parents are farmers and being the eldest in the family, he is no stranger to household chores such as fetching water early in the morning.
Most of the time, he skips breakfast to make it to school on time. Or else, he packs dried fish and a cup of rice just to get by.
Janjan just sat there among the 200 kids identified by the school principal to be undernourished. Janjan’s dream is to become a pilot. With proper nutrition, who knows he could become one in the future?
But for now, our dream for him is to become healthy and sound in order to finish his schooling. This is the reason that despite a very treacherous road to his school, the CITE Feeding Team never backed down in order to bring to them healthy and quality foods from Century Pacific Group to supplement their nutrition.
The program launch on November 15 allowed us to see upfront how education has been affected by malnutrition. The team also met the parents and gave them a talk on family values.
Feeding Program: San Jose Day Care Center
Some 200 kids from San Jose Day Care Center assembled at the gym despite the heavy downpour in the morning of November 14.
At the helm is Mrs. Editha Erana, the master teacher of the day care center and a CITE parent who was on her toes in preparing the food for the launching of the feeding program.
A handful of parents also came by to help Mrs. Erana who was agog of the feeding program sponsored by Century Pacific Group and CITE.
Back in CITE, the Feeding Team was shorthanded. But under the good leadership of Mr. June Capuyan who is the current project manager, he was able to tap some young staffers to join the feeding activity. In tow was Mr. Dennis Barlas, a new recruit who was tasked to give a talk to the parents.
Mr. Barlas’s engagement with the parents gave him a new perspective on the current problems besetting the families nowadays. Parents in attendance, mostly mothers, have expressed their grievances on the influences that may have affected the education of their children—especially on their nutrition.
Now that CPG and CITE have committed to help the school in alleviating the problems in nutrition, the parents also assured that they will do everything they can in order to send the kids regularly to the school.
Feeding Program: San Jose Elementary School
No one should get used to this sight: Undernourished kids falling in a single file as they headed towards the food station for the feeding program. The vision was appalling and heartbreaking especially that the problem in malnutrition has affected the weakest among us.
About 420 of these grade school children in San Jose Elementary School were identified by the school principal to be lacking in proper nourishment. Some skip breakfast and rely on dole-out from the teachers.
Ms. Ardaba, one of the elementary teachers who brought her class to the feeding site, was elated to know that her school benefited from the CITE-Century Pacific Group tie-up to feed the severely wasted children.
Feeding programs come few and far between in San Jose because of its treacherous road but CITE wanting to extend its help to the less privileged went the mile.
During a short opening program on November 9, the children expressed their gratitude in simple gestures of thank you’s to the CITE Feeding Team who brought quality Century products to their school.
Feeding Program: Cabancalan1 Elementary School
Human concerns take many forms. In Cabancalan 1 Elementary School where the yearly enrollment is always escalating, the number of undernourished kids is also catching up.
During the November 8 launching of the feeding program, about 300 pupils were fed with Century products prepared to meet the food pyramid for children aged 7-11.
The school nutritionist, Ana Mae Echavez, said that she was very happy to know that companies like Century Pacific Group has initiated such program to alleviate the malnutrition problems which have drastically deteriorated the academic preparation of the pupils.
During the launch witnessed by Mandaue City school division heads, children received the project with much gusto while as they took large bites on sandwiches stuffed with tuna.
Some 22 parents were also met by a member of the CITE team, Marlon Valencia, to remind the parents of their role in beefing up the health of the children.
Feeding programs shall be conducted every MWF until supply lasts. Monitoring shall be conducted every feeding activity to keep track of the progress.
Friday, November 18, 2011
Friday, November 11, 2011
Little Niño's blessing
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| Niño Mar Magsipco |
After an hour of thorough listening to his most unwanted subject English, Niño Mar Magsipco, a seven-year old first grader pupil of Cabancalan I Elementary School joins his fellow schoolmates as he sits at the back with his friends chatting on the blessing they are to receive.
Being the eldest among his two siblings, Niño likes to play around with numbers, not to mention his passion in English. And perhaps this is not the reason of little Niño's being underweight.
"Thank you, nalipay ko!", exclaimed Niño as he extends his smile full of gratitude to the person who served food on his plate. Niño is one of the two hundred sixty severely wasted kid beneficiaries of the RSPo Feeding Program at Cabancalan I Elementary School.
Through the efforts of RSPo Foudation, CITE Technical Institute, Inc. and
CITE
Multipurpose Cooperative, a feeding program was launched at Cabancalan I Elementary School on November 08.
Another feeding is expected to run on the month of December in Niño's school ,and he is longing and looking forward for another healthy and delicious meal.
written by: C.W.Comendador
Wednesday, November 9, 2011
Tuesday, November 8, 2011
Tuesday, November 1, 2011
Goodbye Kids
Each time a young mentor pairs a child, something wonderful always happens. The mentor starts to build a relationship with the child based on trust and friendship. That is why it’s always heartbreaking to see them part their ways everytime the mentoring ends.
But who said goodbyes have to be a tearjerker? During the 7th Mentoring Graduation Rites for the 30 kids in Pilit, Cabancalan, Mandaue City, the children were having the time of their lives as they kicked up their heels and put up a show the young mentors can never forget.
A program was held to hand the certificates to the kids who completed the four Saturdays of mentoring. There was an exchange of thank-you speeches between the mentor and the mentees. Bags of school supplies courtesy of the Rotary Club of Mactan were also distributed to the children and delicious meals courtesy of Century Pacific Group were prepared for them before the ceremony ended.
The Young Mentors Organization has been visiting barangays to teach children how to read, write, and count. If the child is already literate, a mentor may help him with his homework or teach him on subjects which he finds difficulties. A mentor may also conduct a one-on-one chat with the child to keep him spiritually and socially healthy.
written by: Edgardo Condiman Jr.
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