UPDATED 10/4/09 (scroll below)
According to Pusong Pinoy Team Leader Byd Bawayan:
"The pictures were taken from the launching of the Project ABC (Ameliorating Burgos Children) of the Municipal Government of Burgos and the Book Donation Turnover spearheaded by the De La Salle Lipa Book Mobile & Reading Program and PUSONG PINOY. The event was held last August 5 at the Session Hall, Legislative Bldg., Burgos, La Union. We also visited 3 schools among the 12 barangays of Burgos, La Union. This marks the entry of the programs of DLSL and PUSONG PINOY in the north of Luzon, and hopefully, we could be able to establish such programs in more areas..who knows? Perhaps in the Cordilleras in the near future. This serves as our first meeting with the members of DLSL BMRP and PUSONG PINOY members as well."
Ningning Doble (Pusong Pinoy Liaison for DLSL BMRP) reports:
"I want to report to all the donors of the first 1,000 books that arrived in De La Salle Lipa that the books have been turned over to Project ABC of Burgos, La Union last Aug. 5. The Burgos team are very grateful and are already planning the adaptation of the BMRP library process. That's just one! We also met with University of Baguio President, JB Bautista and UB Foundation President, Tin Bautista. Both are more than willing to partner with De La Salle Lipa by providing volunteers to our programs in the Northern Luzon area, especially in and near the Baguio area. They want to replicate what we do in improving literacy rates in the area. Lastly, we met with Dr. Elizabeth Balajadia Ines of the Soroptimist society of Baguio City. They are opening reading centers in the poor barangays in the outskirts of Baguio City. De La Salle Lipa will help with the process of opening the centers but we will be needing books for them. So, we are calling on Pusong Pinoy friends to please help us."
"I want to report to all the donors of the first 1,000 books that arrived in De La Salle Lipa that the books have been turned over to Project ABC of Burgos, La Union last Aug. 5. The Burgos team are very grateful and are already planning the adaptation of the BMRP library process. That's just one! We also met with University of Baguio President, JB Bautista and UB Foundation President, Tin Bautista. Both are more than willing to partner with De La Salle Lipa by providing volunteers to our programs in the Northern Luzon area, especially in and near the Baguio area. They want to replicate what we do in improving literacy rates in the area. Lastly, we met with Dr. Elizabeth Balajadia Ines of the Soroptimist society of Baguio City. They are opening reading centers in the poor barangays in the outskirts of Baguio City. De La Salle Lipa will help with the process of opening the centers but we will be needing books for them. So, we are calling on Pusong Pinoy friends to please help us."
UPDATE 10/04/09:
Ningning C. Doble, Pusong Pinoy Liaison for DLSL, reports:
"Cherry Panta of Burgos, La Union has reported that the 1,000 books that Pusong Pinoy donated to the local government of Burgos thru Project ABC (Ameliorating Burgos Children) are now being used by the children. The books were distributed equally among eight schools. Every three weeks, Cherry collects the books and exchange the books between the schools. That way, kids get to enjoy more books. The teachers provide story reading sessions during the DEAR program (Drop Everything and Read Program) during lunch hours and after classes. Cherry, we are so proud of you. Once again, thank you!"
To learn more about De La Salle Lipa BMRP, click here
