On August 15, 2009, Pusong Pinoy shipped 800 children's books to "impoverished mountain schools of South Negros Occidental". DESTINATION: R.E.C.O.P./Peacepond, NEGROS OCCIDENTAL in the Philippines.
R.E.C.O.P. (Rural Educational and Cultural Outreach Program) helps and supports schoolchildren in the mountains of Negros Occidental.
Shipping cost was donated by Village Presbyterian Church of Ladera Ranch, California. A big thanks to Joanne Frigillana Bermudez for coordinating the book drive and $200 cash donations at her church ($110 of the $200 donation was used for the shipment of two boxes). Shipment of the boxes were provided by Cargo Link International of West Covina, California.