46th IB partners with
Kiwanis International to distribute books to Samar schools
By NINFA B. QUIRANTE (PIA
Samar)
June 21, 2007
CATBALOGAN, Samar –
The 46th Infantry Battalion of the Philippine Army, led by Lt. Col
Luis Vincent Tacderas based in San Jorge, Samar has partnered with the
Kiwanis International and Asia Books Foundation to distribute 11 boxes
of library books to schools in Samar.
In a simple
distribution ceremony for Kiwanis Book Bank Project, Marit
Stinus-Remonde, Secretary of Division IA (Cebu and Bohol) a Danish
national who is the wife of Cerge Remonde spearheaded the
distribution.
Kiwanis International
is a thriving organization of service and community-minded individuals
who support children and young adults around the world. More than
600,000 Kiwanis-family members in 96 countries make their mark by
responding to the needs of their communities and pooling their
resources to address worldwide issues, said Ms. Remonde.
Ms. Milagros Fabilonia,
principal of San Jorge Central Elementary School accepted the books
for her 700 pupils.
Fabilonia said that
the book-giving was very timely for the books issued to them by DepEd
were damaged with the flooding late last year.
It was Tacderas who
facilitated the distribution since it was him who was introduced to
Remonde during the Asean Summit in Cebu. Tacderas then expressed his
desire to bridge between
Samar schools and
Kiwanis for the noble purpose.
Aside from San Jorge,
Daram, Matuginao and San Jose de Buan were also recipients of the
books.
Remonde said that this
event is under the Kiwanis Book Bank Project. The project does not
require any counterpart from intended beneficiaries, it is just
required that they have, and maintain a library.
Aside from
distributing books, Kiwanis is also committed to support health and
nutrition program that could otherwise affect children and their
development.
Books were also
distributed to Samar School of Agriculture and Forestry (SSCAF) in San
Jorge with books intended for their newly-opened courses in
Criminology, Hotel and Restaurant Management and Practical Nursing.