Wednesday, January 28, 2009

My School Chairs and other projects Update

This is overwhelming when I recieve this kind of report from the Philippines concerning the projects that I am seriously involved at the moment.

Please read below the report and the view the attached pictures.

Thank you for all those who have given support and help and hoping that others will do the same.

Thank you.

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Ading Susie,

Labit National High Schol has a student population of 362 for SY 2008-2009 and has a percentage increase in enrolment of more or less 20 students per year. It has 8 classrooms, 1 office, clinic and vermicomposter (organic fertilizer production area where biodegradable materials are being decomposed). Student to armchair ratio is 1:4 or there are 89 serviceable armchairs for 362 students.

Todate, the 90 armchairs (P50k donated by Ms. Marlene Millare) are now finished, and BM Uy donated 30 armchairs and 20 monobloc chairs (for the science lab room). All in all there are now 120 new armchairs for 3 classrooms. (See pictures of the project armchairs in the picasa album). The students and teachers were very happy with their new archairs! The teachers are very grateful indeed because this is the first time in their more than 20 years in service that they received new chairs!

There are now 5 out of 8 classrooms with existing shared toilets (1 toilet bowl) constructed by the homeroom PTA through the initiative of the teacher-advisers. Also, the office and the clinic has existing shared toilet (1 toilet bowl). These toilets need about 45 pipes for water sewerage.

One pipe costs P60, that makes around P2,700. We are still canvassing for cost of couplings and faucets. I hope that the 8k allotted for this project is enough. If there's extra fund it's going to be the homeroom PTA project for this school year so they could put up a toilet where 3 classrooms would share eventually share the use.

The barangay council officials led by the barangay capt., together with the Federated Parents, Teachers and Community Association Officials is now doing the construction of the housing (hollow blocks, sand and gravel and steel bars donated by city government of Urdaneta, bags of cement and labor by the barangay council)for the solicited water tank (from Mrs. Matias, England) and the deep well pump with pitcher (donated by Provincial Board Member , 5th District of Pangasinan, Danilo C. Uy) for water sewerage.

As you may know, the school has no potable water for the students to drink too, so that we decided to prioritize this project. Also, the Barangay Council, FPTCA Officers and the technology and liivelihood education teachers of Labit NHS committed themselves to enhance food production in the school and this will be made possible with the availability of water supply for the plants.

Through the "Tulungan sa Purok Alay Repormang Pangkabuhayan Project", the city government gave us vegetable seeds to plant and reproduce. We can teach the children to plant for their consumption.


Ading, from the bottom of my heart, a million thanks to you for helping me to become a bridging leader in my school to make a BIG DIFFERENCE in the lives of the "less fortunate" students and teachers of Labit. With the Barangay Council Officials, FPTCA, teachers, students and other members of the community that YOU and your organization have stimulated to work hand in hand, TOGETHER, we can "Change" and bring Labit to greater heights!

Regards and take care always,

Manang Lea


--- On Wed, 1/28/09, Lea wrote:
From: Lea Subject: Invitation to view Lea's Picasa Web Album - Project Armchairs for Labit NHSTo: susie2412@yahoo.comDate: Wednesday, 28 January, 2009, 4:58 AM
You are invited to view Lea's photo album: Project Armchairs for Labit NHS

Project Armchairs for Labit NHS
Jan 27, 2009by Lea
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Project Armchairs for Labit NHS, 90 armchairs finished (from the 50k donation of Ms. Marlene Millare solicited by Mrs. Susie Abenojar-Barbieri.

On behalf of the parents, barangay council officials, faculty and students of Labit NHS, A MILLION THANKS!

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