August started out really busy for the Rotary Club of Ibaan. On this August issue of our bulletin, we are covering three events that happened in four days.
In August 4, HCP Marge Aberásturi graced the ALS Graduation at Ibaan Central School and delivered an inspirational message to this year’s graduates.
The Club donated certificate jackets to the graduates so they can better safekeep the document that serves as a testament to their hard work and commitment to pursuing a better future.
On August 17, members of the Rotary Club of Ibaan joint our Sister Clubs for the groundbreaking ceremony of our joint project at Maximo Hernandez Memorial Integrated School.
The proposed project is for the installation of a deep well with motor pump and water tank, 20 handwashing stations, and a water drinking station.
The school has 617 students, 28 faculty members (including the principal) and 1 non-teaching staff.
This proposed high-impact project is sponsored by Rotary International District 3640 (South Korea), Rotary International District 3820 (Philippines), Rotary Club of Seoul-Saenamsam, and Rotary Club of Meycauayan Uptown (District 3770), in sisterhood with the Rotary Club of Marilao Circle, Rotary Club of Rosario, and Rotary Club of Metro Ibaan.
This two-day project focuses on connecting with the community and being one with them in creating a learning-conducive environment for students. In the process, we were able to learn more about their most pressing needs in the school and gather information on how we can better support them in the future.
Targeted beneficiaries of this project were three elementary schools in the Municipality of Ibaan: Coliat Elementary School, Bungahan Elementary School, and Quilo Integrated School.
Every year, before the school opening, parents and teachers join forces to clean up of their respective school grounds and make repairs of school facilities. Brigada Eskwela is done in the spirit of civic unity and cooperation between parents and teachers. The Rotary Club of Ibaan, lacking funds to support donation of material things, offered to provide food to the tired parents, teachers, and students of the three elementary schools. We fed roughly 285 people in these two days of activity, in partnership with Batangas Varsitarians led by the Club’s Youth Service Chair, Mark Christian Tolentino.
