The 10th Infantry Division on Thursday afternoon formally received 40,000 shoeboxes, filled with school supplies and personnel care items, from cargo forwarder 2GO Express Inc.
The items were personally delivered by 2GO area manager Reema Bugayong to 10th Infantry Division commander Major Gen. Ariel Bernardo.
The commander vowed to deliver the items as quickly as possible to its beneficiaries.
The above-mentioned items are part of the Army's "Project Shoebox" which seeks to provide basic school supplies and other personal care items to indigent children living in the "Pablo" ravaged provinces of
Joining the Philippine Army (PA) in this endeavor are the Department of Education (DepEd), Sigma Alpha Sorority- UP Los Baños Chapter, National Bookstore Foundation and 2GO Express.
The 40,000 shoeboxes were shipped out of
"Project Shoebox" was first conceptualized by the officers and men of the 4th Light Armor Battalion, based in
“Illiteracy or ignorance is another battle that we, the men in uniform, could wage war on. For this reason, the PA is fully supporting the project to heighten the dimension of helping the youth who are future leaders of this country. Not only will this project help and encourage the children to go to school, but it has also become a facility of convergence among different groups and individuals towards attaining a noble cause,” Army chief Lt.Gen. Noel A. Coballes said.
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