Around 681 schoolchildren from four remote villages in Mawab
and Maco towns in Compostela Valley province on Monday received various school
assistance from the Army’s 71st Infantry Battalion and the civil groups Kiwanis
Club Golden from Tagum City and Pag-asa of Davao City
The combined efforts handed around 200 school bags; 681
school kits with notebooks, pencils and papers; and 314 pairs of shoes to
elementary pupils of Panibasan Elementary School in Maco town; and to
Concepcion Elementary School; Salvacion Elementary School; and Tan-awan
Elementary School in Mawab.
In a statement to the media, Lt. Col. Davice Christopher
Mercado, commander of 71st IB, said the activity was an expression of the
command’s commitment to support the education of the school children in their
areas.
He also extended his gratitude to the support groups that
made the activity a successful one.
“We are grateful for the opportunity to be able to help the
community in a simple way by providing school bags and supplies to our pupils as
a source of encouragement to study well,” Mercado said.
In time with the distribution of school supplies, the 71st
IB and the support groups also signed a memorandum of agreement (MOA) to ensure
the sustainability of the activity to benefit more far-flung schools in Maco
and Mawab.
The signing of agreement was witnessed by the local
officials and school officials of the beneficiary schools.
“The 71st IB in collaboration with various stakeholder
remains committed to help these communities through investments in education
and development of the local people. Through our involvements in a number of
community care initiatives, our unit seeks to ensure that indelible volunteer
efforts will contribute towards peace and development in these communities,”
Mercado said.
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