The purpose of life is to serve and to show compassion
and the will to help others. Only then have we ourselves
become truly human beings. Albert Schweitzer

SPECIAL REPORT

Send a Child to School Program

“The Calvary Hills Pre-school Education Children Receives
Educational Assistance”

The Trinitian Center for Community Development in partnership with the Life Giving Foundation, Inc. and the Barangay Council of Damayang Lagi headed by Hon. Renato Tanyag, met the Volunteer Teacher from the community, Mr. Gerry Tamon, and the Parents of the pupils on June10, 2011, to discuss the partnership between Trinity University of Asia and Calvary Hills, Barangay Damayang Lagi. The College of Education responded positively the request of the association of Calvary Hills (UNACHI) for the Pre-school classes through the volunteer student-teachers that shall regularly assist Mr. Tamon at the same time share new teaching methods and techniques that they have also acquired from their course in TUA.
    
The TCCD Director introduced the Life Giving Foundation Inc., one of the partners of TCCD that pledge to donate bags and school uniform for thirty-five (35) pupils of the Day Care Center. Through the leadership of the Hon. Tanyag, the day care pupils received also some school supplies, P.E. uniforms and their patches for the school uniforms. Dr. Bucoy, encouraged the parents to contribute for the maintenance of the school and to at least compensate the Volunteer Teacher that only receives a minimum honorarium from the Barangay. The Barangay Chairman, the Hon. Boy Tanyag and Kag. Emil Merencillo, acknowledged Trinity University of Asia in their commitment to assist Calvary for sustainable development.

On the other hand, in consultation with Dr. Juliet Tuazon, the supervising Professor for the volunteer teachers and the TCCD Coordinator for the College of Education, the new name of the day care center at Calvary shall be “Trinity-Calvary Hills Learning Center” or TCHLC. Mr. Tamon and the parents agreed to adopt the new name for the pre-school day care center.

Underway is also the plan to address the need for the comfort room to be used both for the volunteer teachers and the children.  There is a need to clear up with proper authorities the designated site where the comfort room should be constructed.  The present Barangay Captain, Honorable Boy Tanyag signified his commitment to assist in the construction of this facility with the assistance of the Parents and its Association.

The Distribution of School Supplies

On June 27, 2011, the TCCD Director with the Life Giving Foundation Inc. (LGFI), and the Council of Barangay Damayang Lagi distributed school supplies to the thirty-five (35) pupils of Trinity-Calvary Hills Learning Center (TCHLC). While on July 13, 2011, school uniforms weres also given to each pupil through the sponsorship of also of LGFI. The school uniforms were made by one of the parents of the TCCD College scholar in Calvary.

Mr. Gerry Clemente, the President of the Life Giving Foundation Inc., gave an inspirational message for the parents of the pupils.  He introduced the members of the Board of the LGFI, Mr. Carlos Guanlao and Mr. Sonny Trinidad. In his message, he emphasized the importance of education especially to children in their pre-school years. He even advised the parents to regularly guide their children even after school and make sure that they follow-up the learning of their children.

The Board Treasurer of the Life Giving Foundation, Inc. Mr. Carlos Guanlao, also motivated the parents to spend time with their children at home after school to follow-up what they have learned in school.   It is important that their basic needs are attended also so that they can make good in school. 

Dr. Bucoy reminded the parents and the community residents to take part in maintaining the cleanliness and orderliness of Calvary, Hills. Since they live along the riverbank, Dr. Bucoy informed them that there is a need to keep and maintain their surroundings clean. She even challenged the youth to be the lead-persons in making sure that their community is a friendly community, free from harm and from any ailment or disease. There is a need to continue the advocacy of cleaning the creek at their agreed time and day in a month.  Everybody’s cooperation is enjoined in this cleaning drive.  The Barangay Council assists and complements the work being done by local residents through their barangay sweepers.

We are indeed blessed for our Donors/Partners, the Life Giving Foundation, Inc. and other individual Donors in this special project of the Center - “Send A Child to School Program “ for the less fortunate children in our partner communities.  We thank the able leadership of the Barangay Council of Damayang Lagi headed by its Barangay Chairman, Hon. Boy Tanyag  and some of its Councilors who graced this simple program. Our work becomes lighter and more facilitative because you are all there to give your utmost cooperation and support.  May you all continue to receive God’s grace in every endeavor you will undertake.  From all of us here at the Trinity University of Asia, the TCCD office that directly works with you, Maraming, maraming salamat po.

Paynor Foundation Extends Educational Assistance to COPE Children

Barangay Tatalon in the District 4 of Quezon City is the biggest in terms o population.  Trinity University of Asia has been assisting the barangay through its Community Outreach for Pre-School Education.  For the last ten years the College of Education was in the forefront in educating the minds and hearts of these children who are considered marginalized in the barangay.

On July 11, 2011 at 9:00 o’clock in the morning,  Mr. and Mrs. Paynor,  Founder of the Ma. Theresa Bustamante Paynor-Sia Foundation, Inc. in close coordination with the St Luke’s Nurses Association Foundation, Inc. and Mr. Michael Osea, SLCN TCCD Coordinator visited our Community Outreach Pre-School Education ( COPE) in Barangay Tatalon with the supervision of Dr. Juliet Tuazon, TCCD Coordinator for  the College of Education.  The members of the family including their grandchild, who just recently celebrated her birthday, also joined the activity as a thanksgiving celebration of her birthday. They distributed school supplies and stuffed toys to forty (40) children in the Kindergarten class.  Aside from that, the volunteer teachers were also given token by the family.

After this initial activity the Paynor family is interested and looking forward for a long-term partnership with the Trinitian Center for Community Development through the St. Luke’s College of Nursing Alumni Foundation. Mrs. Paynor prefers to extend their service to the needy in the urban communities specifically to children and cancer patients. This is very promising since the Center really needs Donors/partners in development.

The gesture of giving school supplies may just be a small deed to these poor children but we in the University through the Trinitian Center for Community Development feels blessed with good people who would always wanted to extend their blessings to the children in need.  Thank you very much Mr. and Mrs. Paynor.  May you continue to find meaning in everything you for humanity.  More power and maraming, maraming salamat po.

“Reaching Out for an Educational Cause in Liliw, Laguna”

For quite sometime now the Trinity University of Asia through its St. Lukes College of Nursing was assisting Liliw Laguna, covering the barangays of Valenzuela, Mojon and Daniw in their health related concerns.  The partnership proved to be worthwhile and the community residents were very much pleased with the presence of the Nursing students who have been assisting them in their health and other needs over the years.  In its terminal phase of the community engagement, the TCCD assumed its role towards achieving more developmental programs that will improve the quality of life of the people.  This continued partnership with TUA and now TCCD at its helm, recognizes that the community children needs the educational assistance for this school year 2011-2012 hence, the school supplies project was  carried out in the three communities mentioned. 

The Community Organizing Assistant of TCCD, Ms. Rose Rapanot, together with the four (4) TCCD scholars, went to three communities (Barangay Daniw, Valenzuela and Mojon) in Liliw, Laguna to on June 9, 2011, to distribute school supplies to ninety-two (92) indigent children identified by the community leaders in their respective barangays. The school supplies were from the collaborative efforts of the College of Computing and Information Sciences (CCIS) through their Coordinator, Ms. Maribel campo, the College of Medical Technology facilitated by Ms. Ma. Dolores Romera, Coordinator, and from personal contribution of Ms. Emmely Noemi Arboleda of the Center for Human Kinetics. Moreover, fifty (50) umbrellas were also donated by the CCIS in which source came from the volunteer students of the College.

There were thirty-two (32) pupils from Barangay Daniw; 32 pupils in Valenzuela who were given school supplies while twenty-eight (28) were from Barangay Mojon. The TCCD scholars also shared their own stories of their lives with the pupils to inspire them to strive hard in their studies. As one of the scholars said, “Masaya sa pakiramdam and makitang may mga ngiti sa mga labi ng mga batang nakakatanggap ng school supplies lalo na mahirap talaga ang sitwasyon nila”. The TCCD scholars were even more thankful for the chance that they had shared their time in a worthy deed in the community. They are also looking forward to have another journey where they can spend their time to contribute in the way that they can in helping others. Likewise, the parents and teachers of the beneficiaries were very thankful to the University for extending their service the poor families in their barangays.

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