Launching our 12th year

We recently launched BalayniCharie Foundation's 12th year anniversary in Ivisan, Capiz. Together with Monike Alberjieun's Rice and Shoes Program which is celebrating its first year anniversary, we reached out to 135 students.

Thank you to all our generous supporters over the years. We made it to our 12th anniversary with your help. Nieva Quezon Burdick, Leda Albar, Diane Acas, Bock Loo, Ray Wong, Gilda Saluta, Landec Corporation, Lifecore Corporation, Celita Conlu, Selma Templanza, Esther and Bing Arceño, Gary Steele, Rosemary Driscoll, Leah Soper, Anthony Albar and an Anonymous donor.

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Distributing school supplies in Sigma

We spent the morning at Juan Aldea Elementary School in Barangay Oyong in Sigma during the last week of January. Together with the Rice and Shoes Program of Monique Albar-Jen, we distributed school supplies and packs of rice to 185 children. Some of the children also received shoes to replace torn and worn shoes and slippers. Amie Guisinga, the school's Principal, coordinated the event.

Classrooms under repair from damages wrought by the last typhoon.

Replacing worn and torn shoes of 26 children courtesy of Monique Albar-jen's Rice and Shoes Program which celebrated its first anniversary. Happy first anniversary!

We took this hanging bridge from the school after our distribution. We got out of our multicab and walked across the bridge to minimize the load of the multicab. Glad it held up. We couldn't go back through the same road we took earlier because it was so rutted and slippery, our jeep could have gotten stuck again. Glad we made it. The kids, teachers and their parents were happy we came. So were we. It was a great day!

We are excited for the school's library to reopen in the new school year. Balay ni Charie and Monique Albar-Jen have collected children's books from friends to donate to the library. We're encouraged by the dedication shown by the Principal to have a library where the kids can learn to read and spend time with their favorite books. 

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