At Barangay Culasi, Roxas City

 

It's been a rainy morning in Culasi, Roxas City. But 130 children from 5 sitios in Barangay Culasi were all smiles to receive school supplies from BalayniCharie Foundation. Many thanks to May Necesario and Konsehal Juanito Acer for organizing and coordinating this event which flowed seamlessly. Huge thank you also to Diane Acas for the unique backpacks and Selma Templanza for the ballpoint pens. 

BalayniCharie is now on its 20th year of service to the children in Capiz.

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Images by BalayniCharie

Merry Christmas 2013

2013 was a busy year for Balay ni Charie. More than 750 children were given school supplies in Tapaz, Cuartero, Duyoc, and Culasi Day Care Center plus 20 football players from the Football Academy in Dao, Capiz.  

Culasi Day Care Center, Roxas City

Shortly after our distribution in Duyoc, Dao last October, super typhoon Haiyan made landfall on Panay island and left devastation in its wake. Most schools in Capiz were damaged and the kids need to go back to school but on top of losing their classrooms, they've also lost their school supplies which were either swept away or soaked by torrential rains and a flooded countryside. 

We're preparing to distribute more school supplies in late January 2014 to 1,500 grade school students in Capiz. Wish we could reach out to more kids and we could with your help. Please email travelswithcharie@gmail.com if you would like to help.

Many thanks to the following for their generous contributions for the 2014 distribution in Capiz: Terri Smith, Nieva Burdick, Rose Driscoll and Leda Albar. 

Have a Merry Christmas! 

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