Forging ahead in 2023

Schools visited in January 2023:

Doña Fructuosa Alba de Romero Elem. School

Sigma, Capiz

Principal: Sherill Buni

January 7, 2023

Sponsored by Odette A. Ricasa and 

Nieva Q. Burdick

With Odette A. Ricasa

Agustin Navarra Elem School

Ivisan, Capiz

Principal: Judith P. Tu

January 19, 2023

Sponsored by Odette A. Ricasa and

Smiley and Kai Rice and Shoes Project

Duluan Elem School

Maayon, Capiz

Principal: Abner Damsani

January 2023

Books donated by Jasmin Gaite and 

Diane Acas

Dayhagan Elem School

Pilar, Capiz

Principal: Phincy Obligar

January 30, 2023

Sponsored by Gary and Nancy Steele Charitable Trust 

Odette A. Ricasa

Smiley and Kai Shoes Project

Butacal Elementary School

Pontevedra, Capiz

January 28, 2023

Kinder, Grade 1 and Grade 6

Photos by Elvina Benliro, Kinder Instructor

Many thanks to all our sponsors who are our backbone. BalayniCharie couldn't do it without your generous support. God bless you all. 

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BalayniCharie Report for June 2019 - Sept. 2019

Canuto Fuentes Elementary School

The start of the 2019-2020 school year in the Philippines was a frenzy of preparations for BalayniCharie. We reached out to 15 schools and communities in Capiz beginning in June. BalayniCharie is celebrating its 14th year of giving school supplies to elementary school students in Capiz, thanks to our generous sponsors. We are excited to celebrate our 15th year of service to the Capiz community in 2020. 

Panfilo Mendoza Elementary School

These were the schools we visited:

1. Balaring Elementary School - Ivisan - June 4, 2019
2. Sinandigan Elem School - Sigma - June 7, 2019
3. Cabugao Elem School - Panitan - June 10, 2019
4. Agbatuan Elem School - Dumarao - June 13, 2019
5. Alipaciawan Elem School - Dumarao - June 13, 2019
6. Madulano Elem School - President Roxas - June 20, 2019
7. Valentin Punsalan Elem School - Pilar - July 1, 2019
8. Canuto Fuentes Elem School - Sibaguan - July 12, 2019
9. Panfilo Mendoza Elem School - Ivisan - August 6, 2019
10. Culasi Day Care Center - August 7, 2019
11. Carida Elem School - Tapaz - August 15, 2019

Culasi Day Care Center

List of communities we visited:

Story telling at Gawad Kalinga with Christian George Francisco Acevedo

1. Gawad Kalinga (GK) - Dinginan - June 23, 2019
2. Ati and Panay Bukidnon Communities - Dumarao - July 6,  2019
3. Juvenile Crisis Center - Roxas City - Sept. 5, 2019

Books from Amy and Nathan of California 
(photo courtesy of Abner Abs)

Book Donation:

1. Duluan Elementary School - Maayon - June 22, 2019

Shoes from Smiley and Kai Rice and Shoes Program

Many thanks to all our sponsors who made these school supplies distribution possible: Gary and Nancy Steele, Dr. Lilia Chung, Diane and Mon Acas, Smiley and Kai Rice and Shoes Program, Amy and Nathan for the book donation, and all our event coordinators especially Clara Salame, TinTin Alvarez, Dolly Buday, Quitty Gadian, Christian George Francisco Acevedo, Ryan de la Luna and all the principals and teachers for the smooth operation of these distributions. 

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School Year 2017-2018 Report

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These are the schools where BalayniCharie distributed school supplies for the school year 2017-2018.

September 18, 2017
Linambasan Elementary School, Jamindan - 238 children
Aglibacao Primary School, Jamindan - 31 children

October 4, 2017
San Julian Elementary School in Tapaz - 165 children
Sponsored by Aimee, Michael and Nathan of California
Agpalili Primary School - 50 children

October 10, 2017
Antonio Belo Elementary School in Panitan  - 407 students

November 2017

Pawa Elementary School in Panay - 318 children

February 2018
Doña Fructuosa Elementary School in Sigma - 120 children

March 2018
Cogon Elementary School in Sigma - 179 students
Sponsored by Rudynelia Valencia

Thank you to all our sponsors: Monique Albar Jen Rice and Shoes Program, Rudynelia Valencia, Aimee, Michael and Nathan of California.

If you would like to donate school supplies, please contact BalayniCharie at balaynicharie@gmail.com. Thank you.

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School Supplies Distribution in Sigma, Capiz

"The purpose of education is to replace an empty mind with an open one." Malcolm Forbes

Balay ni Charie was at Doña Fructuosa Elementary School on February 26, 2018 to give school supplies to 120 students. The Monique AlbarJen Rice and Shoes Program joined us and they gave bags of rice to each of the schoolchildren.

Some disadvantaged kids from Doña Fructuosa Elementary School received new shoes from the Monique AlbarJen Rice and Shoes Program.

We distributed more school supplies to 179 children on March 7, 2018 at Cogon Elementary School in Sigma.

Many thanks to Rudynelia Valencia for her generous financial support of this distribution at Cogon Elementary School.

If you would like to donate school supplies to BalayniCharie, please contact us at balaynicharie@gmail.com. Thank you.

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2016-2017 School Year Report

BalayniCharie visited these elementary schools in Capiz and gave school supplies to the students enrolled there:

The school year in most schools in the Philippines begins in June and usually ends in March or early April. 

July 2016 - Balaring Elementary School in Ivisan

July 2016 - Day Care Center in Pontevedra

August 2016 - Ameligan Elementary School in Pontevedra

August 2016 - Sibaguan Elementary School in Roxas City

September 2016 - Malonoy Elementary School in Dao

October 2016 - Lawis Day Care and Culasi Day Care (at the nipa hut)

January 2017 - Juan Aldea Elementary School in Sigma

January 2017 - Balaring Elementary School in Ivisan

BalayniCharie also gave books to the library of Juan Aldea Elementary School in cooperation with the Monique AlbarJen Rice and Shoes Program.

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Library Project in Sigma, Capiz

BalayniCharie is proud to be part of the library project of Amie Guisinga, Principal of Juan Aldea Elementary School in Sigma, Capiz. We are grateful to Monike Alberjieun and Anna Salem for their generous support of this worthy cause. Kudos to Amie Guisinga for encouraging her students to read and develop a love for reading! 

"A child who reads, will be an adult who thinks."

Image by Amie Guisinga. 

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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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