MONKAYO NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL and MONKAYO CENTRAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL …..JOINTLY CONDUCTED A FUN RUN FOR RIZAL AND SCHOOL CHILDREN
PRESS RELEASE
The Department of Education invites the public to celebrate the 150th birthday of Dr. Jose P. Rizal by joining the nationwide fun run on June 19 which hopes to raise resources that will benefit public schools nationwide.
“All sectors of our society are most welcome to this commemorative fun run which will give them a chance to help our public school children in whatever way they can,” said Education Secretary Armin Luistro.
Luistro added that the fun run is different from the usual practice as participants will not be asked to pay registration fees. Instead, they are requested to bring donations or sign a pledge form stating what they can contribute to upgrade the standard of education in public schools.
“Binubuksan natin ang pagkakataong ito sa ating mga kababayan na gustong tumulong sa edukasyon pero hindi alam kung saan at paano kaya sila po ay inaanyayahan natin sa fun run for a cause na ito,” explained Luistro
. PART 1----6;30 - 10:00 AM
THUS. Monkayo National High School and Monkayo Central Elementary School jointly conducted an opening program and fun run activities last June 19.Participants have a choice of 1-, 2-, or 3 kilometer walk or run. The public, even non-runners, are welcome to participate and bring their donation or sign a pledge form in the registration booth. Representatives form the Local Government Unit, Municipal health office, Monkayo Fire Brigade, 25th Infantry battalion, Monkayo Police and Task Force, Tricycle Drivers Association, Alumni , Student organizations and other sectors of Monkayo came and join the cause of the fun-run.
Donations-in-kind like school supplies (pencils, ball pens, ruled paper, notebooks, crayons, chalk, etc.); classroom furniture (chairs, tables, cabinets, etc.); equipment (fax machine, computers, printers, electric fans, etc.); classrooms; or shop equipment (for Industrial Arts, Home Economics, Agri-Fishing, etc.).were pledge by the different community stake holders. These were gathered by the assigned committees.
Volunteers also promised to a man-days / labor support in the form of serving as a resource person for a particular subject; tutorial assistance; peer counseling; assistance to teachers (preparing visual aids, teacher aid); school maintenance and repairs; or teaching.
Our local media friends (Monkayo Radio Station, Monkayo Cable and the Campus Press and Young Journalist of MonkayoNHS) help us disseminate this information so that more people and organizations came and have joined us in the above mentioned event.
PART 2-----10:30 - 11:45 AM
An environmental forum was conducted at the Monkayo NHS computer room. The theme was "HOT CHOCOLATE OVER COOL EARTH". The guest speaker of the said program was Dr. Wenifredo Maglana, the founder of the Balik Kinaiyahan Foundation in Nabunturan, Compostela Valley. He showed a film about state of the hillsides before....barren with cogon grasses and unproductive. And another slides depicting the status of the hillside environment today which is fully planted with trees and have diverse plants , birds and animals around. The springwater in its base is flowing in greater volume since trees according to him serves as tributaries being natural water reservoir."One mature tree alone can hold water up to 60 gallons in its roots".....according to him.. So, Nabunturan has clean alternative source of water now.He also encourages people of Monkayo to do the same since there are so many hiilsides in this municipality that are left or abandoned.. He stressed further the impact of trees to the weather and climate of our province. ...creating cooling effect resulting to fast condensation and precipitation...thus, no drought will occur in our province.
The forum ended with the different club advisers, officers and members pledging to the rehabilitation of the hillsides of Monkayo by planting more trees.
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