Galing Foundation, Inc. Mindanao Outreach: April 2017

Monday, April 24, 2017

Thank you GFI Volunteers and Partners!

8 Galing Foundation, Inc. boxes arrived last week from the shipment done in December 2016 and January 2017. The contents were sorted out by GFI Mindanao Outreach volunteers (Gimalyn Ditan, Daisy Ranoa, Jocelyn Robles) to benefit Maligo Day Care School, Maligo Elementary School and Landan National High School all located in Polomolok, South Cotabato. Turn over to the different schools will be done in time for the school year opening. Thank you GFI Mindanao partners!

Thank you as well to Ms. Gemma Bennett for the book donations and art work crafting materials, Makabayan Georgia, Inc. and Caring for Others, Inc. thru the Fil-Am Association of Greater Atlanta for the shoes donation in 2016. Thank you Cross of Life Church - Social Concerns Committee in Roswell, Georgia for the grant supporting the shipping of the boxes.

"The shoes will be of great help for the students and will be a big surprise for them in the school opening. The grade levels that might fit the shoe sizes will be from Day Care School to Grade 3. I will coordinate with Maligo Elementary School Principal for pre-identification of student recipients in time for the school opening in June." - Jocelyn Robles, GFI Mindanao Outreach Coordinator

Kids of the GFI Mindanao Volunteers also
enjoying some educational resources sent.

Photo credits: Jocelyn Robles, GFI Mindanao Outreach Coordinator

Wednesday, April 19, 2017

AMQNHS Youth Leadership Awardee

For the first time, the Amado M. Quirit Sr. National High School also adopted the Galing Foundation, Inc. Youth Leadership Awards program. Their first YLA recipient is Felipe Wata Jr. During their Moving Up ceremony, the students and parents proudly wore their traditional clothing and accessories.

GFI - Youth Leadership Awardee Felipe Wata, Jr.

Students with teachers

Photo credits: Amado M. Quirit Sr. National High School

Certificate of Recognition for GFI

Galing Foundation, Inc. Mindanao Outreach Coordinator Jocelyn Robles was invited by the Lamlifew Integrated School during their Graduation and Recognition Day to represent GFI in the awarding of the trophy for Youth Leadership Awardee and medals for the Best in English Awardees. She also received the Certificate of Recognition from the school for GFI.

Presentation of the GFI Certificate of Recognition by
Lamlifew Integrated School Principal Ireneo Caya

Library set up at Lamlifew Integrated School

Some educational materials from GFI donors in Atlanta

Students on their graduation day (April 5, 2017)

Photo credits: Jocelyn Robles and Sir Ireneo Caya

LIS Youth Leadership Awardee 2017

GFI Youth Leadership Awardee Renna Grace S. Ayao
with GFI Mindanao Outreach Coordinator Jocelyn Robles during their
Graduation Day on April 5, 2017

GFI Mindanao Outreach Director with YLA Awardee and
Grade VIII Best in English Awardee Mary Ann M. Balunto

The GFI Youth Leadership Awardee exemplifies excellence in both academics and community service.

Photo credits: Jocelyn Robles

LIS Best in English Awardees 2017

GRADE I - ROWE HERSCHELL M. TAMULON

GRADE II - BEVERLY CHESKA B. AGUIRRA

GRADE III - EVANGELINE T. BAGO

GRADE IV - PRETCHIE GAY A. DITAN

GRADE V - BLESSED FAITH M. TOCOCON

GRADE VI - LUDY ANN A. ESPERANZA

GRADE VII - AIZEL PRAISE L. LACNA

GRADE VIII - MARY ANN M. BALUNTO

"Recognition Day! Awarding of medals and trophy for the academic and leadership award pupils and students by Galing Foundation, Inc. Thank you very much!" - Ireneo Caya, Lamlifew Integrated School Principal

GFI Mindanao Outreach Coordinator Jocelyn Robles did the awarding for the Best in English awardees per grade level on April 5, 2017:
Grade I: Rowe Herschell M. Tamulon
Grade II: Beverly Cheska B. Aguirra
Grade III: Evangeline T. Bago
Grade IV: Pretchie Gay A. Ditan
Grade V: Blessed Faith M. Tococon
Grade VI: Ludy Ann A. Esperanza
Grade VII: Aizel Praise L. Lacna Grade
VIII: Mary Ann M. Balunto

Photo credits: Sir Ireneo Caya & Jocelyn Robles

Lamlifew Integrated School Graduation Day

Proud parents and students in traditional clothing marching
for their school graduation ceremony on April 5, 2017.

Proud parents and students in traditional clothing getting ready
for their school graduation ceremony.

Proud parents and students in traditional clothing marching
for their graduation ceremony.

Lamlifew Integrated School students on their closing exercise.

Galing Foundation, Inc. Mindanao Outreach Coordinator Jocelyn Robles
receives certificate of appreciation on behalf of GFI.

Graduation speaker honored by the school

"20th Graduation Exercises! To all our visitors thank you very much for witnessing our graduation especially to Maam Angelina Cania & Maam Jocelyn Robles, Maam Vretchen Enoch Tagem as our keynote speaker and barangay officials and stakeholders!" - Ireneo Caya, Lamlifew Integrated School Principal

Photo credits: Sir Ireneo Caya

Galing Foundation, Inc. (GFI)

A non profit charitable foundation in Georgia, USA

E.I.N. 20-5508331

http://galingfoundation.blogspot.com/

Mission:

Galing Foundation, Inc. is dedicated to provide educational and community service to local Filipino Americans as well as promoting the importance of functional and English literacy in rural areas of the Philippines as the foundation for future development, working towards awareness on global citizenry.

GFI is an all volunteer organization.

Donation in the USA:

Galing Foundation, Inc.

1050 Wilde Run Court

Roswell, GA 30075

GFI Objectives

1. To carry out the Foundation's growing partnership with the local communities, schools, organizations and individuals, through a system of collecting new and gently used educational resources (from children's books, reference books and school supplies) to donate to public schools, libraries and day care centers in the impoverished rural areas in the Philippines.

2. In partnership with the office of the Philippine Honorary Consulate General and the organizations, GFI co-hosts programs that annually recognizes accomplished members of the Filipino community in the State of Georgia who have made valuable contribution, serving others in the areas of education, civic, social and business service.

3. In partnership with the office of the Philippine Honorary Consulate General, GFI promotes the high standard and the importance of volunteerism, sevring others in the community he/she lives in as well as to promote value of a consistent engagement in the events and business of the Philippines.

4. To promote the value of responsible partnership and stewardship in the community we live in as well as back home - the Philippines.

GFI Mindanao Outreach Profile

Josephine Latimban Carino Turner, PMP, PMI-ACP, PSM 1

GFI Mindanao Outreach Director

Atlanta, Georgia, USA

Jocelyn Carino Robles
GFI Mindanao Outreach Coordinator
Lot 17, Block 16 DARBCI Homes
Apopong, General Santos City
9500 Philippines

2019 - 2023 LDERA Program Partner Schools

1. Datal Bila Integrated School - Datal Bila, Malungon, Sarangani Province

2. Lamcuah Day Care School - Maligo, Polomolok, South Cotabato

3. Lamcuah Elementary School - Maligo, Polomolok, South Cotabato

4. Palakasam Integrated School - Palakasam, Polomolok, South Cotabato

2013 - 2018 LDERA Program Partner Schools

1) Lamlifew Elementary School and Lamlifew Day Care School
Sitio Lamlifew, Datal Tampal
Malungon, Sarangani Province

2) Amado M. Quirit Sr. National High School and Naidas Opong Elementary School
Barangay Kihan, Malapatan
Sarangani Province

2008 - 2012 LDERA Program Partner Schools

1) Maligo Day Care School (MDCS)
Brgy. Maligo, Polomolok
9504 South Cotabato

2) Maligo Elementary School (MES)
Brgy. Maligo, Polomolok
9504 South Cotabato

3) Landan National High School (LNHS)
Brgy. Landan, Polomolok
9504 South Cotabato

4) Kipalkuda Elementary School (KES)
Brgy. New La Union, Maitum
9515 Sarangani Province

5) Barangay Maligo Public Library
Brgy. Maligo, Polomolok, South Cotabato

GFI Mindanao: Gift for Indigents

Achieving a quality education in the indigenous cultural communities (ICCs) in Southern Mindanao, Philippines can be very challenging. Most of the schools in these communities lack the substantial educational resource materials and do not have their own school libraries that could aid the teachers as well as students to have the same academic standard enjoyed by other school counterparts in the town center and even in highly urbanized cities.

In 2007, GFI started outreach for one elementary school mainly by sending books, some toys and kids clothes, school supplies and other educational resource materials. As of 2008, GFI is doing active outreach for the following schools namely the Maligo Day Care School, Maligo Elementary School, Kipalkuda Elementary School, and Landan National High School. GFI is also partnering with the Maligo local government unit to establish their Public Library. These outreaches are located in two provinces of Mindanao Island, South Cotabato and Sarangani Province.

Library Development and Educational Resource Materials Needed

Educational resource materials for K-12 program subjects

Dictionaries, Thesaurus

English Literature

Teaching Aid Materials

Globe and World Map

Magazines (National Geographic including Kiddie issues, Time Magazine)

Basic educational supplies (paper, crayon, pencil, ballpoint pen, marking pen, coloring pen, paper clips, art papers, ruler, scissor, scotch tapes, paper cutter, calculator, folder, manila paper, etc.)

Office equipments (laptop computer, microphone, portable speaker, digital camera)