Educational Resource Materials and our Partners in the Philippines

 A video featuring the common educational resource materials donated by Galing Foundation, Inc. (GFI)partners/supporters in Atlanta to benefit the GFI assisted schools in the Philippines.

We do the collection and shipping here in Atlanta and our partners in the Philippines are taking their time to help sort, transport and turn-over the educational resources sent to beneficiary schools. This is a wonderful partnership process that empowers us all to do something and serve in ways we can.

Meeting with Jack Breedlove for his Eagle Scout Project

June 22, 2017 (Vinings, Georgia)

Arjho Turner, Galing Foundation Inc. (GFI) Mindanao Outreach Director, met with Jack Breedlove for his Eagle Scout Project in partnership with GFI. Jack was joined by his father Jeff Breedlove for the brainstorming/initial planning of the project that will benefit the GFI Mindanao Outreach Schools.

Brainstorming resulted to the following ideas:
1. Jack to finish the project proposal documentation for submission to the Boy Scout Team he is a part of.
2. Jack plans to collect educational resources that will benefit Pre-K to K-12 students, College Students and even resources that will be good for the library.
3. Arjho will get Jack and Jeff engaged to the partners in the Mindanao Outreach to establish direct contacts from the schools and also learn about the Boy Scout of the Philippines.
4. Arjho will share a video as easy reference on common educational resource materials collected and sent to the Philippines.
5. Initial name of the project is "Back Jack Campaign" and technical support in helping promote this project thru the Galing Foundation, Inc. Blogs and Facebook Page with the goal of engaging people to be a partner as educational resource donor or financial donor to cover the shipping cost. For financial donations to be tax deductible, donors will write the check to Galing Foundation, Inc. with the note"Back Jack Project'. For educational material donations, GFI will send a form that will itemize donations and the corresponding monetary value to recognize the donation from individuals or corporate donors.
6. Jack will extend invitation to the GFI Board Members who can be available in his book collection initiatives in various places or schools he can partner with.
7. Minimum of 5 boxes and maximum of 10 boxes (standard international shipping box used by GFI thru a partner shipping company)  are targeted for this project.
8. Jack wanted to engage local scout partners in the Philippines to do the sorting, helping in the transportation and in the turning over of the educational resources sent as a collaborative effort for project implementation.

Shoes from Makabayan Georgia, Inc. & Caring For Others

Galing Foundation, Inc. Mindanao Outreach Maligo Elementary School received Bobs Skechers shoes from the Makayaban Georgia, Inc. and their partner organization Caring for Others. The shoes were distributed to pre-identified students during their first day in school.

Thank you Makabayan Georgia, Inc. and Caring for Others.

Thank you to Maligo Elementary School teachers for the documentation.

Happy 10th GFI Mindanao Outreach

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 support 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 collected from donors and partners/supporters in Atlanta. Shipping of the boxes were made possible by individual contribution to GFI, fundraising events and grant money from partner ministry, Cross of Life Church. All Board Members of the Galing Foundation, Inc. are serving as volunteers. Photos in this video were mostly from schools assisted and those from GFI volunteer/partners in Atlanta and in Mindanao.

Galing Foundation, Inc. Mindanao Outreach Schools, LGU & Communities:

1) Lamlifew Indigenous Peoples Integrated School 
Sitio Lamlifew, Datal Tampal
Malungon, Sarangani Province
- shared some of the resources sent to Nian Integrated School in Tamban, Malungon

2) Amado M. Quirit Sr. National High School and Naidas Opong Elementary School
Barangay Kihan, Malapatan
Sarangani Province
-shared some resources sent to Kinam High School and Kiahe Integrated School in Malapatan

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

4) Maligo Elementary School (MES)

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

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

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

Thank you to the following:
Philippines Honorary Consul General Ray Donato
Former Sarangani Governor Migs Dominguez
Cross of Life Church
Delta Air Lines
You Against Corruption and Poverty (YACAP) for relief distribution from Delta Air Lines
Northwest Phil-Am for annual book donation
Makabayan Georgia, Inc. - for Bobs Skechers Shoes
Cross Culture Church members who donated books 
Sarangani Governor Steve Solon for his support to GFI thru his programs Sulong Tribu & Sulong Karunungan Program and in providing transportation, sorting out books for the recipient schools
DepEd Sarangani Province for implementing distribution of the amenity kits from Delta Air Lines 
Landan National High School
Maligo Elementary School
Maligo Day Care School
Barangay Maligo 
Lamlifew IP Integrated School
Amado M. Quirit Sr. National High School
Naidas Opong Elementary School
Kiahe Integrated School 
Kinam High School 
Queen of Angels Catholic School
Datu Wali Mission 
Blaan Dalel Christian Academy
GFI Mindanao Outreach Volunteers 
Books and Educational Resource Donors

Music by Kernie D. Fanagel:
Bagong Umaga
Kaya Natin 'To

Queen of Angels Catholic School 2017 Educational Resource Donation

8 boxes containing books and other educational resource materials ready for shipment to the Philippines to benefit Galing Foundation, Inc.(GFI) Mindanao outreach schools in South Cotabato (Maligo Elementary School) and Sarangani Province (Lamlifew IP Integrated School). Thanks to Prisea Metran Cook and family for being awesome volunteers!

Thank you Queen of Angels Catholic School in Roswell for generous donation! 

Photo credits: M Turner, 6 years old GFI volunteer