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Sambat Trust's Second Birthday Campaign for Ambulong Primary School. 9/18/2012 Did you know we are celebrating our 2nd birthday this September? Sambat Trust became a registered charity in Sept. 2010. Thanks to you, over 2,700 children now have access to books and a functional school library in the Philippines. To celebrate our 2nd birthday this September,we are raising funds to establish a school library at Ambulong Primary School, Batangas; a school with 970 children. Our fundraising target is ￡5,000- so we can deliver 2,000 children's books to the school. If you break this down, it costs just ￡5.16 to give each child at the school access to books and a functional school library. Celebrate Sambat Trust's 2nd birthday! Go to www.justgiving.com/ambulongschool and donate just £5.00 to give a child at Ambulong Primary School access to books and a library Highlights and Moments: Trapiche Elementary School Library Launching 9/18/2012 The sun was bright. The temperature was warm enough to wake the bones up. After three days of torrential rains that submerged metro Manila, the weather turned on our side that Saturday morning August 11, 2012. Together with Cindy Bajema, photographer and documentarist, and award winning author, Russell Molina, we headed south from Manila to Trapiche Elementary School in Tanuan, Batangas for the launching of the seventh school library of Sambat Trust. Photo taken last June 2012 with teachers and the two school leaders who gave their all out support for the project. Seated: Principal Gonzales (former school head of Trapiche ES) and Principal Lumbao (current school head of Trapiche ES) Trapiche Elementary School is a high performing school in the district. For the past three years, it has placed in the top three of the district wide achievement test. Why then was it granted a school library when Sambat Trust prioritizes low performing schools for its school library development project? The school principal, Mrs. Felipa Gonzales, was driven to maintain Trapiche Elementary School's track record. In an interview with her last January 2011, she told us, "A school library will extend the learning of students and help teachers become better at their craft." After a year of developing and renovating a physical space for the library, complete with shelves, tables, chairs, curtains and ventilations, the Sambat Trust team went back to the school last March 2012 impressed with the school's progress. With in three months, books were donated, bought and delivered to Trapiche Elementary School. Thanks to a donor who wished to be left unnamed, to Adarna House and Scholastic for facilitating a speedy delivery of books, the school community was excited to prepare for the library launching. The children were excited to enter the new school library. And what a wonderful launching it had been! The teacher librarian assigned to man the library, Mrs. Mycel Alcantara, and the current principal,Mr. Lumbao planned for a well organized launch. They made sure that all stakeholders were involved and present that day: DepEd officials, members of TUPAD, a local non-government organization led by Con. Ark Buenaobra,Barangay officials led by Brgy. Cpt. Diego Motilla, parents and students. Being a Saturday it was well attended. The new school library was spruced up. The new mural still smelled of fresh paint. The Philippine flag in front of the library building danced and waved in the wind. The Barangay officials, parent-teacher Association (PTA) officers and Principal Lumbao all accepted the new books. Their big smiles reveal not only gratitude, but sincere happiness at receiving new books that their children can use and read. Students held the books and sniffed the scent of paper. It was like opening gifts at Christmas morning. After the required photo shoot, a response were given by DepEd Supervisor, Josilyn Solina Ph D. She said, "We are grateful for organizations like Sambat Trust and TUPAD for helping us raise the reading interests and book awareness of students in Trapiche Elementary School. God bless Sambat Trust that may continue to establish more school libraries in the district!" Mrs. Mycel Alcantara sheds tears of joy for the support give by the community during the launch of the school library. Her presence and encouraging message made Ms. Alcantara cry. She was touched by the support given to them by Dr. Solina. It is not every day that a superintendent is available to witness a meaningful event in a school. After the program, everyone was invited to partake of the food prepared by the PTA and Barangay officials. It was akin to a fiesta where the whole community come together for fellowship. For guest author, Russell Molina, it was a reunion with one of TUPAD's founding members, Gerald Hidalgo. These two go way back in college. Who would have thought they would meet, two decades after pursuing and participating in the same advocacy? Russell Molina and Gearld Hidalgo of TUPAD, reunited after two decades. In Rusell Molina's session after brunch, audiences young and old were treated to magic and the words that can be used to make it happen. Mr. Molina did more than present and talk about his books and his craft. He showed children how to dream and inspired adults to keep on dreaming despite themselves. Indeed, one must be child like to care for children. To close the session, Darlyn Villanueva, a grade four student regaled the audience with a well rehearsed storytelling of a local folk story. As for Sambat Trust, it will continue on its mission of helping scholars become better learners and learning communities become confident readers for life through its flagship scholars program and school library development project. Collaborative work with organizations like TUPAD, local government units, DepEd officers is an important recipe to realize the mission! The kids and adults present in the launching loved Russell Molina's sharing and presentation!

9/18/2012

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