More than 2,000 elementary pupils in the town of Malapatan in Sarangani Province benefited from National Book Store's "Project Aral" campaign.
The distribution of school supplies happened earlier September 2, 2013 in three of Malapatan town's remotest public elementary schools. The Socsargen Peace Network facilitated the distribution of school supplies together with its volunteers coming from different organizations - the Soccsksargen Bloggers, Social Works students from Cronasia College, HABI Volunteers and a group of motorcycle riders called SHOCK Riders.
Project Aral is a campaign by National Book Store which is aimed at helping poor students in remote areas in the country by giving them school supplies. The school supplies came from customers of National Book Stores nationwide including their branch at SM City General Santos who donated for the project. For a customer's donation of only P25.00, he/she will be able to donate a kit containing 2 notebooks, a pencil and a sharpener.
A total of 50 boxes of school supplies which is equivalent to 4,142 Project Aral kits were distributed in Malapatan, Sarangani Province. Each Project Aral kit contains 2 notebooks, a pencil and a sharpener. Each pupil beneficiaries of Project Aral of National Book Store received two kits each.
Pupil beneficiaries of Project Aral in Sarangani Province were of the Muslim, Christians and B'laan tribes.
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| Upper Lasang Elementary School |
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| Members of SHOCK riders helped in the distribution of school kits in Upper Lasang ES |
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| A total of 225 pupils of Upper Lasang Elementray School were given school supplies from National Book Store |
Bloggers Danny Sabino and Sheila Marie Dumalay turn-overs school kits to teachers of Mamanawa Elementary School
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| More than a thousand students of Mamanawa ES received school kits |
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| Volunteers ready to distribute school kits at Datu Pangolima Elementary School |
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| A total of 812 pupils of Datu Pangolima ES received gifts from Project Aral of National Book Store |
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