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June 11, 2002   *   vol. 1 (41)

School" project, w/c is to create a Mini Forest in all Public Schools of La Union.

4. Disaster Management

a. Helped in the evacuation of victims of typhoon FERIA.  Provided dump trucks for the evacuation and delivery of relief goods, bread and other temporary foods for dislocated families, provided additional relief goods and used clothing.

b. Conducted a Six Month Disaster Management Training for 4 calamity-prone municipalities of La Union through a $ 10,000 grant from International Aid

c. Hosted Seminars for Barangay Health Workers and  BHW volunteers

d. Conducted Basic First Aid for Barangay Nutrition Scholars

e. Conducted Critical Incident Stress Debriefing (CISD) for BHW of Bangar.

f. Conducted donations of medicines to the elders and megaphone at Brgy Mindoro, Bangar.

g. Donated more than Php 10,000.0 to Red Cross as an additional relief

 5. Medical Missions

- provided Free Medical, Dental, Xray, Hematocrit, Hemoglobin, Blood Typing, Urinalysis and Fecalysis to the following communities

a. Union Leaf, Agoo           324 patients

b. Barangay San Agustin    246 patients

c. San Fernando City          254 patients

d. Balaoan                           310 patients

e. Barangay Mindoro          154 patients

f. Bagulin                              200 patients

 6. Deworming of children from different barangays

a. Barangay Sibuan-Otong    10 children

b. Barangay Tanquigan          21 children

c. Barangay Mindoro           130 children

 7. Feeding of malnourished children from different barangays

a. Barangay Sibuan-Otong           10 children

b. Barangay Tanquigan                21 children

c. Bangar Central School             44 children

*** also conducted weighing of the malnourished kids to measure progress

 8. Anti-Rabies Vaccine for the Municipality of Sudipen

- Donated 60 vials of anti-rabies vaccine good for 600 dogs

 9. Donation of a stroller for a Cerebral Palsy patient

10. Donated 18 mattresses to the District Hospital in Naguilian, La Union

11. Sponsored City and Provincial Nutrition Month

a. Miss Nutrition

b. Provincial Nutrition Contest

c. Provincial Nutri-Tula

d. Nutri-Juice Making

e. Nutri-Poster Making

12. Health exhibit at the City Plaza

13. Conducted Birit Lung Singing Contest

14. Conducted Essay Writing Contest (Theme: Breathe Clean Air)

15. Conducted “Draw and Tell” and Singing Contest for Day Care Students during the Children’s Month

16. Joined the motorcade for Health Awareness around towns of Bauang, San Fernando and San Juan.

17. Joined the motorcade and opening ceremonies of AIDS Month at the City Plaza.

18. Conducted HIV/ AIDS Symposium for students of Sea and Sky College and Saint Louis College. 1300 students attended.

19. Joined the Alay sa Puso and Hataw Exercises (Walk for a Cause)

20. Joined the SALT Summit

21. Participated in the Alay Lakad

22. Joined the Pedya Kamp at North SPED School. Donated 1000 eggs and 1 cavan of rice. We also adopted 43 SPED children for half day “Bisitang Bahay”

23. Donated 720 pcs of eggs to La Union Provincial Jail

24. Set up First Aid Booths at 7 Cemeteries

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