400 volunteers join Tuburan school community brigade

ALMOST 400 volunteers turned up for the school community brigade of Ramon Aboitiz Foundation Inc. (RAFI) in Tuburan town in northwest Cebu last April 22.

The volunteers — composed of parents, teachers, military personnel from the 78th Infantry Batallion and RAFI-Microfinance Balamban branch, the Tuburan community, Young Minds Academy alumni and the Barangay Luz Youth Coalition — participated in activities that included cleanups, painting of classroom furniture and school buildings, minor repairs and setting up of a tree nursery.

“Through the school community brigade, the bayanihan spirit is manifested,” said Almira Brigonli, a volunteer from the local government of Tuburan.

RAFI will turn over the six classrooms to the school administrators of Bagasawe Elementary School and Tominjao Elementary School in June.

The school community brigade is under the school rehabilitation program of RAFI.

For more information about the program, contact Jicel Reve Gabriel at 418-7234 local 205 or visit www.rafi.org.ph or www.facebook.com/rafi.org.ph.