THE Dumaguete City government led more than a thousand participants to the Nutri-fit walk-for-a-cause for underweight pre-school children last Sunday.
The event was in observance of Nutrition Month that underscored the importance and benefits of breastfeeding for infants.
The benefit walk had collected more than P40,000, which will be used for the feeding program and nutrition education activities of the City Nutrition Office (CNO).
However, the city expects to collect P120,000 this year as some schools, establishments and other officials pledged to donate until August.
In 2010, the CNO raised P118,000.
The feeding program caters to the underweight and malnourished pre-school children in the poor barangays in the city.
The theme for this year’s 37th Nutrition Month is “Isulong ang Breastfeeding — Tama, Sapat at Eksklusibo!”
Other activities for the month-long celebration are well baby contest on July 22 at the Robinson’s shopping mall, an inter-high school oratorical contest, food fair and an inter-barangay booth contest.