Continuing relief operations benefit over 300 families

A total of 338 families badly affected by the 6.9 magnitude earthquake that hit Negros Oriental in February this year are the recent beneficiaries of Silliman University’s continuing relief operations on April 30.

A Ceres bus carried a group of over 30 students and employees of the university to Tayasan town.

They distributed relief goods and gave lectures on stress management, hygiene and sanitation and food preparation.

The group was composed of members of the Silliman University Volunteer Fire and Rescue unit, students and teachers of the College of Nursing, Psychology Department, Nutrition and Dietetics Department, and a team from the University’s Counseling, Advocacy, Research and Evaluation Education Services unit.

Coordinating the relief operations was the Institutional Advancement Office.

Each family received a pack containing noodles, coffee and rice. Another pack contained clothing, shoes, blankets, towels, pillows, kitchen wares and toys.

These were donations from friends and alumni, mostly secured by ABS-CBN, Children’s Hour Philippines, Cultural Center of the Philippines and the Kalihukang Bisaya and Panday Tinig Ensemble in Quebec, Canada.

Along with the distribution were lectures on different topics aimed at helping the earthquake victims maintain good health and a clean environment.

The Silliman volunteers took turns in discussing how to recover from trauma, prepare for a disaster and prevent sickness and diseases.

Yesterday, May 11, Silliman University culminated its relief operations in the municipality in order to focus on reconstruction.