(SHARING JOY AND HOPE. Some 400 students from Maruglu Elementary School in Capas, Tarlac benefit from a community service and gift-giving activity organized by the Army Mechanized Infantry Division in partnership with Go Share Foundation and other stakeholders. Photo Courtesy of PIA-3)
CAPAS, Tarlac—A community service and gift-giving activity organized by the Army Mechanized Infantry Division (MID) in partnership with Go Share Foundation and other stakeholders benefitted some 400 students at Maruglu Elementary School here.
“This activity is in time for the Christmas season that we are celebrating and also part of our Armor Adopt-A-School Program which was conceptualized to provide social services, assist and help indigent elementary students with their basic supplies and other services,” MID Commander Major General Gilbert Gapay said.
“This program is not just being implemented and conducted here in Tarlac but also in the entire country. From Aparri to Jolo, we are doing this project to reach and help especially our youth and their future,” he added.
“We know the struggles in sending our children in schools just to give them the future that they deserve. That’s why we are committed on doing this to give joy and hope to the students more specially during this Christmas season,” Gapay said further.
Aside from gift giving, other services were free medical check-up, free distribution of prescribed medicines, feeding program and distribution of slippers (flips flops) and toys.
“Beyond these gifts, we want to emphasize that the meaning of Christmas is not just about gifts but more importantly, it is about sharing, love and hope,” Gapay said.