Dear Saint Ann School Families, This year for Catholic School Week’s service project, we continue to support tribal schools in the Philippines. These two tribal schools are located in the villages called Kitorok and Ilian, deep into the mountain range of Santa Maria, Davao del Sul among the Tagakaulo tribal people, two hours by car from the nearest town. These villages have no roads, no electricity, and no running water. The schools are made from bamboo with thatched roof and dirt floor. The natives made the student desks from coconut trees. To get to the schools, students hike mountain trails and make several river crossings for an hour or more each way. On rainy days, landslides and swelling rivers made the journey even more risky. Despite great sacrifice and difficulties, the schools keep growing, indicating the people’s hunger for learning. For the past few years, all school supplies we donated travel thousands of miles across the world to reach hundreds of tribal school students. Last year we have collected 8 boxes of supplies including over 1000 pencils and hundreds of notebooks/work books/reading books, packs of markers, crayons and more. Let’s make a difference for these kids’ school life again. We don’t need to buy anything fancy, just the basics. Please send in your donation in no later than Tuesday, January 31st, 2017. Pre 3 and Pre 4 Kindergarten 1st Grade 2nd Grade 3rd Grade 4th Grade 5th Grade 6th Grade 7th Grade 8th Grade Markers Pencils/Erasers Pencils/Erasers Notebooks Notebooks Pencils/Erasers Pens Math books/Activity books Notebooks Notebooks Because there is no textbooks and many of the parents illiterate, anything can be used as teaching material is greatly appreciated. Please consider donating your work books, math books, activity books, chapter books or picture books (reading level: pre-k through 5th grade) in good condition. Please feel free to send in any extra school supplies you are willing to donate which are not in your grade’s category. If you have any questions, please don’t hesitate to contact Penny Xia 609.356.3576 [email protected]. Please note: This is a service project, your school supply donation doesn’t count toward your $125 school financial commitment.
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