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HUMANITARIAN OPERATION
SSG initiates “SSG PARA SA KABATAAN”
Fifty Thousand worth of gift giveaways containing school supplies and kids’ stuffs were distributed by the Supreme Student Government (SSG) of Calubian National High School for their innovation entitled “SSG (Share and Share for Goodness) Para sa Kabataan” to the children who are victims of Typhoon “Odette” in Southern Leyte last January 27, 2022.
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The Makabayan and Filipino Departments distributed gift packs filled with groceries and basic commodities to pre-selected beneficiaries in the Bundle of Joy activity last December 20, 2022 at Calubian National High School Gymnasium.
This activity was realized under the supervision of the Project CARE.
“We asked the help of the teachers from the two departments to make things easier. We also requested the class advisers to help us in identifying the beneficiaries.” Mr. John Luay, Project CARE proponent said in an interview.
Project CARE is a community outreach program initiated by Mr. John B. Luay, Mr. Ben Boy M. Espino sa, Miss. Genedina A. Mabulac and
Miss. Aloha L. Oledan, all are teachers of Calubian National High School, under the Makabayan and Filipino Departments.
Funds used in this activity were gathered through solicitation from teachers, General Parents Teachers Association (GPTA) funds, and from other generous individuals. One family from every section in all grade levels is selected as beneficiary.
According to UNICEF there are 846,000 children who are affected after typhoon Odette destroyed their homes – this data touched the hearts of the CNHS-SSG leadership that caused them to initiate these philanthropic deeds.
With nothing left in the SSG funds as collection were stopped due to the COVID pandemic, the SSG officers knocked at the doors of the generous people of Calubian to raise P50,000.00 to buy goods for distribution.
The SSG tapped their SSG counterpart of Anahawan National High School in Bato, Leyte to help them identify recipient of the said gifts.
As approved by the Leyte Division Office, the distribution was conducted by the SSG offi-
