Joomla! site syndication http://pause.punongbayan-araullo.com 2008-07-26T03:01:36+01:00 http://pause.punongbayan-araullo.com http://pause.punongbayan-araullo.com/images/M_images/joomla_rss.png text/html 2008-01-11T14:43:54+01:00 http://pause.punongbayan-araullo.com http://pause.punongbayan-araullo.com/content/view/53/28/ This was the humorous constant reminder of the teachers of Sisters of Sacred Hearts of Jesus and Mary School to contain the din of their more than 200 hyperactive pupils. The 3 to 6 year-old toddlers, about 96 boys and 119 girls, were hard to restrain as they caught sight of the abundant presents awaiting them. This non-formal education center, founded by the French nun Sister Anne Healy, was the beneficiary of the annual P AUSE project of P A Cebu. text/html 2006-10-16T00:00:00+01:00 http://pause.punongbayan-araullo.com http://pause.punongbayan-araullo.com/content/view/52/28/ On October 7, 2006, P A for a Cause (PAUSE) formally kicked off its long-term undertaking, Project P Aaralan, with a contract signing at the P A Head Office. P A and its partner organizations for this project -- Philippine Business for Social Progess (PBSP), Kapitbahayan Elementary School, Department of Education (DepEd), and Kabisig ng Kalahi Foundation-- signed the contract.Through Project: P Aaralan, PAUSE will provide educational assistance to deserving students and teachers of a selected school in Metro Manila. (PBSP and PAUSE selected the Kapitbahayan Elementary School in Navotas for this project.) PAUSE will donate workbooks and other educational materials to outstanding students, and scholarship grants will be awarded to two teachers who are willing to take enhancement courses in special education.In addition, the project is geared toward the development of the physical, cognitive and psycho-social conditions of differently-abled children and malnourished students. In coordination with Kabisig ng Kalahi Foundation, PAUSE will implement an enhanced feeding program to support 100 malnourished children, and will provide educational materials and supplies for differently-abled students.Project: P Aaralan also advocated employee volunteering, where P A staff members will be engaged in various volunteering activities in support of the P Aaralan project and nearby PBSP-assisted urban poor communities.Present during the October 7 contract signing were Greg Navarro, Fred Damina and Francis Albalate; Edwin Umali (PBSP board member); Vicky Wieneke (President, Kabisig ng Kalahi); and Dr. Emelita Delos Reyes (Principal, Kapitbahayan Elementary School).