Petron Best U Can Be 2nd Run for SY 2013-2014

Last October 12, 2013, the Best U Can Be session for the Third Year scholars of Tulong Aral ng Petron was conducted in the Development Academy of the Philippines (DAP), Pasig City.

 

The session was themed Carpe Diem – encouraging the scholars to make use of their time today to create a better future. Activities enabled the scholars to learn values of positivity, openness from other’s experiences and ways on maximizing their opportunities that might help them face the challenges of life. Scholars were taught on how they can be productive for their family, at school and to the community they belong.

At the end of the session, scholars created a handprint over the promise they made. These promises are the things that they will commit to contribute to their successs in the future.

Petron Tulong Aral Program's BUCB sessions are facilitated by The Outstanding Students of the Philippines (TOSP).

 

Hershey Employees Brave Rains, Plant Trees and Give Cheers to Kids

Around 50 employees of The Hershey Company participated in a tree-planting activity in their adopted site in the Marikina Watershed -- Brgy. Puray. A gift-giving for the pupils of Puray Elementary School was also arranged.

This is the second year of the company in helping reforest the Marikina Watershed. To date, the company has planted a total of 3,000 coconut trees in coordination with the  Dumagat people's organization, Kolo-Ka-Koloy, Inc.

This is also their second year of bringing cheers, school supplies and chocolates to pupils of Puray Elementary School.

This year, employee volunteers were also joined by dentists from Manila and Las Pinas.

The people of Puray are very thankful. In an SMS message from the school's principal:

In behalf of the faculty, parents and pupils of Puray Elementary School, malugod po kaming nagpapasalamat sa staff ng Hersheys at PBSP sa mga biyaya na ipinagkaloob nila sa aming mga bata, na karamihan po ay mga kapatid nating mga katutubong Dumagat... Na kahit kami ay nasa liblib na lugar, walang kuryente at putol putol ang semento ng daan ay napagbigyan nila ng panahon at oras. Sa ating mga dentists na nagbigay ng kanilang panahon, maraming maraming salamat po. Ipinaramdam niyo po sa amin na kami ay may puwang sa inyong mga puso.

 

PBSP-Assisted Farmers Join Exposure to 2013 Agri Expo

Hershey Employees Raise Funds for National Children's Hospital Year 3

The Hershey Company, with support from United Way Worldwide, has tapped PBSP to improve access to health services in the National Children's Hospital (NCH) through provision of medical supplies and equipment. This effort of the company is aligned with Millennium Development Goal #4 which is also to help reduce infant and under-five mortality rates.

Now on its Year 3 and with 100% employee involvement through cash donations from the company, the project upgraded the Neonatology Ward of NCH through provision of additional equipment. This batch of support consisted of the following equipment: pediatric cribs, pediatric stretcher, rocking plastic chairs for mothers and some units of digital infant weighing scale.