AHON ADOPTS FIRST LIBRARY IN QUEZON CITY

Neither strong wind nor rain can stop the GSIS Village community from building a library for their school.

The dedication of the teachers, parents and other community members of GSIS Village Elementary School (GSISVES) paved off as they launched their new library on September 13, 2007. Their library renovation project, which started during this school year’s stormiest season yet, gathered together members of GSISVES’ GPTCA, faculty, students and baranggay (Brgy. Sangandaan) to work together for a common cause. The community, led by principal Dr. Lourdes Abalos, worked through holidays, class suspensions and weekends to finish their library. The result is a completely engaging library, lined with colorful shelves, new tables, and playful room decorations and toys donated by the GSISVES community.

In his message to the community, Mr. Maghacot stressed to the students the vital role of reading. He cites knowledge gained from books as treasures that can empower the students to achieve more in life. He mentioned how fortunate the students of GSIS ES are for being beneficiaries of these treasures and for being surrounded by a community who values their well-being.


The inauguration, held at the GSISVES AVR was attended by Mr. Pacific Maghacot Jr. (Asst. City Administrator for General Affairs for QC) Atty. Vicki Luanzon (Special Asst. Sec to the Mayor), Dr. Meleda Polita (Dep-Ed QC Asst. District Superintendent), Mr. Hector O. Tagaysay (Chairman of AHON Foundation) and Mr. Lewis Edwards (Chairman of ABC Foundation)

GSISVES’s new library benefits more than 2000 students. It is AHON’s fifth adopted library and AHON’s first in Quezon City. AHON Foundation hopes to continue to open doors for learning for students as it stretches its reach to more cities and regions in the country.

NEW DROP-OFF POINTS FOR YOUR BOOK DONATIONS!

Starting November 12, you can already bring your book donations to these Pizza Hut Bistro, Taco Bell, and Dairy Queen branches!


PIZZA HUT BISTRO

• Gateway
• Insular
• Robinson's Galleria
• Trinoma
• Mall of Asia
• SM Southmall
• Eastwood
• Glorietta
• Tomas Morato
• E. Rodriguez

DAIRY QUEEN

• Glorietta
• Eastwood
• Trinoma
• Araneta Coliseum
• SM Southmall

TACO BELL

• E. Rodriguez
  

Sharing your books has never been easier. What are you waiting for? Bring your books to any of these drop-off points nearest you!

isang milyong aklat update

Dear Friends,

It has been almost 4 months since we started Isang Milyong Aklat, Isang Milyong Pangarap and we were already able to raise around 200,000 reading materials.

The response to our project has been overwhelming – we’ve been receiving inquiries and getting donations from different parts of the country and the world! Thank you for inspiring us through your support and encouraging words.

But we know we can do even better!

Our goal is to raise

One million books for over 200 public schools by March 2008 (since we’d be sorting and distributing the books from April to July 2008).

You can help by donating books,

• Drop them off at boxes at Pizza Hut branches (for complete list, visit http://ahonfoundation.blogspot.com). Invite your family, friends, neighbors, officemates, classmates and even acquaintances to donate books and take time to drop them off at these branches.
• Organize book drives in your own office, community, or school.

volunteering,

• We are still looking for volunteers who can help us pick up books from these branches. We would be glad to have you on board!

and participating.

• We are going to have an Isang Milyong Aklat, Isang Milyong Pangarap Day at:
• Market Market Kids Zone on December 8
• Bring your book donations there and enjoy the mini – bookfair, lots of kiddie activities, and storytelling with our celebrity endorsers. It’s going to be a fun-filled event and we hope to see you there :)

Make Isang Milyong Aklat your

Christmas outreach activity!

Remember that by donating books or sharing your time with us, you are making a kid smile through your gift.

Let us work together to help

build a million dreams

Thank you very much!

Isang Milyong Aklat, Isang Milyong Pangarap Team

For more information, contact us at:

683-0262 loc 109/ isangmilyongaklat@gmail.com

or visit our sites, http://ahonfoundation.blogspot.com/ and http://www.kidsfoundation.org.ph/.

Please help us spread the good news by passing this on to your friends.