DES- recipient of “Give a Book Project” by Elisa M. Ochinang & Margarita R. Ochinang

DES- recipient of “Give a Book Project”

Rev. Peter Paul Domen and his Youth
Members with Mr. Tambogon

          “Books simply give wisdom.” The “Give a Book Project” of Tabuyoc Church of Nazarene led by Rev. Peter Paul Domen and Benedict Tiu of BNL Enterprise selected Dumayat Elementary School as the recipient last December 20, 2019. The donated books are English, Mathematics, Science, Filipino, Children’s storybooks, novels and magazines that will be helpful in making school’s library a repository of knowledge and wisdom for the learners and the community.

The start of the partnership with
the stakeholders

          Some of the books donated, like children’s story books and coloring books, will be distributed to young learners as part of the school’s advocacy on 3Bs (Bawat Bata Bumabasa) initiative. These will help them love books and eventually will lead to love of reading.

          According to the proponent of the “Give a Book Project”, donating books help children because it make sense of the world around them, impart morals and values to them, often without sounding preachy, teach them empathy, and the difference between right and wrong. Moreover, children who can’t read are unable to learn and this impacts their schooling.

Boxes of Books donated to DES

          Mr. Ricardo S. Tambogon, school head, believes that books change one’s life because reading changed your life. Books have been our friends, our partners-in-crime, our confidante. They’ve transported us to new places, helped us find solutions to our problems and, often, simply provided an avenue to escape our reality. For the less fortunate, books are considered a luxury and they simply cannot afford them. Donated books can change that by providing much-needed access.

          Dumayat Elementary School is fortunate to have stakeholders in making our dream for school children a reality.