Next day we all spent with the RC Downtown Davao, an all ladies group and Jun, a member of the Sta. Ana Davao club. They took us to a new construction site of one of the rotarians (our host Boy's company), a recycling plant (owned by one of the rotarians), Malagos Garden Resort (also, owned by a rotarian!), the Philippine Eagle Park, and to one of the Rotary Community Corps projects. It was a great day!
Our arrival to Davao with our hosts and other rotarians
Birthday dinner, Irene, Trixie, and Boy -- Colleen and Rae's hosts
Colleen at the Recycling center. The machinery there compresses all the recyclable materials so they can be shipped easier.
The Downtown Davao Ladies, Jun, and us
Collen at the aviary at the Malagas Garden Resort
Alexis -- loving all the animals we have seen!
and Tiffanie
Owner of the Malagos Garden Resort. The fruit she is holding is Cocao. The pit under the white fleshy part is dried to make cocao.
These are the cocoa beans or pits drying. After they are processed into chocolate. They have sold their chocolate to Mars in the U.S. to be made into dark or milk chocolate!
The bird show with Dr. Bo.
A Philippine Eagle at the Philippine Eagle Park. These are some of the biggest eagles in the world, they eat anything from rodents to small monkeys! They are a critically endangered species. They park has a successful breading program, this eagle was born in the park!
Jim, so brave! Holding a white bellied sea eagle!!
'only in the Philippines'
The RC Sta. Ana Davao RCC project. The RCC is an amazing program. This center trains individuals on livelihood skills, like cooking and handicrafts. Then these trained people (many retired teachers) go into the impoverished areas and teach people skills so they can make some money.
The Downtown Davao and Sta. Ana clubs with the RCC participants in the middle.
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