Here are some of the other things we did in Tagum, including meeting with some local government officials, visiting the Catholic church, and visiting the Rotary service projects.
The group with the vice mayor of Tagum
Myleen, a rotarian, lawyer, CPA, council woman, and A LOT OF FUN!
Visiting the largest rosary beads in the world, sculpted by Kublai. The beads were made of iron wood and steel chains...so heavy!!
The front of the cathedral. It was designed by a local architect and her engineer sister, Arlene, who is a rotarian.
Wacky shot at the city water district. The woman in charge is another rotarian.
The woman's club, L.A.C.E.S. and their feeding program poster.
The Golden L.A.C.E.S. Sibol Learning Center kiddos. The kids prepared some songs and dances for us, it was so cute!! The classroom was built for 1st and 2nd graders.
The foodbank program. Every 12 weeks they get a group of undernourished kids and feed them each Saturday. In addition, they get a sack of rice for the week and vitamins. This project was created by Dave Wasson, a expat and chef from the U.S. This project only costs $28 for each kid for 12 weeks. They have a 100% success rate of bringing the kids up to a normal weight. Recently, they also had a reunion and the kids they weighed, they kept their weight on! They have also educated the parents on nutrition. This is an amazing program and costs hardly anything. Think about what you throw $28 away on...
We were able to help serve this group of kids their last meal with the program. They all graduated and we also were able to hand them their certificates. Pictured is Dave Wasson, Rae, Alexis, and Colleen
Happy boy!
Last service project for the day was a relocation project. The City of Tagum is doing great things to give people homes for little or no cost. The Rotary of North Tagum has helped sponsor some of the relocation homes. The families help build the homes and everything is donated, so they have a nice place to live, for free!
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