Apopong DCCs celebrate Nutrition Month 2015

"Timbang Iwasto, sa tamang nutrisyon at ehersisyo"

This year's Nutrition Month theme not only highlights the prevalence of undernourished children in the Philippines, it also centers on the importance of exercise or physical activity among today's generation. With the technology that keeps away children from outdoor activity like sports and other physical games, many children nowadays are becoming sickly.

To emphasize this year's Nutrition Month message, the Day Care Centers under Barangay Apopong which includes: Apopong A DCC (P.5 New Society), Apopong B DCC (Inside Barangay Hall Compound), Apopong B Annex DCC(P.3 Sto. Niño), Apopong C DCC (Purok 4 Lanton), Apopong 13 DCC (P.13 Lanton) and United Help Franconia DCC (Sogod), gathered together to celebrate the said activity last July 21, 2015 at the Barangay Gymnasium of Apopong.

Parents and Day Care Pupils prepared for the said occasion and joined Table Arrangement and Cooking Competition where they presented a nutritious, delicious and cheap dishes. Winning the Table Arrangement are the parents of Apopong C DCC while the parents from Apopong A DCC won the Cooking Competition.

As a proof that the Day Care Feeding program is effective, Day Care pupils from all centers showcased their talents through group presentations. 

The government has proposed a total of P3.3 billion for the implementation of the Supplementary Feeding Program (SFP) next year to ensure that 2.5 million day care pupils nationwide are well-nourished as they attend school.-Manila Bulletin

The Day Care Pupils also had fun with the parlor games prepared for them. 

Gracing the event was First Lady Jane Rivera who ensures a support for Day Care Programs.

Kudos to all the Day Care Workers of Apopong: Teacher Margarito, Teacher Janeth, Teacher Lot-Lot, Teacher Divine and the rest of the workforce.

Special thanks to Mr and Mrs. Toto Paulate for providing the prizes and give-aways for the Nutrition Month Celebration.

Lanton Day Care recipient of SGMAF's Adopt-a-School Program

Lanton-Apopong - Purok 13 Lanton Day Care Center is not new to being a beneficiary of Non Government Organizations programs. The center was initially built through community effort and was later improved with the help of Rotary. Purok 13 Lanton DCC has almost 50 pupils with majority of the children belonging to indigent family and are usually undernourished, thus they were chosen by the Senators Gaudencio and Magnolia Antonino Foundation's (SGMAF) program.  

SGMAF's Monthly Storytelling and Supplemental Feeding Program is a community development approach that facilitates education of children through values formation activities and nutritional feeding.

Facilitating the activities are the SGMAF scholars headed by Ms. Cheesy Mae Andal. Distribution of school supplies was also done bringing wider smiles from the children.

In behalf of the Purok 13 Lanton Day Care Pupils and the rest of Barangay Apopong, thank SGMAF!