THE PROPER WAY TO WASH HANDS. P/Lt. Col. Mar Louise Bundoc, force commander of the Ilocos Norte 1st PMFC, Nenita Cabella, head teacher III of the Pila Elementary School, P/Master Sgt. Noel R. Abad along with some pupils demonstrate how to do proper hand washing to get rid of germs and avoid infectious diseases. The wash area was made possible with the help of runners and shooters joining fun run and shooting events in the city. (Leilanie G. Adriano)
By Leilanie G. Adriano
Staff Reporter
LAOAG CITY—Over a hundred teachers and pupils at the Pila
Elementary School in this city joined a simultaneous hand washing demonstration
at the newly-installed “wash area” facility, which is just a few steps away
from the classrooms of learners.
But unlike any other wash area constructed in the school, the
Pila school’s hand washing facility was a “labor of love” from the runners and
shooters who are joining regular fun run activities and shoot fest competitions
in the city, said P/Sr. Master Sgt. Noel R. Abad in an interview following a
simple ribbon cutting ceremony attended by pupils and personnel of the Ilocos
Norte 1st Provincial Mobile Force Company (PMFC) based at Camp.
Capt. Valentin S. Juan, this city.
As organizer and founder of the A&A Printing Services, Mr. Abad
who is also a team leader of the Ilocos Norte 1st PMFC said a
portion of the registration fees being collected from runners and shooters go
to a foundation which they use to finance various charity programs and projects
for the community particularly the less fortunate children in the province.
“This is our way of giving back to the community who is helping
us advocate for health and wellness,” Mr. Abad said as he cited most of the
frequent runners and shooters are composed of PNP personnel and student-athletes
who are preparing for sports competitions both at the local and national
levels.
During the inauguration, which P/Lt. Col. Mar Louise Bundoc, force
commander of the Ilocos Norte 1st PMFC also attended, they also
handed anti-bacterial soaps to Nenita Cabella, head teacher III of the Pila
Elementary School with a total of 154 pupils.
Aside from the turn-over of hand washing facility, Mr. Abad’s
team is also sponsoring various gift giving and feeding programs to Day Care
Pupils and other less fortunate children of the province.
Last week, disaster preparedness and first aid kits were also
turned-over at the San Nicolas Elementary School in San Nicolas, Ilocos Norte.
In cooperation with public and private medical personnel and the
city government of Laoag’s social welfare office, a medical mission is also
being prepared for next month to provide free medical check-up and medicines to
the Bahay Kalinga village in this city.
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