Canon Marketing takes part in Tagum’s ‘Care for School Chairs Program’

TAGUM CITY, Davao del Norte, Apr. 18 – It was a fruitful weekend for some 23 employees of the Mindanao Region Staff Davao-based Canon Marketing Philippines, Inc. as they joined the ranks of many private groups which answered the call for Bayanihan Painting and Sand Papering by the City Government of Tagum.

The painting and sand papering activity on April 14 was in support to Tagum City Mayor Rey T. Uy’s brainchild project dubbed as “Care for School Chairs Program.”

The personnel of the Canon Marketing Philippines engaged in a two-hour painting and sand papering session at the Fabrication Section of the Tagum City Motorpool where Mayor Uy welcomed them.

The mayor extended his gratitude to the group for taking part in strengthening the local government unit’s social responsibility to the people.

Record shows that a total of 79 chairs were painted during the activity, already enough for two classrooms in far-flung areas.

Karen Joie Cabonce, Canon’s head of operations for Mindanao, lauded Tagum LGU’s initiative in distributing chairs to the schools even if it’s not already part of Tagum’s area of responsibility.

In an interview, Cabonce said that her group will be willing to volunteer again, if time permits.

Davao-based Canon Marketing Philippines, Inc. also donated 40 gallons of paints, 30 pieces of paint brush and 100 pieces of sand papers.

Prior to the afternoon’s activity, the group sauntered in the city’s wetlands through the Tagum City River Cruise.

They also visited the city’s must-see destinations like the iconic new city hall, the La Filipina Public Cemetery, the New Christ the King Cathedral and experienced dining in the city’s night market.

As of this writing, a total of 35,422 pieces of school furniture such as armchairs, desks, kiddie chairs, teacher tables, computer and working table were distributed through the city’s Care for School Chairs Program.

The school furniture sets were made out of the confiscated logs and were provided for free to different schools not only in Tagum City but also in other parts of Davao Region in a span of almost eight months. (CIO–Tagum City)