Highlights and Achievements
(as of March 2005)

18 months into its journey...6,500 Beneficiaries Served
P 2,111,969.12 Raised for Seed Fund

• The “Gifts of the Heart” Raffle organized by the Finance Committee generated P1,236,714.95 in net profit. The Draw was held during the Get Together Dinner.

• Vestida, a fashion show featuring showbiz celebrities Richard and Lucy Gomez, Mandy Ochoa as well as Scholastican alumnae, family and friends raised P213,561.40 for the Teachers Dev’t. Program and the General Fund.

• P 300,000.00 was raised for Education Committee’s scholarship program:
  1 scholar for Education at West Negros College
  1 HS Scholar at SSA

• Education Committee worked on raising funds for Holy Family Vocational HS to sustain its operations:
  P 100,000 donated by an anonymous alumna
  P 200,000 from Class ’79 jubilarians

• Give A Life Project grants received:
  * US $3,309.50 from a US-based foundation to support immunization projects

• Give a Life Project achievements: At least 2,517 beneficiaries served
  * 1,259 schoolchildren immunized vs. measles
  * 650 children immunized with DPT vaccine
  * 206 children immunized with HIB vaccine vs meningitis
  * 402 eye screening for Grade 6 students
  * Seminars on Breast Cancer awareness and Violence vs Women and Children

• Save a Life Project grants received:
  * US $13,018.85 from a USA-based foundation for repairs and purchase of medical equipments for the pediatric ICU of CL Montelibano Mem. Regional Hospital
  * US $11,690.50 for indigent pediatric patients in charity hospitals

• Aloha Medical Mission beneficiaries: 4,625 beneficiaries served
  * 1,828 pediatric consultations
  * 2,332 adult consultations
  * 224 minor surgeries
  * 113 ophthalmologic surgeries
  * 17 OB-Gyne surgeries
  * 111 general surgeries
  * free medicines to all patients

• Health Committee raised P 1,683,762.75 for the Committee’s various projects

• Training and Development Committee conducted training programs for a fee to raise funds:
  * P 35,377.00 was raised from cooking demonstrations
  * P 153,565.00 was raised from two football clinics. A 3rd clinic is on-going.

• Livelihood skills training for indigents conducted:
  *Reflexology Training in coordination with Sugar Industry Foundation, Inc.
  * Hair Cutting and Make-over Seminar with Kabulig Foundation

• Sports/Youth Skills training conducted:
  Soccer Clinics to Public School Students
  * Provided trainers and coaches in Andres Bonifacio Elementary School every Saturday for 29 students
  * Provided the school with soccer equipment
  * Organized Football Festivals
  * Initiating same program in Emilia Garcia Elementary School for 25 students

• Training and Dev’t Committee sponsored the Seniors’ Retreat of the Holy Family Vocational High School