MARSHALL ISLAND CHILDREN

The Marshall Islands children received over 1,000 new books. We were honored to meet up with Ambassador Zackios in Washington DC and Consul General Neijon Edwards in Honolulu. GO! READ RMI

The Marshall Islands is composed of coral islands, atolls and over 800 reefs in the Pacific Ocean that are located between Hawaii and Papua New Guinea. The largest population of Marshallese live in Hawaii and Arkansas.

TUROD- Philippines

Our final distribution was to Turod EL to Grades K, 1 and 2.  Turod EL is a special school located right in our hometown.  We read to each class.   The teachers each received a small frame as a token of our appreciation.  Each school we visited will plan to start a library so that Ohana100 can help in building it.  Each teacher also received a small frame.

Thank you to our Turod family for all your support and for being part of our Ohana100 Team.  GO! READ Turod EL

BULANOS- Philippines

All children at Bulanos EL Grades K, 1 and 2 received books.  Bulanos is considered the poorest barangay in Narvacan.  It is about 1/2 away from Turod. The school is situated adjacent to barangay Turod, so 2-3 minutes ride only. Same experience, every kid was very excited and you could see their happy faces.

It's so nice to be able to give to kids in this area.  We see the need and know how important it is to make these connections in the community.   Thank you to our Ohana100 Team in Turod- Kevin, Kenneth, Aienne and all of our Ohana in Turod for making the trip up the mountain for Bulanos kids.  GO! READ Bulanos EL

BANGLAYAN- Philippines

At 8:30 am yesterday, we went to Banglayan EL to distribute books to children in Grades K, 1 and 2. Approximately 20 to 30 minutes from the town center and can be travelled by riding either any vehicle but the challenge is the roads are too narrow that only smaller vehicles are used. This place is mountainous- it has uphills and downhills. The school is located on top of a small mountain so you can just imagine how high the school is. The challenge for some students are that some start walking to school at 5am because their house is located on top of another mountain or located across the river that they have to cross such river everyday.

The kids were amazing. They were behaved well during the distribution and they were so eager to look what is inside the books. In fact, when were going home some ran after us to give us hugs. They were very grateful. It is wonderful to see all the smiles of the kids at Banglayan EL.  We hope you enjoy reading!

Thank you to our Ohana100 Team for taking time out of your schedule to make sure that the Banglayan EL Kids get their books. Mabuhay! GO! READ Banglayan EL