Black Pencil Project Org, in response to the multi-sectoral call for help and assistance for the victims of Typhoon Ondoy, had launched a Pencil Drive Campaign.
The school material drive aims to collect basic school supplies to be given to pupils of Day Care, Grades 1 to 3 of calamity-stricken public elementary schools, immediately after the authorities had completed the retrieval, relief and rehabilitation operations.
What is needed:
• Pencils (any type)
• Writing pads (Grade 1, 2, & 3)
• Erasers
• Notebooks
• Sharpeners
• Crayons (8’s)
• School bags (backpack)
How to donate:
In-kind donations maybe brought to any of the following drop-off points:
Canon Dzone Stores – (Cyberzone-SM Annex-SM North EDSA, Trinoma, Glorietta 3, SM Mall of Asia)
LowePro Store – (Cyberzone-SM Annex-SM North EDSA)
c/o Mon Corpuz – 9M The Columns Ayala Avenue Tower 1 Ayala Avenue cor. Sen. Gil Puyat Avenue Bel-air, Makati City, Rush Hour Creative Solutions 2B, FC Building, 290 Tomas Morato Avenue Quezon City
For cash donations, please deposit to any of our temporary bank accounts:
Account Name: Edmond M. Corpuz
BDO Savings Account: 2080093874 / Ayala Ave. Branch
iBank/UnionBank Savings: 032100641042 / Emerald Ave. Branch
Donation Packages amounting to P50, P100, P250, P500, & P1000 will be made available soon
Common Questions:
Q. Are we limited to school supplies only? The victims need food and clothing immediately?
A. Black Pencil Project has no capacity to mobilize resources to provide the immediate and basic necessity of the typhoon victims as of the moment, so we would like to stick to what we do best – pencils, and basic school supplies. Black Pencil Project advocacy focuses on the early learners of public elementary school system – a segment that are very vulnerable especially in cases like calamities.
Q. Who will be the recipients of the BPP Pencil Drive / school materials program?
A. Recipients will be pupils from Day Care, Grades 1, 2, & 3 of hardest-stricken public elementary school(s) within the calamity area. Each kid shall receive a complete study kit.
Q. When are you planning to distribute the school supplies? Can we join?
A. Study kits will be distributed immediately after the authorities had completed the retrieval, relief and rehabilitation operations. Black Pencil Project will make announcements where and when the outreach program will commence.
For more information, you may call/ send sms to 09177961378, email usinfo@blackpencilproject.org or follow us on Twitter www.twitter.com/pencildrive
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