Franzi's and Annelie's Weekly Journal

[Week 18 Feb - 22 Feb 2019]

During the third week we already had something like a routine. In the morning we went to the classes and to the library and in the afternoon we read the stories for the little children.

But there was also something new in our schedule. After the regular classes of the students, the sponsored students had to stay another hour at school to write the letters for their sponsor. We started in grade one and continued every day with the next grade. All the students were really happy to draw and write some words for their sponsor.

We also joined the practices for the sports fest in March. So all the high schoolers had to practice during P.E and after the school for their cheer dance competition and even the ones from elementary school started to learn a dance which they are going to perform.

So it was another exciting week and we're looking forward to all the following weeks where we have the opportunity to work with Tapulanga Foundation and the St. Francis of Assisi school!


See you next week 👋
Franzi and Annie

Hello Silay City!

We, Annelie and Franziska, are two german girls who came as volunteers to the Philippines. We are now assigned in Tapulanga Foundation where we're going to stay until July 2019. In this blog we will write about the activities we did during our week in the school of Saint Francis of Assisi.

[weeks 04 Feb - 15 Feb 2019]

Our first workday was on Wednesday (06 Feb) after the Chinese New Year. The schedule is nearly every day the same:

•  The first three hours of the day we're joining grade 5 + 6 in the subjects English, Math and Science. During this time we assist the teacher and help the students with their exercises.
• Before lunch time we spent one hour to reorganize the library so the students have a better overview about the books the library is offering.
• At 1pm we start going to the daycare and the kindergarten where we're part of the story telling.

The only irregular day is Wednesday where we're the whole day assigned in the P.E classes of the high school.

So especially during the first days of our new work we started to observe everything, get to know everyone and try to remember their names.

In our second week everything was about the exams of the third quarter. Which means that all students had two exams on Wednesday, two exams on Friday and their performance task on Thursday. Due to this events we spend most of the time in the library where we can already see first progresses.

Moreover we had our first experiences reading some english stories in the kindergarten.
And there was also the day of Valentin which the students celebrated a bit eventhough they had their performance task this day. So thank you very much for all the presents, which were really cute, and belated happy Valentine's to everybody!

See you next week 👋
Franzi and Annie

Eat. Share. Love. 2018

Tapulanga Foundation held its 10th benefit dinner entitled Eat. Share. Love. 2018 last November 16 at Sugarland Hotel, Bacolod City.  There were 320 people who attended, the biggest by far in attendance since the first benefit dinner. 

The sumptuous buffet menu included the following:  Vietnamese spring rolls, chorizo empanaditas, mixed seafood chowder, Greek salad with Feta cheese, olives, walnuts and honey-balsamic dressing, pasta Felix, chicken relleno, beef yakiniku, roast porkloin with mango-pineapple sauce, mixed vegetables, rice and one round of soda.  Desserts included Swiss Chocolate Cake with Caramel Crunch, Sansrival.

 The Pre-Kindergarten and Grade 10 scholars entertained everyone with their Maskarra dance presentations. 

The main event of the night was the silent auction with more than 400 donated items ranging from gift certificates (hotels, salon, spas and restaurants) to food, kitchen wares, shoes, toys, locally crafted and imported bags, paintings, home decors, etc.

Proceeds of this event will go to the Scholarship program of Tapulanga Foundation.

To those who supported this great cause, to all sponsors and to those who attended, THANK YOU SO MUCH!!! 

PLATINUM SPONSORS

Philippines Gaming Corporation

Sugarland Hotel

Dynamic Builders Construction

GOLD SPONSORS

Hawaiian Philippine Company

Riza Dela Rama

SILVER SPONSORS

Mr. and Mrs. Rafael Abello

Sandy Feet Siargao

Miles and Lenchen Abello

Mr. Roberto Abello

The Mercantile Insurance

PATRON SPONSORS

Twin Shell Station

PJL Auto Center

Prudential Guarantee and Assurance, Inc.

Hon. Alfredo B. Benitez

Granada, Granada and Granada, CPAS

Datalink Technologies, Inc.

Décor Travel Agency

Standard Insurance

Hon. Mark Golez

OTHER DONORS

Copy Paste Prints Express

Metroclick Photobooth

Trinkets

Mrs. Ligaya Golez

Mandala Centering Place

Mrs. Rose Lopez

Southern Auto Mart & Trading Corp.

Dongon, Leong and Associates

Mrs. Regina Bautista-Martin 

Please click to view Silent Auction Donors and Items.

For more photos of the event, please click this link.

Tapulanga Foundation Scholars of School Year 2017-2018

This school year, Tapulanga Foundation had a total of 469 scholars sent to St. Francis of Assisi School of Silay City from Daycare to Grade 10.

Grade 1 Scholars

Grade 2 Scholars

Grade 3 Scholars

Grade 4

Grade 5 Scholars

Grade 6 Scholars

Grade 7 Scholars

Grade 8 Scholars

Grade 9 Scholars

Grade 9 Scholars

Grade 10 Scholars

Silay Summer Workshop '17

This 2017 marks the 7th year of Tapulanga Foundation's Silay Summer Workshop!  And with this we have launched the Badminton and Watercolor Painting classes!  The workshops and classes started last April 17 to May 13, 2017.  For 20 days, children had fun of learning on their chosen sports or class.

For photos, please visit our FB page or click on the links below: 

Orientation Day

Week 1

Week 2

Week 3

Week 4

Friendly Games

Graduation Day

Feed the Hungry Inc., Washington D. C. Chapter visits St. Francis of Assisi School of Silay City

Last February 15, 2017 members of Feed the Hungry, Inc. Washington DC chapter visited and distributed set of hygiene kit to more than 400 scholars of Tapulanga Foundation, Inc., Serenaded by Swedish saxophonist Mr. Anders Paulsson.  Hygiene kit includes: toothbrush, toothpaste, bath soap, hand towel and a pair of socks.

View more photos here.

Eat. Share. Love. 2016

Tapulanga Foundation held its 8th benefit dinner entitled Eat. Share. Love. 2016 last November 18 at Sugarland Hotel, Bacolod City.  This was by far the most attended with more than 300 people.

The sumptuous buffet menu included the following:  Vietnamese spring rolls, chorizo empanaditas, mixed seafood chowder, Greek salad with feta cheese, olives, walnuts and honey-balsamic dressing, pasta felix, chicken relleno, beef yakiniku, roast porkloin with mango-pineapple sauce, mixed vegetables, rice and one round of soda.  Desserts included swiss chocoloate cake with caramel crunch, blueberry cheesecake and sansrival.

During the program, Pre-Kindergarten entertained everyone with a cute dance number. Scholars of the Silay Summer Workshop 2016 Guitar class with their teacher Mr. Junjun Davo performed Raindrops Keep Falling on my Head and a modern song Love Yourself by Justin Beiber while the Hip Hop Dance class danced.

The main event of the night was the silent auction with more than 200 donated items ranging from gift certificates (hotels, salon, spas and restaurants) to kitchenwares, shoes, toys, locally crafted and imported bags, paintings and home decors.

Proceeds of this event will go to the Senior High School Scholarship program of Tapulanga Foundation and the Sports Program of St. Francis of Assisi School of Silay City.

To those who supported this great cause, to all sponsors and to those who attended, THANK YOU SO MUCH!!!  

PLATINUM SPONSORS

The Sugarland Hotel

Dynamic Builders Construction

Tinihaban Agricultural Corporation

GOLD SPONSORS

Hawaiian Philippine Company

SILVER SPONSORS

The Mercantile Insurance

Orix Metro Leasing & Finance Corporation

Copy Paste Prints Express

Mr. Roberto Abello

Southern Auto Mart & Trading Corp.

PATRONS

Prudential Guarantee and Assurance, Inc.

PJL Auto Center

Standard Insurance

Datalink Technologies, Inc.

Hon. Alfredo B. Benitez

MetroClick Photobooth

OTHER DONORS

Trinkets

Kenny Rogers

Miles Abello

DOOR PRIZES

Soybe's

Aldrtz Corporation

Chez Rose

Merczi

Silent Auction donors

Please click here to view the donors.

For more photos, click here.  Visit our website, www.tapulanga.org for more updates.