Uygongco Foundation launches book drive to benefit adopted public schools

ILOILO City - The Uygongco Foundation Incorporated (UFI) here kicked off its book drive in a small ceremony held at the activity center of Amigo Mall here on Monday.

The event dubbed as ‘A Book for my Christmas Angel’ aims to encourage the private sector and interested individuals to donate their old books for the benefit of several public school library in Iloilo and Guimaras.

Ma. Pia Paz Gan-Uygongco, executive director of UFI, said the book drive is for the benefit of the foundation’s adopted schools in Western Visayas.

Donors can bring their books to the Amigo Mall activity center and drop their donations in a giant box anytime until end of the year.

Uygongco said this book drive will definitely become a yearly event of the UFI until all the libraries of their adopted schools are filled with books.

She said UFI plans to rebuild and construct libraries in their adopted schools every year.

Hazel Grace Sy, mall manager of Amigo Plaza Mall, said all book donors will receive Christmas angel decorations which they can hang in tree in the middle of the mall.

Fe Segovia Alingalan, principal II of Jordan Central School in Guimaras, said the book drive will definitely equip their library.

Alain Pulmunes, president of APEX Club Leganes, said the book drive is part of their service to community that focuses on education.

He said that through the book drive, APEX Club would be able to promote reading as a way to improve education.

The Uygongco Foundation Incorporated (UFI) is the corporate social responsibility arm of the La Filipina Uygongco Group of Companies. (PNA/November 1, 2011)