The completed Bgy. Sta. Cruz Library

The signing of the donation agreement
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RCMN Inaugurates Barangay Library Donation
January 30, 2009, Makati City
By PP Tony Chong, RC Makati North

 

For the second time this Rotary Year, the Rotary Club of Makati North, hand-in-hand with the Inner Wheel Club of Makati North and RC Makati’s Partnership in Service Program (PSP), inaugurated the Sta. Cruz Barangay Library under its “Adopt-a-Barangay Library” project last January 28, 2009.

The fully air-conditioned library is located on the fourth floor of the Sta. Cruz Barangay Center and initially stocked with books, some donated by RCMN members while some were purchased through special arrangements with the Rotary Club of Makati-BATS.

 

The project partners of RCMN's Adopt-A-Barangay Library program
 

To complete the library set-up, RCMN also donated two reading tables, twenty four monobloc chairs and two book shelves.  One more book cabinet and additional books, to be solicited from members, are planned to be donated in the immediate future.

Formalizing the donation and turnover, a Memorandum of Agreement was signed by the project partners, PE Vic Austria for RC Makati North, RC Makati-PSP President PP Jonny Carlos, Pres. Menchu Esteban of IWCMN and Kagawad Virginia Salenga on behalf of Bgy Sta. Cruz. Chairman Vic del Prado.  The inauguration and turnover program was graced by the presence of IPDG Ato Magadia and IWCPI President Vicky Magadia.  Also present were RCMN PP Tony Chong, RCM-PSP Chairman Chito Cantada and Rotarians Archie Reaño, Cora Tan, Daisy dela Torre and Ian Alas.

Also participating in the library project is the Barangay Sta. Cruz Rotary Community Corps headed by Pres. Ida Rafols.

 
 
     
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