By ALFREDO P HERNANDEZ
Batch 65
Port Moresby, PNG
THE cost of sending a scholar to
Tesda is about Php12,000, which is something like US$300, an amount you would
pay when you and five of your friends would dine at a Japanese restaurant say,
in Los Angeles, San Francisco, New York City, Singapore, Kuala Lumpur, Sydney,
London or Dubai.
Chicken feed.
Too bad, the pleasure from this nice
meal would wear out in 24 hours.
On the other hand, a scholar, who is
able to complete a course at Tesda, would enjoy a life-long benefit from his
training.
It will land him or her good-paying
job, owing to the trade skills acquired. More benefits because it will also
help improve the lot of their family.
To kick-start this whole affair, I
am making, on behalf of Mambulaoans WorldWide Buzz, a pledge to send one
scholar to Tesda, and occupy the No. 1 slot of would-be-donors’ list below.
If you wish to fill slot No. 2, No.
3 or No. 4, and so on, please inform LaPIMa about your pledge to sponsor a
scholar.
The names of would-be-donors will
appear on this space once their pledges have been confirmed.
Another way to sponsor: Grab two of
your favorite buddies, and shake them down for US$100 each. You’ll have to
worry only about the third US$100 – your share -- to raise US$300. This way,
you three would be co-sponsoring one Tesda scholar.
If money is really tight, another
option is to stash away US$50 under your mattress, every payday, starting next
month (December) so that by end of May you should have raised US$300 – in time
for TESDA enrolment.
Remember, this is THE OPPORTUNITY
for you to help a Mambulaoan. Don’t let it go away
Here’s the list of pledge-makers, so
far:
1. Alfredo P Hernandez, Port
Moresby, PNG
2.
3.
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