UYUGAN, Batanes - Cheryl Caballero donated the desktop she used during her undergraduate studies at the University of Toronto to the Uyugan Elementary School (UES).
Some of the most basic programs in any desktop that are needed for the home, the school and the office environment are in it: wordprocessing, spreadsheet and slideshow (Word, Excel and PowerPoint), and hopefully the school kids will gain knowledge from them.
Cheryl also downloaded some Christmas songs for the listening pleasure of the school children at Christmastime.
Mr. Eric M. Nanud, the UES principal, gracefully accepted Cheryl's humble donation.
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Cheryl graduated valedictorian at St. Anselm's School in Leaside, Ontario (Toronto)
Cheryl, like her sister before her, graduated valedictorian at St. Anselm's School in Leaside, Ontario. She finished her undergraduate degree - Honours AB in Political Science (with high distinction) at the University of Toronto.
After U of T and a well-deserved one-year break from academic studies, she'll be attending graduate school at Dalhousie University in Halifax, Nova Scotia this fall.
Cheryl loves books and she'll be pursuing a Master's degree in Library and Information Studies.
It's not just the schools, but offices also need equipment
The donation is just one instance of the many by Ivatans and various Ivatan organizations in the Philippines and overseas to the schools of Batanes.
It's hoped the Ivatans wherever they are will continue to support even in a small way the educational needs of Batanes, formal or informal.
May the many among us who have computers that's no longer needed and taking space around the house will respond to the need of schools in Batanes who still don't have computers.
It's not just the schools of Batanes, but goverment offices also need equipment.
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