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drive encouraged Monarchs to donate any pre-loved, new, or unused books to increase the library inventory of Captain Albert Aguilar National High School (CAANHS) - Annex.
Students also contributed monetary donations in fee-required film screenings and mufti days to be used in the purchasing of books for the said high school. Originally planned as a set of special activities for the week of English Language Day, SEC expanded its reach into a month-long fundraiser to maximize collections from the student body.
“SEC believes that the book donations [promote] a boost in one’s love for reading and acquisition of knowledge that enable them to become contributing individuals of a society,” remarked Club President Jezzine Ocampo. The club intended to further its key value of reading by having donated literature of various genres to foster more educated and creative students.
SEC set up six donation drop boxes located throughout the Luxembourg Campus where Monarchs can voluntarily and freely give away their books to the public high school students based on their own ability to donate.
The club also held Special Movie Nights weeks that Monarchs either paid to watch by donating a book or through a fee of ₱50. SEC screened animated comedy-fantasy “Tangled,” sci-fi horror “A Quiet Place,” superhero action “Doctor
Strange in the Multi-verse of Madness,” and zombie thriller “Train to Busan” as entertaining after-class respites.
raged to wear the costumes or colors of their favorite book characters, Hogwarts House colors, and summer colors. Each mufti day had a minimum fee of ₱50 which is also used for the purchasing of books.
“We all reached a general consensus that hosting movie nights and mufti days would garner the most participation and support from the student body based on earlier observations,” explained President Ocampo regarding the inclusion of the aforementioned activities.
A total of eight full boxes of donated books and ₱29,661 for book purchases were accumulated throughout the collection period.
A longstanding institution within the SISC community, PoUCh has helped the welfare of select marginalized beneficiaries, and maximized the academic potential of public school students through campus-led charity drives. The SEC officers, most of whom were graduating seniors, saw the potential to help the school in assisting the community by expanding the scope of their educational club into outreach.
The SEC Book Donation Drive was conceived as a legacy project by the club seniors, with the