( E. Asion elem. School Library before our book project)
TODAY as the library is slowly being transformed into a functional library:
Simsiman Elementary school, Norala:
Despite our busy schedule, Hakbang volunteers committed a sunday off to bring the last delivery of 4 boxes of books to two different schools. Come to think of it, most of us have to attend to sunday activities with our families, or attend PTA meetings on a sunday but we decided that we have to take a time off to deliver the books to its destination. What makes every Hakbang activity exciting is the fact that most volunteers simply do it for the love of reaching out to others. Last March 9, 2008 we rented out a jeepney to take us to E. Asion Elementary School in Cabuling. You should see the transformation! from an office space that houses the library, clinic and guidance office..we were awed to see that the office space now looks like a LIBRARY! The teachers and Principal treated us for a somptous lunch in grateful appreciation of our commitment to make a difference. We told them our work has just started. We will definetely come and visit again to check the accession of books and possbily add more books to its collection. Our next stop is another hour of travel to Simsiman, Norala. Ernie, one of our volunteer told us we need to stop at his place in Poblacion Norala for a second round of LUNCH! His mother prepared a meal for us since it was Norala’s town fiesta at the same time. Well, we did stop and ate some more. Oh this is the fun part of being a HAKBANG volunteer. hahahahaha. After our second lunch we were on our way to SIMSIMAN Elementary school . It was a bumpy ride all the way to Simsiman from Norala. We drop off two more boxes of books and ask the Teacher-in-charged to see Fe and Doray two of our Librarians and HAKBANG volunteers for library training this summer. The Simsiman Elem school has a population of 450 students while E. Asion has 250 students.
STEP UP!!!! 
