At around 10 A. M. the members of the Board of Trustees [BOT] had to leave the Assembly hall to attend a long delayed BOT meeting at the Church rectory. The rest of the Conference participants stayed at the assembly hall to administer/witness the Coin Challenge, the promotion of the book entitled "Odyssey of an Igorot Mission Girl" and the proposal of a marathon/walkathon fund-raising event during the 2008 SMSS alumni and friends grand reunion by Sheli Abeya Torrevillas. I was not there during these activities as I was at the BOT meeting  but judging from accounts by those who participated, these events went pretty well with Marie Ullocan Buking orchestrating  the activities.  

The proposed marathon/walkathon, I was told, was well accepted and this was no surprise to me at all. The fund-raising potential as well as the health consciousness that the events can instill on SMSS students and their counterparts in other schools in nearby communities; as well as providing a diversion for them from addicting and criminality-prone activities can not be over emphasized. The proposal is now being pursued diligently by Sheli and company. Hopefully this will be the start of an annual or periodic event - an event that students and the youth can look forward to and train for.

To read more on the "Coin Collection Challenge" and the BOT meeting click on the links below.

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