Some 5,000 elementary students in Valencia, Negros Oriental are proud owners of new school supplies from geothermal leader Energy Development Corporation (EDC).
The distribution of school supplies is part of the company’s Corporate Social Responsibility program entitled HELEn which focuses on Health, Education, Livelihood and Environment, among others, said EDC in a media release Friday.
Education, which is the centerpiece of EDC’s HELEn program, provides support to over 6,000 students from the elementary to tertiary level, in Valencia, Negros Oriental where it has been operating its 222.5Megawatt Southern Negros Geothermal Project for 35 years.
The grade school pupils that received new school supplies were the students of Valencia Elementary School, Nasuji Elementary School, Puhagan Elementary School, Malaunay Elementary School, Caidiocan Elementary School, Pulangbato Elementary School, Balili Primary School, Dungga Primary School, Malabo Elementary School, Palinpinon Elementary School, Sagbang Elementary School, Badiang Primary School, Balugo Elementary School, Apolong Vicente Villa M. Elementary School, Bong-ao Elementary School, Bong-Bong Elementary School, Liptong Elementary School, Balabag Elementary School, Inas Elementary School, Dobdob Elementary School, and Calinawan Elementary School.
EDC’s Community Partnerships, External Relations and Watershed Management Team head Norreen Bautista led the distribution along with employee volunteers and their College Admission Review and Readiness (CAREERS) scholars this July 2017.
Bautista said “it is priceless to see the smiles from the children when we distribute this annual gift to them, particularly to those who basically have very little and struggle so much to attend school.”
EDC’s HELEn has been recognized many times for its success and sustainability and has earned global recognition for the company among which is ranking 6th in Asia Pacific companies that professionals admire for their CSR programs.
EDC is the world’s largest vertically integrated geothermal company and the only diversified renewable energy firm in the country. The company has been powering infinite possibilities in Negros Oriental for 35 years now by harnessing geothermal energy, the only form of RE that can provide sustainable power 24 hours a day, rain or shine, all year round. (EDC P.R./PNA)
