Outreach 2019

Welcome party for AFFI in Ozamis City, Misamis Occidental, Mindanao, Philippines. Lechon is always a good start to any trip.

Boodle Fight Lunch with Don Lorenzo Tan Masonic Lodge #265, Tangub City, Misamis Occidental, Mindanao, Philippines. All the seafood was local caught that morning and purchased from the docks.

One of the five hundred backpacks we had made to be filled with school supplies for the children in need of Tangub City and Camiguin Island.

Tangub backpacks waiting to be filled.

Each backpack received two notebooks and one package of crayons.

The outreach banner for the school supplies of Tangub City and San Apolinario Elementary School.

Each backpack received two pencils and one eraser.

Some of the Tangub City children eating the meal we provided.

Tangub City children with their backpacks.

The larger outreach banner with both locations and our partners who sponsered our activities that year.

Group Photo at Don Lorenzo Tan Masonic Lodge #265 in Tangub City, Misamis Occidental, Mindanao, Philippines.

Some of the AFFI crew enjoying a meal between locations.

Refurbished fresh water well donated by the Valley of Chicago, Scottish Rite NMJ (1 of 4). Ozamis City, Misamis Occidental, Mindanao, Philippines.

Refurbished fresh water well donated by Barrington Lodge #552, Grand Lodge of IL AF&AM (1 of 4).

Refurbished fresh water well donated by Hinsdale Lodge #934, Grand Lodge of IL AF&AM (1 of 2).

Refurbished fresh water well donated by the Valley of Chicago, Scottish Rite NMJ (2 of 4).

Refurbished fresh water well donated by Barrington Lodge #552, Grand Lodge of IL AF&AM (2 of 4). In this photo, you can see the concrete is fresh and the pump head is not fully assembled at the time of the photo

You can see a dug well with a coffee can on a rope to draw water. The issue with these wells are they are too shallow to be safe for human consumption. The village lady in the photo is washing her dishes with the hand drawn water.

Ferry trip between locations. Camiguin Island in the distance.

The welcome banner at the ferry port of Camiguin Island. Camiguin, Camiguin, Mindanao, Philippines.

The AFFI crew posing with the Camiguin Island sign supplied and maintained by Camiguin Island Lodge #296.

The first of two school locations on Camiguin Island used for the outreach. The cities ring the island with the volcano in the center. There are a dozen schools on the island. We split the island in half and used one school on each half to reach the children.

Donated used computer equipment from the Schaumburg, Illinois USA library. The equipment was erased and reloaded with current software for the schools to be able to use.

Pre-filled backpacks bundled for each school to receive. The school teachers were on had to receive the donated book bags, computer equipment, and used library books that were also donated by the Schaumburg, Illinois USA library.

School teachers presented with the book bag bundle and bundle of used books.

School teachers presented with the book bag bundle and bundle of used books.

The second of two school locations on Camiguin Island used for the outreach. The cities ring the island with the volcano in the center. There are a dozen schools on the island. We split the island in half and used one school on each half to reach the children.

Some of the children of Camiguin Island waiting for their school to be called so they can receive their items.

Bundles of pre-filled bookbags and used library books. The books were donated by the Schaumburg, Illinois USA library.

Children from one of the Camiguin Island schools being presented with their bookbags.

Some of the children of Camiguin Island waiting for their school to be called so they can receive their items.

Children from one of the Camiguin Island schools being presented with their bookbags.