(AUG. 20) 鈥 A donation drive was recently launched for UP students struggling to cope with remote learning during this COVID-19 pandemic.
In solidarity with the education sector, the UP Pre-Medical Society (UPPMS) launched 鈥淪ULONG: Donations for Education鈥 (SULONG) last Jul. 15.
The UP College of Science student organization in their Facebook page said the campaign aims to enable UP students in dire need of devices and a stable internet connection 鈥渇or online learning and other alternative learning experience.鈥
UPPMS also aims to help the children of street vendors in the UP Community and also a number of beneficiaries from other schools who have reached out to them.
SULONG听 was organized in partnership with , and .
As of Jul. 29, UPPMS received a total of P89, 128.69 cash donations which is 15 percent of their P600,000 goal.
Donors may still donate cash through deposit or online bank transfer to Jessica Asuncion(BPI: 0989511165 | PayPal:听),Nicole Butaya (PayMaya: 0925 759 0522), Aleisha Perez (Landbank: 3077126405), Trizsa Jasmin Ty (BDO: 007830132515), or Tiffany Danielle Lim (GCash: 0915 705 0767 | Coins.ph: 0915 705 0767).
Donors are requested to fill up a form at听 for donation confirmation. To know more about the cash donations, click .
The cash donations will be used for the SULONG packages, amounting to P8,640 per package comprising an android tablet, Bluetooth keyboard, and at least one-month鈥檚 worth of internet prepaid data.
For every P100 cash donation, donors will get a chance to participate in SULONG鈥檚 raffle and win a 鈥渕ystery device.鈥
UPPMS is also accepting in-kind donations of old or new devices such as laptops or android tablets and can arrange for a courier to pick-up the items from the donor鈥檚 location (preferably within Metro Manila).
For every gadget donated, a donor can get at least 50 up to 200 raffle tickets and have a chance to win SULONG鈥檚 raffle. For more details about the in-kind donations, visit this .
Meanwhile, UPPMS鈥檚 partner organization Tugon Sining, accepts art commissions to further help raise funds for the SULONG project. More than half of the proceeds from the commissioned works will be given to the beneficiaries.
Those interested to commission the Tugon Sining volunteer artists are requested to fill out a form through . For more details, visit Tugon Sining鈥檚 Facebook page at .
SULONG is also co-presented by , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , and UPPMS鈥檚 media partners 补苍诲听 .
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For more details and updates, visit UPPMS鈥檚 Facebook page at .
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