Wheelchair Assembly - Leg 1

SunPower Philippines Manufacturing Ltd., represented by Mr. Victor Persius Chan—CSR, Communications and Engagement Manager of SunPower—under their #PROJECTWHEELCHAIR, donated 100 make-shift wheelchairs to RC LB Makiling. The beneficiaries of the wheelchairs shall be selected based on the following criteria:

1. In need of wheelchair but cannot afford their own;
2. Disabilities as result of accidents, injuries, illness, birth defects, or old age;
3. Annual income should not be more than PHP144,000; and,
4. Bonafide resident of either Laguna or Batangas. 

LEFT TO RIGHT: The representatives of the Los Baños Federation of People with Disabilities (LBFPWD),
together with Victor Persius Chan of SunPower and ASP Wen Parducho of RC LB Makiling.

Since the distribution of the wheelchairs is exclusive to Laguna and Batangas areas, RC LB Makiling tapped its sister club RC Bauan headed by ASP Lorenzo “Jun” Tatlonghari, and partnered with them to distribute half of the wheelchairs to beneficiaries in Batangas. Furthermore, the wheelchairs need to be assembled first before they are given to the beneficiaries. Thus, an assembly workshop was organized and held last September 24, 2016, at Los Baños Central Elementary School (LBCES) Covered Court. Volunteers include SunPower staff, RC LB Makiling ladies, RC Bauan brothers, DSDSCHE faculty, student members from STP-UPLB and UNESCO Club-UPLB, LBFPWD officers and members, ASPLaguna representatives, and LBCES teachers. The 50 wheelchairs for distribution in Laguna were assembled that day and 16 of those were already given out to selected beneficiaries. The remaining 34 units are currently stored at LBCES. Distribution commenced on September 24 and will end on November 24, 2016.