2 Foreigners Helping The Community- A Good News Story

[Call me bubba]

Rarely does the news have a story about foreigners(expats) helping

or doing something worthwhile in the community they live in.

Here is a story that had made my day,

THANKS to David Bulley & Bob Ward for their work.

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CEBU, Philippines -

In connection with the “Brigada Eskwela” program of the DepED, the police in Talisay City spent a whole day repairing and applying a new coat of paint on a classroom at the Talisay City Central School (TCCS) last Monday.

Supt. Eddie Recamara, chief of the Talisay City Police Station, said it is part of their “adopt-a-classroom” project, which he hopes to continue before the start of every school year.

Unwittingly, the police had inspired two foreigners with their deed.

David Bulley, 52, an Australian national and his friend Bob Ward, 58, an American, went yesterday to the TCCS compound to see which classrooms they would fund for repair.

Both foreigners are businessmen in their countries. Ward, however, is husband to PO1 Kristine Ward, a Field Training Police (FTP) assigned at the TCPS.

Ward said last Monday while he was about to fetch his wife, he saw her along with her fellow policemen repairing a classroom of the TCCS.

He said when he checked the neighboring rooms, he saw that most of these are also in a sorry state.

This prompted him to urge his friend Bulley to help him repair some rooms.

Bulley, in an interview, said he will start with five classrooms, and in the next few months, he will fund the repair of the rest of the dilapidated rooms of the school.

The Australian national, who is expected to marry his Filipino girlfriend next month, said he will shoulder all the expenses, including the labor.

http://www.philstar....bCategoryId=531

Edited May 31, 2012 by Call me Bubba

[FlyAway]

You do not hear of this in the news media to often there. Good for them.

[volstateguy]

This is definitely a nice change of pace. Normally when a foreigner is in the headlines its either about being murdered or caught with an underage girl.

[daisy]

Actually . there is/was quite a bit of foreign help ongoing . Just doesn't get to the news media like all the other stuff .

[i am bob]

I agree! Very often, when you find ex-pats or even just foreigners who are in one area for a while, there is a vast amount of goodwill and volunteerism presented to the community! I can't remember how many schools, clinics or even hospitals I have helped repair or rebuild during my travels...