By Ambrosio Villorente
October 2007 is Red Cross Youth (RCY) month. The month long celebration will be highlighted with the “1st Aklan Chapter Red Cross Youth Camp to be held at Kalibo Elementary School Compound I & II, Kalibo District II, Kalibo, Aklan on October 5 – 7, 2007, Mrs. Arcely P. Pelayo, PNRC, Aklan chapter administrator announced.
Atty. Ronquillo C. Tolentino said, RCY Month celebration will enable Red Cross Youth to experience out-door-life, develop leadership skills, and enjoy fellowship in the spirit of volunteerism.
Ms. Pelayo expects some 1000 young boys and girls with their advisers from all towns of Aklan to participate in the celebration. On October 5, there will be grand parade in Kalibo, opening program, drum-lyre corps presentation, camp orientation, development of skills in emergency rescue and transfer, soft tissue injury drill, and drug abuse prevention education.
The activities on October 6 are bandaging, relay exercises, and fundamental principles of the Red Cross, emergency rescue and transfer, HIV-AIDS and Dengue awareness and mass investiture. The Red Cross Youth Tuklas 2007 will be held in the evening with solo, chorus and declamation in English based on the theme: RCY: Think Big, Soar High; Involved”.
Francoise Lesley Nabor Relente of Libacao Elementary School, Libacao will be crowned Miss Red Cross Youth Camp 2007 with Elias John Luis P. Lorenzo of Aklan Inter Faith Academy, Kalibo as Master Red Cross Youth Camp 2007. Marbe Rose S. Ismael is the Princess of Humanity with Francis Jen D. Tejada as Prince of Humanity. Krysha Angelie B. Donguines and Rael Bryan C. Agcaoli are the Princess and Prince of Peace respectively.
On the final day, October 7, the activities consist of First Aid Meeting, Grand Brotherhood, Parade and Closing Ceremonies.
At 5–6 a.m. daily during the RCY Camp, there will be reveille, physical fitness, washing and cleaning of the camp and religious services. /mp
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