BAGUIO CITY – The Persons with Disability Affairs Office (PDAO) and the Pedia Camp, Inc. successfully concluded the 10-day Pedia Summer Camp in the city that saw the active participation of some one hundred fifty children with disabilities and volunteers.
PDAO head Dr. Samuel G. Aquino described the first ever Pedia Summer Camp as successful and will serve as the foundation for the future conduct of localized camps by the local government starting next year.
He claimed that the participants of the said camp were children with disabilities and volunteers from various centers in Metro Manila and the city that paved the way for them to join in numerous activities such as pedialympics, cheerlympics, talent show, mini-parade among others as part of the ongoing initiatives to help in honing their skills and knowledge.
The PDAO official stated that the children with disabilities and their respective stay in and day volunteers enjoyed the conduct of the pedia camp considering the numerous activities that were conducted during the 10-day encampment at the Baguio City National Science High School that allowed them to showcase their talents and interact with their fellow children with disabilities inside and outside the city.
Pedia Camp, Inc. is a non-profit non-government organization that caters to the welfare of children with disabilities through the conduct of summer camps that contribute in honing their skills and knowledge and helping them cope with their difficult situation.
The aforesaid camp was classified as national in scope considering that a good number of the participants came from various centers in Metro Manila aside from those that came from the different city barangays.
Aquino expressed his sincerest gratitude to the local government’s partner, Pedia Camp, Inc., the participating children with disabilities and their parents and the stay in and day volunteers who sacrificed their time, efforts and resources to ensure the successful conduct of the noble event in the city that will pave the way for the conduct of similar magnitude of gatherings among children with disabilities in the future. By Dexter A. See
