Brokenshire Integrated Health Ministries, Incorporated

BROKENSHIRE CELEBRATES ANNUAL COMMUNITY WEEK

Every year during the third or fourth week of October, the Brokenshire Community Health & Development Center (BCHDC), one of the ministry components of the Brokenshire Integrated Health Ministries, Inc. (BIHMI) holds its annual community week celebration.

The event is aimed to unite all stakeholders and partners of BIHMI-BCHDC to honor and acknowledge the goodness of the Almighty God; to learn and fellowship with one another upholding growth-unity-teamwork; to invite individuals and organizations to become partners who will support the community health and development programs of BIHMI-BCHDC.

The theme of the celebration is “Power of Unity and Partnership Towards Development” (“Gahum sa Panaghiusa ug Panagtinabangay Alang sa Kalambu-an”).

The highlights of this year’s annual event include a Community Week Special Convocation on October 19, 2009 wherein an update on the Integrated Health & Development Program (IHDP) of BIHMI-BCHDC will be presented in video to the Brokenshire community and partners. Moreover, a launching rite of its Adopt-A-Coin Bank and Partnership Pledging to support it’s A-N-A-K (Advocacy-Nutrition-Action-Kinship) project. The invited guest speaker is Dr. May Eleanor B. Ursos, a zealous advocate in community service and former corporate officer.

Throughout the week there will be simultaneous activities like “Lugawan sa Kalusugan”, “Alay Linis”, “Palarong Pinoy”, and “Pasundayag sa Kultura” in the different pilot program areas in the municipalities of Surallah (South Cotabato Province), Alabel (Sarangani Province), Carmen (North Cotabato), Gov. Generoso (Davao Oriental). Officers of BIHMI will join the different program areas during their celebration.

The week-long celebration culminates with a partners’ banquet and fellowship dubbed as “Panagtagbo 2009” to be participated in by municipal mayors, municipal health officers, barangay captains, primary health organization/core group leaders from the program areas, partners, and BIHMI officers. Church leaders coming from the partner conferences and jurisdiction of the UCCP will also grace the occasion. Invited guest speaker is Atty. Diosdado A. Mahipus – incumbent Davao City Councilor and one of the dynamic leaders of UCCP.

It is hoped that through this annual celebration it will encourage existing and new partners’ active involvement as well as spiritual and financial support towards the establishment of a strong community health and development program to concretize the broad goals of community capability development, accessibility in health care, and partnership in developmental undertakings.

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