San Luis, Pampanga. It was a promising and hopeful afternoon for the students from San Luis Central School and San Juan Elementary School as they were about to receive gifts from the Lucio Tan Group of Companies through Tan Yan Kee Foundation, Inc (TYKFI) Adopt-a-School Project.  A total of 854 students which belong to the 4P’s of DSWD were bright-eyed as they each accepted a bag with notebooks, pad papers, pencils, and pair of slippers from the foundation last August 30, 2014. 

The Tan Yan Kee Foundation, Inc. (TYKFI), as part of its Adopt-a-School program, reached out to Ilocos Sur and Vigan City. The Foundation distributed school supplies to three (3) schools: Babayoan and Sidaoen Elementary Schools in Sta. Cruz District, Ilocos Sur and San Julian Elementary School in Vigan City last August 22, 2014. A total of 591 students received the school supplies consisting of a bag with notebooks, pad papers, pencils, raincoat, a pair of slippers and school uniforms. 

The Adopt-a-School program by TYKFI (Tan Yan Kee Foundation, Inc.) was off to an early start last August 11, 2014 at Marilao Central School for their turn over ceremony. The Foundation gave away 1,792 bags to students of the said school. The ceremony was graced by Hon. Andre Favian D. Santos, Vice Mayor of Marilao Bulacan, and Ma. Neriza F. Fanuncio, Ed. D., Public Schools District Supervisor. Representatives from TYKFI and DepEd were also present at the event. 

“True generosity has no strings attached. Generosity is giving more than you can and pride is taking less than you need. The manner of giving shows the character of the giver more than the gift itself,” an excerpt from the opening speech in Hampipila Elementary School, Leyte during the school supplies giving ceremony last August 5-7, 2014.