Project K and De La Salle Lipa, in its effort to provide more opportunities for sharing Lasallian education to the young and marginalized sector of society, launched an outreach project dubbed as the Book Mobile and Reading Program (BMRP) last Friday, 02 December 2005. With the theme, “Learn to Read, Read to Learn”, the event was graced by Lipa Schools Division Superintendent Dr. Cristeto Pamplona, Rafael M. Lojo School Principal Cirilo Tumambing, Synergeia Foundation CEO, Dr. Milwida Guevara and Development Officer Trissa Manalastas, Rotary Club of Lipa West President Ms. Liza Cordero, and faculty, elementary and college students of De La Salle Lipa. As part of its initial implementation, a send-off activity of the Mobile Library was done at the De La Salle Sentrum whereby selected AB Communication students did an amusing presentation about BMRP. Project K and Rotary Club of Lipa donated storybooks and other source books for BMRP’s use. It was then followed by a launching ceremony in the project’s first school beneficiary, the Rafael M. Lojo Elementary School at Brgy. Banaybanay, Lipa City.

The BMRP is committed to visit the neediest public elementary schools in Lipa City. With a bus designed as a transportable library, BMRP shall bring books to poor children, offer guided reading programs, book-lending opportunities and organize tutorial sessions for elementary students in subject areas such as English and Math.

The overall implementation of the BMRP is organized by Br. Manuel Pajarillo and Dr. Corazon Abansi, the Committee Chairperson, together with Mr. Hector Gloria and Head Librarian, Ms. Lilian Rabino. Project K, volunteer staff and college students of DLSL actively participated in the program through the carrying-out of library and reading activities.