Welcome to Cebu.
It is a modern city in some places and very poor in others.
Lots of traffic but much less than Manila.
Street vendors selling food is very common.
We've seen up to four children riding on bicycles like this.
Fruit stands are popular with colourful umbrellas.
Playing checkers with bottle caps.
Welcome to the Bluewater Resort, the gathering point for the Canadian Dream team.
Some friendly Canadian friends geet us upon arrival.
What a beautiful place to spend some time relaxing.
Activities are available like this boat ride.
A massage opportunity is often cose by and usually cheap too!
Lots of Rotary problems being solved here with Bob, John and Derek from Australia.
We're having a welcome party.
The Canadian Dream team assembles with DG Yumi and Sandra.
Entertainment on the beach.
Filipino dancers shared their culture.
PDG DoDong sponsored a welcome dinner at his Bluewater Resort.
Cora and John greet our local coordinator President Miata and her hustand Fernando.
A wonderful dinner on the beach.
Baby and Dave Collins, our Bohol hosts.
DG Yumi and lady Sandra welcome each of us to Cebu and D3860.
We are all introduced to our home hosts for the next few days.
Friendly Filipina hosts to pamper and take good care of us.
Doug meets Barbette and his host Joy.
Everyone is in a happy mood.
Dan Diez and Bob Bruce.
Of course, time for singing.
My home hosts for the next few days, Ben, Joy, Chona and Alexis (not shown).
Dinner with MM, Alexis, Ben, Joy and Chona.
Today we have another Police escort. It really helps get through the traffic with sirens going.
First stop is a new training centre project for wayward teens.
Maita explains how the club project was developed and now operates very successfully.
The students must apply for enrolment and work hard to succeed.
Next, welcome to Prime school for the poor handicapped children of this area.
The children were really happy to entertain us in typical Filipino style.
Handicapped students are in cubicles to prevent them from falling.
A different type of treatment for those with touching problems.
This little gal gave an outstanding performance. We later learned she could not talk when she came to the school.
The children all participated in choreography and singing.
OK boys, we're taking a break for lunch now.
Welcome to our next project - a Technical Training Centre for youth.
President Maita welcomes everyone on behalf of RC Mactan.
Time for some lunch.
It is great to meet new Rotary friends in service.
Lunch and fellowship.
PDG John accepts an appreciation certificate for our sponsorship of this program.
Everyone got presented with a Rotary watch.
Dan Diez gives us a tour of the facility he was a student at and now works.
Computers and technology are a focus of the training at this centre.
Students participate in co-op work placements.
This software is great for training machinists the use of tools.
Cebu is a modern city in places.
Fruit and vegetable markets are popular.
Always a colourful jeepney in sight.
Site of the explorer Magellan arrival and battle with native warrior LapuLapu.
The tide is out.
Statue of LapuLapu, warrior hero of this area.
On to see another project.
Cebu city sights.
Arrival at a school where Rotary sponsors a feeding program.
Everyone is happy to see us.
The students are always courteous and welcoming.
The gals check out the menu for today. It looked like a corn meal porridge.
Cleaning up the dirty dishes.
Providing encouragement and hope through singing the song 'Tomorrow'.
Giving a geography lesson on Canada.
I admired the 'love' art work done by the students for Valentine's Day.
The teacher asked if anyone wanted to give me their work and this cute little gal volunteered. I guess this means I'm her Valentine.
The taxies are out in full force today.
Heading into the village of LapuLapu for a Wheel Chair distribution.
Many vendors line the streets.
It is Palm Sunday so hand crafted crosses are sold everywhere.
The streets are busy with markets and vendors of every description.
The lady working at this stall had a unique idea for a play pen.
Wheel Chair Distribution with RC Mactan.
PDG Doug Vincent and Nan Bruce with a happy lad.
Families are very thankful.
Each person registers delivery of their chair.
Getting ready for the ceremony.
The children are excited. So are their parents.
Part of the Canadian team with local dignitaries.
More of the Canadian Dream Team.
President Dan Diez gives a high five to this young boy.
This gal sang a powerful love song in appreciation to the donors.
PDG Bob Bruce speaking on behalf of our group.
Some more beautiful singing.
Of course, community singing with local Rotarians.
On to the reclaimation area.
Residents gather scrap and junk from the streets and it bring home to sort and recycle.
The children are always cute and happy.
Local scrap dealer.
A street scene in this area of Cebu.
The laundry is never done.
Time for lunch.
Most of the front yards look like this.
A chapel and school operated by Sister Ann.
This is part of the Village Aide Program with Australian Rotarians.
Literacy is a major focus for Rotary International making our world better.
A visit with the school teachers. Students are gone for the day.
Sister Ann and her volunteers give child daycare at this centre so mothers can work.
A care giver is always present.
They also have a life skills project, cutting up and sewing rags.
Hot plate pads are sewn from the rags for sale on the streets.
Kitchen dishes from feeding the children.
Sister Ann takes us into the Barangay to see bottle recycling.
The people are always friendly and especially warm to Sister Ann.
This man invited us into his home.
The children go out on the streets every day to gather discarded bottles.
The mothers and older girls then wash them.
It is tedious work but brings more money if they are clean.
Fathers then pack the bottles in bags to be taken to recyclers.
Inventory of clean bottles read to go and the end of this chapter in our journey.
