11/08/2015
Just last 073115: The Municipality of Boljoon celebrated the whole month of July as the 41st Nutrition Month, which kicked off with a Motorcade, Opening Mass and a Pledge of Commitment for NM 2015. Series of month-long school, municipal and barangay activities ensued with Elementary Division Meet and Cultural Festival; held the Nutri-Run - Pagamay sa Dinaganay; conducted the Family Health Day, highlighted by the Gandang Buntis and Mini Me; participated in the nationwide Deworming Day and held the different contest like Jingle, Poster, Slogan and Mascot Making, and Essay Writing and Cookfest for the Barangay and School Category to increase public's awareness and knowledge on what proper nutrition and healhty lifestyle should be. The celebration was capped last July 31 with a Parade and Culmination Program that saw the clash of Zumba Bida entrants, both from the Barangay and Municipal category.
Thank you to all who put all together the efforts and made the 2015 Nutrition Month Celebration a great success especially to Mayor Merlou Derama and all local officials for the support, the Local Government Unit of Boljoon department heads and employees, the Punong Barangays, officials and staff, BHWs and BNS, the DepEd staff, both from Elementary Division, headed by Mr. Jose Glenn Niere and BCS Principal, Mr. Roquito Uraca and Secondary Division, headed by Ms. Leonita Bureros, different School Heads and entire Teaching force, to the SB-Committee on Health, Hon. Proculogenus Navarro and to the men and women of Boljoon Municipal Health Staff, kudos to all of us.
The Nutrition Month 2015 celebration may have ended but our task and aim for a healthy and well-nourished Boljoon still continues.