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I. KING SOLOMON LEARNING CENTER HISTORYJun and Milleth Paragas arrived in Tatalon, a suburb of Manila, in 1980 in response to God's calling to join with Viv Grigg to pioneer a ministry to the urban poor in Manila. After settling down, they straight away buckled down to the work of evangelism at every opportunity. The abject poverty of the people around this area necessitated a change in approach to the Gospel presentation to make it relevant to these people and the conditions they were living under. The health and sanitation services, medical and dental clinics and from time to time, seminars on various subjects for parents and job creating projects were conducted. Every aspect of the Gospel was preached, taught and shared. In 1985, Jun and Milleth noticed that education for the poor was paramount importance to the parents for their children as the only hope of survival for financial freedom in the market place of survival of the fittest. They also noticed that the government did not listen to the clamour of the poor, with their budget allocation for education the last priority. As a result, public schools run by the government have a very poor quality of education. On the other hand, most private educational institutions charge fees that are as high as the mountains you can see around and therefore beyond the financial reach of the poor. In June 1988, with the technical help of Mission Ministries Phils. in partnership with C.A.R.E. Philippines and with their church, they started a pre-school with about 20 children enrolled. The enrolments have increased every year from that time, but in 1991 the project foundered in the issue of autonomy. In 1994, Jun and Milleth's small and poor church decided to put up a pre-school on their own. They tapped the technical help of Misson Ministries Phils. again but the church shouldered all the expenses with almost all their members chipping in every way they could afford in cash and in kind. And the Lord blessed all their efforts, answered their prayers and lo and behold the King Solomon Learning Center was born! The first teacher was Flor Fortuna, who had just graduated from the university, specialized on pre-school education, and passed the board exam in 1994. There were about 30 children in the first enrolment and this number has increased each year. In 1996, another teacher was hired, Ruth Fortuna, and a second school was started in Sto. Domingo, another suburb in Manila, with around 15 enrolments there. The two teachers continued to teach until 1998 when they were replaced by Cristy Mendoza, and Liza Ebrada joined her in 1999. In September1997, Jun and Milleth met Mike and Jean Snellgrove, from Australia, during their very short visit to Manila and shared their vision with them which generated a great deal of interest and excitement. Much prayer and correspondence went between them as the two couples were bound together by the vision. In October 1999, They established a foundation - the Alpha Christian Education Foundation, Inc. and the vision started to move ahead. During 1999 over 80 students were enrolled in the two schools with many requests for more children to attend but due to lack of space this was not possible. Seminars were held for parents and this has helped to build up a good working relationship with the children's families. The classrooms were air conditioned during 1999, much needed in 33C temperatures, and a computer installed with the generous support from Australia. Computer studies have been added to the curriculum and this has been very well received by the parents. The short term goals are to continue to put the Foundation on a solid base to work from and open a third school. Your prayers and interest in this project are most appreciated as we seek together to serve our wonderful God, change lives, and reach out to the children of Manila and their families. II. FINANCIAL TRACK RECORDS FOR THE LAST TWO YEARS1998A. No. of students -------------------------52 pupils B. Monthly tuition fee/pupil -------------P 200.00 x 52 x10 mos. C. Entrance Fee/pupil -------------------P 500.00 x 52 D. Total Income -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------P130,000.00 E. Expenses ( in round off figures )
TOTAL P124,500.00F. Net Income -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------P 5,500.00 1999A. No. of students --------------------------83 pupils ( 72 finished the sy ) B. Income/ Receipt
C. Expenses
TOTAL P 291,059.75F. Net Income -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------P 5,235.25 G. Inventory/ Stocks
I. Total current asset ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ P 11,184.25 III. PROJECTED ENROLEES, INCOME & EXPENSES FOR SY 2000 - 2001
D. Projected Net Income ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------P 103,750.00 IV. PROBLEM : Instability for lack of lot and building ownership V. PRESSING NEEDS :
VI. SOLUTION : Acquire School Lot and Building. The following is our project proposal
PROJECT PROPOSAL
Board Members:
IV.PROJECT NEEDS :NZ dollars 84,000.00 split in the following :
V. MODE OF PAYMENTS FOR IV- B :
C. Monthly Payments of : First year --NZ 700.00/mo. Second yr. --NZ 665.00/mo. Third year --NZ 630.00/mo. Fourth yr. --NZ 595.00/ mo. Fifth year --NZ 560.00/ mo. Sixth yr. -- NZ 525.00/mo Seventh yr.-- NZ 490.00/mo. Eight yr. -- NZ 455.00/mo Ninth yr. -- NZ 420.00/mo Tenth yr. -- NZ 385.00/mo. VI. SOURCES OF PAYMENTS :
VII. BENEFICIARIES OF THE PROJECT : A. DIRECT :
B. INDIRECT :
VIII. EXPECTED RELEASE OF FUNDS : Jan 2003 IX. EXPECTED START PAYMENTS : March ,2003 X. EXPECTED COMPLETION OF PAYMENTS : March 2013 Project Proposal submitted by : Damaso L. Paragas Jr. Chairman, CEO --ACE Foundation, Inc. Noted by: Amado Reyes Jr. , Chairman, KSC Council Milleth F. Paragas Principal, KSLC |
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