PHOTO-COPYING BUSINESS

One member is employed at the cooperative's photo-copying business which was started before the end of 2006. This is situated at the Bukal Norte National High School in Barangay Taguan, Candelaria. The agreement between the cooperative and the management of the school is for the latter to get a certain percentage from the income for the rental and electric consumption. The students are very happy because they don't anymore have to go out of the school premises for their photo-copying needs.

PROJECT WITH CHILDREN-PWD's

The LBMPC is conducting a community service among disabled children in some barangays of Candelaria. It provides the children with school supplies and toys and a volunteer teacher is given a stipend to teach them. This is aimed at helping the children gain self-esteem and develop a sense of discovery and interest in learning already at their young ages. LBMPC is exerting all efforts to generate additional internal and external resources for the sustainability of this project.

OTHER PLANS

The cooperative continues to look for opportunities to provide a year-round work for its members. Thus, aside from the economic ventures above, they also came up with the following plans:

  • Putting up a bamboo seedling nursery

This is in coordination with Municipal Council member Ludy Lirio and the main buyer of the bamboo seedlings will be House Representative Proceso Alcala.

  • Dessicated Chocolate Candy Production

The concept of this project came out during a meeting with Vice-Mayor Bong Maliwanag of Candelaria. The cooperative plans to put up a Pasalubong Center" (a store where bring-home chocolates are available) near the municipal building. Fifteen women-PWDs are targeted to be employed in this project.

  • Garment Factory

The cooperative further dreams to put up its own garment factory which it will call- "Banahaw Garment Factory." Through this, more members and even some out-of-school youth will be employed.

With its many efforts and plans, LBMPC is, indeed, striving to spread its branches far and wide!