Victorias City Celebrates Nutrition Month 2014

By Samson Garzon, Jr., Victorias City Agriculturist

          The City of Victorias celebrated Nutrition Month 2014 with the theme: “Kalamidad Paghanda-an: Gutom at Malnutrisyon Agapan”.  

          This year’s celebration kicked-off with a Fun Run from the City’s Coliseum and ended at the City’s Public Plaza.  

          The Fun Run generated funds amounting to Php 5,000.00 for the purchase of Ferrous Sulfate tablets for the Iron Supplementation Program.  

          The Nutrition month celebration was declared open by Mayor Francis Frederick Palanca at the Public Plaza right after the Fun Run. 

          The month-long celebration included the Buntis Party Contest (July 8), Search for Well Baby and Nutri-Nanay Contest (July 9), Gulayan sa Eskwelahan and Barangay Contest (July 23 – 25), and finally the Beverage-Making Contest (July 30).

           Winners of various contests are the following: 

1.      Gulayan sa Eskwelahan Contest

1^st Place   – Romana Elem. School

2^nd Place  - Victorias North Elem. School

3^rd Place  -  Da-an Banwa Elem. School

2.      Gulayan sa Barangay Contest

1^st Place   – Brgy. VI

2^nd Place  -  Brgy. XVII

3^rd Place   -  Brgy. V

3.      Beverage-Making Contest

1^st Place   – Brgy. II

2^nd Place  -  Brgy. IV

3^rd Place   -  Brgy. XVIII-A

4.      Nutri-Nanay Contest

1^st Place   – Brgy. XXI

2^nd Place  -  Brgy. V

3^rd Place   -  Brgy. VI

5.      Well-Baby Contest

1^st Place   – Brgy. VI-A

2^nd Place  -  Brgy. XIII

3^rd Place   -  Brgy. IX

       

        The awarding of prizes to contest winners was held after the flag raising ceremony last Aug. 4. 

        The organizers of this year’s Nutrition Month celebration headed by the City Mayor Francis  Frederick Palanca (Chairman of the City Nutrition Council), together with the City Vice Mayor Jerry Jover (City Nutrition Action Offficer), Cecilia Chavez (Nutrition Program Coordinator of the City Agriculture Office) and members of the City Nutrition Committee (CSWD, DepEd, CHO, CCIO, VKLFI, Association of BNS, Association of BHW, DILG, Venus Lions’ Club, and CAO) were very thankful to all the city officials, department heads, city employees, students, barangay officials, Kennel Club of Victorias, Victoriahanons and guests who supported and  participated to make this year’s Nutrition Month  celebration a success.