Leyteño wins A$5,000 for rural school

GRATEFUL. Pupils of Cambalading Elementary School express their appreciation to Rusman Tulin (inset photo).

By Janny Maye Pacarat

A LEYTEÑO now residing in Australia won a grant for a small community school in neighboring Albuera town. Rusman Tulin, 38 is awarded A$5,000 (approx. P233,000) that will be used for the improvement of Cambalading Elementary School in his native hometown.

Queensland-based plan company Sunsuper mounted the Sunsuper Dreams contest among its 130,000 plan holders wherein they will share their dreams to make the world a better place. Rusman’s entry to improve Cambalading Elementary School attracted over 3,000 votes, mostly from Toowoomba where he lives.

Rusman works as a nurse in Australia and has been a Sunsuper plan holder since 2002. Last year, Rusman has donated school supplies to the school. Now, he hopes the money won will be used to complete the fence, stage renovation and water system of the school. He plans to visit home this December.

 

Rusman is an overseas Filipino worker hero who has not forgotten to help his countrymen back home. He graduated in BS Commerce major in Management at Western Leyte College in 1993 where he was a student leader. Prior to migration, he worked at the accounting department of Ospa-Farmers Medical Center for eight years.
(West Leyte Weekly Express issue of Apr. 18-24)