Buying of Materials for the Child Friendly Spaces Project :)

            It was a Wednesday morning when the group decided to canvass and purchase the materials needed for the Child Friendly Spaces in the Bagong Tuluyan Center. We went to several stores to canvass for the computer tables for the computer room, and tables and chairs for the children in the daycare area. As we were canvassing for the tables I realized how important it is to maximize the resources available at hand. We had a limited budget for the project, and so it was a little difficult for us to be purchasing the materials because the costs of the materials to be used were pretty high.  We went to various stores and canvassing for the materials to spend the least amount of cost without compromising the quality. 

            Through this experience, my eyes were opened to the reality that there are things that are very limited in this world—such as money. While we were canvassing, it was like we didn’t want to spend it because we felt that we can use the money on a more valuable thing or material. It was because we were limited with the current resources we had for the day. This experience taught me how to value money—that it is not easy to earn and that it is not simply being picked up from the streets.  It also taught me how to budget and allot my money well. This helped me stay on track on things, as well as learn how to prioritize, most especially with deciding which things we needed to buy for the Bagong Tuluyan Center. Eventually, we were able to get all the materials for the Bagong Tuluyan Center, without going beyond our allotted budget for the project.

    

Counting our budget

Matt Flooring for the Play Area :)

Is this the right matt? 

Which chair to choose? Should we buy or not?

Electric fans--which one to choose?

Is our budget still enough??

        Here is a list of the materials we were able to buy for the Bagong Tuluyan Center:

1)   One small electric fan for the play room

2)   One set of small tables and chairs (for the play room)

3)   Mat set for the playroom

4)   One big plastic box for the toys of the children

5)   3-stack tray for the story books and coloring materials of the children.

6)   4 monobloc chairs for the computer room

Hurray! We got the materials!

I could say that I am honestly satisfied with what we have bought given our limited budget and that we were able to buy the essential materials we needed for the project. It was a tiring yet very fulfilling day, seeing that all our efforts are going to something that is for the benefit of the children.