Adventist College of Technology, Inc.: PTA donates worth 35T Kyocera photocopier to ACT

The Parents and Teachers Association (PTA) of ACT has decided to donate a photocopier to the college after the meeting on November 25, 2012. It has collected membership fees for the first semester added by the fines of the parents who are not attending meetings enough for having a project.

The PTA president Mrs. Esther M. Ochavillo, part-time instructor of ACT and a parent, presented the plan to the parents present during the meeting. She said, "one of the needs of our students is an accessible photocopier and a printer. These will help them to lessen the expense in photocopying and having it available anytime." The parents agreed and the PTA treasurer, Mrs. Nelly O. Asne, reported that the PTA fund as of that time is P 37, 500.00 cash.

Moreover, the printer is needed for the internet room so that the students can print directly their projects or assignments. However, the focus is still in the photocopier for it is the main concern of the students.

"We really need a photocopier and it will be more convenient for us if it would be cheaper than the other available photocopier around," Gilbert Lacorda, BEED student present during the meeting, suggested.

35T Kyocera photocopier

So, last November 26, the College Treasurer, Mr. Joemar G. Esmatao, purchased a 35,000.00-peso worht Kyocera photocopier. And as he promised during the meeting, the cost for every page either long or short is only one peso.

"At last it will be easy for us to photocopy important page/s of the book that we like to keep especially teacher's handouts plus it is so accessible and affordable," a student commented.

Whole picture of the machine.

Now, the photocopier is place in the Business office at the ground floor of the college building.

The PTA has been helping the college since then. It has donated various facilities to the college like a pair of bulletin boards made of glass, armed chairs for all the classrooms, the portion of the expense of the comfort room, 3 sets of desktop computers and this time the photocopier.

Some people have commented that PTA is no longer applicable for college students. However, the parents themselves find it vital especially for the betterment of the college and for the parents to really have time to visit their students.

The following are photos of the PTA Projects from SY 2006-2007: