U.S. Embassy Photo Release

May 31, 2007

 

 

Sailors of USNS San Jose Conduct Community Project in Quezon City

 

 

 

 

More than 20 military and civilian sailors from the USNS San Jose put a fresh coat of paint on the Little Children’s Home in Quezon City while in Manila during a visit for supplies and fuel.  The sailors donated paint, labor, and creativity during the May 25 event as they spruced up the outdoor covered training area used by the facility for childbirth classes.

 

The Little Children’s Home is an orphanage supported by the U.S. Embassy Club (USEC), a volunteer group composed of U.S. Embassy employees and family members that conducts charitable work in the Manila area.  The U.S. Navy has visited the home before to conduct community service work and support the work of the Little Children’s Home. 

 

During this visit, the U.S. volunteers concentrated on painting the walls of the home’s training area and painting designs on the cement floor for games such as hopscotch.  Pictured above, two U.S. Navy volunteers tackle painting projects at the Little Children’s Home.

 

The USNS San Jose’s captain, civilian mariner Captain Dan O’Brien, was one of the 20 volunteers painting the orphanage and was excited to be part of the project, he said.  “I’m so happy we can take this time to share with the community,” said Captain O’Brien, expressing the sentiments of the ship’s civilians and military sailors who also volunteered their free time to visit the orphanage. 

 

There are 30 U.S. Sailors and 150 civilian crew members onboard the USNS San Jose and approximately 75% of them are Filipino- Americans, many of whom had the opportunity to visit family and friends during their stop in Manila.

 

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