Security Bank Foundation Donates 50 Recycled Plastic Chairs to Clarin Elementary School

Students at Clarin Elementary School in Plaridel, Misamis Occidental, have received new classroom furniture through a donation of 50 chairs made entirely from recycled plastic from Security Bank Foundation, Inc. (SBFI).

The donation helps address a longstanding furniture shortage at the school, which serves 118 learners. It also gives discarded plastic a useful new purpose inside the classroom.

Addressing a need for classroom furniture

For years, Clarin Elementary School kept aging chairs in use through repeated repairs. Some students used stools without writing tables, while damaged chairs were patched together whenever possible.

The new chairs provide additional seating with writing surfaces, helping the school meet a practical need in its classrooms.

“It is not only a donation but an answered prayer and a reminder that our learners are cared for and remembered,” said School Head Maria Erica C. Ligason.

Her message reflects the importance of the donation to a school that had continued using repaired furniture to accommodate its learners.

Giving plastic waste another purpose

The chairs were produced by The Plastic Flamingo, also known as The Plaf, a social enterprise that turns plastic waste into furniture.

LBC Hari ng Padala Foundation sponsored their delivery to the school, supporting the effort to bring the finished chairs to their intended users.

Beyond their everyday use, the chairs provide a tangible example of recycling. Materials that were once discarded have been transformed into furniture that students can use for classroom activities.

For Clarin Elementary School, the donation connects two needs: improving access to classroom furniture and finding a productive use for plastic waste. The 50 chairs help ease the school’s shortage while demonstrating how recycled materials can serve a community.

More information about SBFI’s initiatives is available on the Security Bank Foundation website.