Throughout the month of October, UPS (NYSE:UPS) employees in thePhilippines, dedicated more than 1,000 hours to towards charitablecauses and community efforts in support of programs for children inthe community. Spearheaded by The UPS Foundation, the globalphilanthropic and corporate citizenship arm of UPS, the GlobalVolunteer Month mobilizes UPS employees around the world, togetherwith their families and friends, to give back to the communities inwhich they live and work.
In the Philippines, UPS employees took part in the followingcommunity initiatives:
‘Renovate to Educate’, a program by the non-profitorganization, Teach for the Philippines, which repairs, refurbishesand restores classrooms all over the country with the aim ofproviding conducive learning environments for children. UPSemployees, together with their family and friends made tables andrepainted chairs for students of Don Galo Elementary School inParanaque, a Teach for the Philippines partner school.
‘Be an Aunt or Uncle for a Day’ by SOS Children’s Village, aninternational non-governmental organization that cares for orphanedor abandoned children in Manila and Cebu. Children under theorganization’s care are looked after by an SOS mother, who helpsraise the children. Volunteers organized games, served meals to thechildren and their SOS mothers, and held a motivational talk forthe children.
Visions of Hope’s kinaBOOKasan activity, where volunteers read‘Ang Puting Sapatos’ to underprivileged children and madefriendship bracelets with them. Visions of Hope (VOH) is aChristian Development Organization that implements holistic andtransformational programs and services for underprivilegedcommunities all across the Philippines.
A coloring activity for the children of Bahay Aruga, a homefor orphaned or abandoned children, after which the latter weregiven hygiene kits.
“We are committed to making a positive impact in thecommunities we live and work in,” said Chris Buono, ManagingDirector of UPS Philippines. “This year’s activities focused onproviding support to the children in these communities allowing usto attend to some of their basic every day needs and brighten theirlives in the process too.”
More than 4,500 UPS volunteers across operations in AsiaPacific dedicated their time to close to 200 community serviceprojects for this year’s Global Volunteer Month. Over 20,000 hourswere donated throughout the region in support of activities rangingfrom fundraising to sustain disadvantaged communities, to studentmentoring and senior care, from teaching of sustainable skills andreinforcing local environmental conservation and clean-upactivities, to food resourcing and sustainability efforts. UPS haspledged to contribute 20 million volunteer hours globally towardcommunity service initiatives by the end of 2020 and is on track tomeet this goal.