City of Dreams Manila marks its third year in helping build better lives for local communities and its human resources through long-term and sustainable corporate social responsibility programs and volunteerism.
The integrated resort’s executives and employees have been engaging in about three volunteer activities per month for the benefit of disadvantaged local communities, orphans and children and the elderly and in the preservation and development of the environment, public health and safety, among others.
In addition,
City of Dreams employee volunteers also conduct free internal courses in their respective areas of expertise for interested colleagues, providing additional skills training to enable them to have an alternative source of income or a productive hobby during their free time. Among the workshops that have been held are, namely: meat processing for pork tocino and beef tapa; chocolate-making; creating floral and balloon arrangements; and basic photography.
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| COD Manila Property President Geoff Andres joins employee volunteers at the tree planting activity in Cavite |
Property President Geoff Andres spearheads the resort’s regular CSR activities with employee volunteers to date, such as: renovating a children’s orphanage, educating orphans; visiting the elderly; tree planting; house painting and building, and regularly holding blood donation drives with the Philippine Red Cross.
The community engagements have exemplified the Christian virtue of helping those in need, feeding the homeless along the nearby highways of Pasay and Paranaque, as initiated by City of Dreams Manila’s security team who brought bags containing rice, canned goods, noodles, bread, and coffee to homeless families and other impoverished areas along Roxas Boulevard, Quirino Avenue, and Coastal Road (CAVITEX).
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City of Dreams Manila's staff volunteers at My Father's House orphanage
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Volunteers from the engineering team also renovated
My Father’s House, an orphanage in Las Piñas. They replaced the tiles of the kitchen area, fixed and installed door knobs and repaired swimming pool pipes. They also fixed and installed new electrical outlets and lighting fixtures. The renovation provided the orphans with a cleaner, safer, and brighter place to live in.
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Lighting fixture repairs done by COD Manila volunteers at My Father's House orphanage
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Replacement of bathroom fixtures by COD Manila employee volunteers at My Father's House orphanage
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City of Dreams Manila team’s visit to St. Anthony Village in Baranggay Talon, Las Pinas has helped liven up the small community. Volunteers from various departments successfully painted the exterior walls of some 20 homes, as the children warmly thanked their benefactors with a song and dance presentation.
Volunteer employees also participated in
CSR activities that addressed the emotional and educational needs of orphans and less fortunate children in the community.
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Orphans from Bahay Aruga are given an educational tour and guided lesson at Museong Pambata
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Fun-filled games conducted by COD Manila employee volunteers for Bahay Aruga orphans.
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T-shirt painting activity with orphans in Bahay Aruga orphanage.
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For the
Bahay Aruga orphanage, the kids have been treated to an educational and fun-filled trips to
Museong Pambata, were taught proper grooming and hygiene practices, and encouraged to live a healthier and more active lifestyle with a Zumba class.
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| A display of some of the t-shirt designs by Bahay Aruga orphans together with COD Manila employee volunteers |
At
My Father’s House, the children were taught to express themselves through artistic t-shirt painting. Most recently, a tie-up with the
Department of Tourism’s Brigada Eskwela campaign resulted in the cleaning and refurbishment of 12 classrooms in
San Dionisio Elementary School, Paranaque.
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Feeding program for the elderly at Anawim conducted by COD Manila employees
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Volunteers likewise reached out to the
Anawim home for the elderly and spent a day with the senior members of society, sharing stories and singing heartwarming songs together.
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COD Manila employee volunteers and the members of Anawim home for the elderly
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In caring for the environment, two tree planting programs in
Noveleta and
Ternate, Cavite, were also done during the first half of the year, with over 3,000 mangrove seeds planted during both activities.
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COD Manila employee volunteers plant along a mangrove in Cavite
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Tree planting along a mangrove in Cavite by COD Manila employee volunteers
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Mangroves protect the soil from erosion and shield against cyclones and other ecological disasters. They are also ideal breeding grounds for a variety of marine animals, playing a vital role in the ecological balance of coastal communities.
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| One of COD Manila's regular blood donation drives in partnership with the Philippine National Red Cross |
The regular blood donation drives in support of the Philippine Red Cross, draw an average of 100 employees, to help provide a healthy and sufficient blood supply for the organization.
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