Don Antonio O. Floirendo, Sr. Foundation generously welcomed the year 2014 as it successfully fulfilled its annual gift-giving activity for the T’bolis of Brgy. Klubi and Brgy. Lamdalag, Lake Sebu last January 3-4.
“With much enthusiasm of our company to give back to the community, we are doing this every year to make them feel that their loyalty and hard work are deeply appreciated; and that we are proudly promoting the traditional art of weaving by the T’bolis,” said Maricris Floirendo-Brias, AOFloirendo Foundation President, who graced the event with her friends Bea Zobel Jr. and Fernando Manso.
In partnership with the Tadeco Livelihood and Training Center (TLTC), this annual gift-giving activity has served over 1,300 T’bolis this year. The gift bags for the recipient families contained food items, toiletries, and used clothes, while the children received bananas, ice cream, bread, and toys.
“Naga-pasalamat kami sa padayon nga pagsuporta sa amo sa [AOFloirendo] Foundation ug sa TLTC. Malipayon sab kami nga kanunay nga nagalambo ang among panag-inigsuunay alang sa kalampusan sa matag-usa,”said Flung Tuan, 46.
Making the affair truly remarkable, T’bolis shared more of their culture by performing some of their tribal dances and traditional songs. Likewise, the activity was made more significant, this time, as three of the T’boli weavers were hailed as Ms. T’nalak, Ms. TADECO, and Ms. Klowil MPC during their first ever fashion competition.
“We can all be successful if we know how to look back, give back, and share to make other people happy; and that’s what makes the foundation keep going in serving and in reaching out,” remarked Brias.
T’boli weavers from barangays Klubi and Lamdalag supply dream-inspired and spirit infused T’nalak weavings for TLTC’s product lines which they send to international markets such as Australia, Denmark, England, Germany, Greece, Hongkong, Italy, Japan, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, Taiwan, Thailand, United Kingdom and USA.
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