A break from the office and field job is exactly what the Davao Light and Power Co. employees get during the weekend. Such break is usually spent with their respective families and loved ones. But for a momentous time last Saturday, June 4, 2016, it was spent doing service work for the schools of Kapalong (Pag-asa Elementary School) and Maa (Maa Central Elementary School) during this year’s Brigada Eskwela.
Around 289 employee-volunteers were seen crouching with a paintbrush on hand and beautifying chairs in 12 classrooms of Maa Central Elementary School in Maa, Davao City and in five classrooms of Pag-asa Elementary School in Kapalong, Davao del Norte. The students of these schools will be able to use these newly refurbished classrooms and painted chairs of green, pink, blue, and yellow as soon as the school year begins.
“It always feels good to see our employees take part in extending help to the communities where we operate and being happy about it. This is not just a mere company activity that they have to comply, but an act of kindness and support that they are willingly and wholeheartedly give for the service of the community.” said Fermin Edillon, Davao Light Community Relations Manager.
Davao Light’s annual Brigada Eskwela, which started in 2008, is in partnership with the Aboitiz Foundation Inc.. This is a simultaneous activity conducted by all Aboitiz Business Units (BU) in the country.
“I hope that through this little way of ours, we will be able to give the pupils a reason to go to school everyday and to do well in their studies. It is also heart warming to imagine how children will become delighted when they see their newly repainted and repaired classrooms.” said Arturo Milan, Davao Light EVP and COO, in his opening message.
In spite of the very warm weather, the employees together with school faculty, staff and some parents plastered big smiles on their faces after seeing what everyone has accomplished that day. Truly, the spirit of Bayanihan was evident with one goal in mind, that is, to bring color to this school year for the future generation through Brigada Eskwela.
Also, employees from the AboitizPower, Aboitiz Equity Ventures and Apo Agua joined this year’s Brigada Eskwela organized by Davao Light.
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