Bamboo, Tattoo Home Broadband give smiles to children of Ormoc

MANILA, Philippines - Tattoo Home Broadband together with its celebrity endorser Bamboo gave the children of Brgy. Tambulilid Elementary School in Ormoc, Leyte toys in time for the gift-giving season.

Over 2,000 of these toys were collected during the successful run of Bamboo’s Christmas concert Believe: Christmas at Home with Bamboo for the benefit of the kids of the said barangay. After the onslaught of Typhoon Yolanda, Tattoo, through Globe Telecom’s Bangon Pinoy program, gave its commitment to restore and rebuild 100 homes in Ormoc, in partnership with Gawad Kalinga. Tattoo then chose to give importance to the children of the community who were left most vulnerable after the calamity.

Everyone who wanted to watch the concert purchased toys in exchange for the tickets. On the other hand, those who simply wanted to share a simple Christmas message posted their video greetings on Instagram with the hashtag #UnwrapHope. Each video post was also equivalent to a toy that Tattoo donated on their behalf. As a special treat, a creative selection of the videos were compiled and revealed during Bamboo’s concert.  

Following the collection of toys was the gift-wrapping activity held at the Globe Tower where employees, Tattoo customers and Bamboo’s fans alike helped each other to wrap and put a bow on every single toy. The gifts were sealed with Christmas cards from the kids of Taguig Elementary school.

Globe SVP for broadband business Gilbert Simpao said, “What better way to end a blessed year right than to give back. We feel very lucky to have this opportunity to make kids happy especially after what happened. And this is just the beginning as we commit to return in time to rebuild of their homes”.

Just like Santa Claus on Christmas Eve, Bamboo and the whole Tattoo team plus Globe employee volunteers arrived at the elementary school bearing gifts of joy in the form of truckloads of toys.

“We will forever be thankful that these children welcomed us and allowed us to be a part of their Christmas celebration. But we don’t only want to be here just for the holidays. We are here for this community for the long haul and we look forward to making more children happier in the near future,” said Globe VP for Tattoo Home Broadband Jurist Gamban.

Also joining in the recent gift-giving were Globe SVP for corporate communications Yoly Crisanto and VP for nomadic broadband business Dong Ronquillo alongside employee volunteers.

The children gave the Tattoo team a warm welcome, and even had a chance to dance with them. The toys they received included huggable stuffed dolls, building blocks and action figures.

Tattoo together with Gawad Kalinga are now preparing for the building of the Tattoo-GK village in Brgy. Tambulilid this month. Apart from 100 houses, the village can also count on Tattoo’s support with livelihood programs designed for sustainable living. Tattoo raised funding for the project with the donation of 100 percent of the sales from the sticks and home broadband plans for November and December 2013.

Bangon Pinoy is Globe Telecom’s enterprise-wide disaster response initiative that aims to have a unified system for donations, relief efforts and corporate social responsibility programs across products and services.

For details, visit www.globe.com.ph/BangonPinoy.