For the past years, Electrolux, a global leader in home appliances, has been accepting donations of clothes may it be used or unused for our fellow kababayans who are badly affected and devastated by numerous typhoons. Donated clothes were sorted out, laundered and sent out to those in need. But of course not all donated clothes are wearable, this gave Electrolux an idea so that these clothes will not put to waste.
In line with Electrolux’s latest campaign, the Delightful-E Simple campaign, Electrolux came up with a project together with Gawad Kalinga’s Trese Community in Payatas Quezon City where these unusable clothes will be recycled and turned into quilts for children and newborn babies in orphanages and other communities. Another good thing about this project is that Gawad Kalinga’s community Trese will benefit too because this project will also support the livelihood program there.
“Electrolux believes that there must be dignity in the clothes that we donate. To make sure that every piece of clothing is in good condition, we will sort out the worn out, unwearable ones, then upcycle them into quilts with the help of Trese. With this partnership, we aim not only to give quilts to children and new born babies but also another source of livelihood for this Payatas community.” said Andrea Pionilla, Electrolux Marketing Manager. “
We were also toured around the Community Trese and seen other livelihood program(Silkscreen and Heat press t-shirt printing) that Gawad Kalinga has provided for the community in order for the people there to become productive and raise their self worth as individuals.
Of course I would not miss the chance of trying the Silkscreen tshirt printing. Yey! Perfect print. hihihi. Not bad for a first-timer.
This little fur baby catched all our attention. Meet “Kilay” The resident dog of Gawad Kalinga Community Trese Printing area. Very kind and friendly dog. 🙂
How about you?
Make yourself a part of a meaningful advocacy and help others by donating some of your pre-loved clothes. You may drop off your donations in any of these locations:
- Electrolux Customer Service Hub
Grundfos Building, 5548 Osmena Highway, Brgy. San Isidro, Makati City - Mommy Mundo Head Office
2nd Floor Fun Ranch Frontera Verde, Ortigas Center, Pasig City - Unilever Philippines Head Office
1351 United Nations Ave., Paco, Manila - Empire East Land Holdings Inc.
11th Floor World Center Bldg., Sen Gil Puyat, Makati City - Mary’s College
37 Mother Ignacia Ave., Paligsahan Quezon City - Kodak Philippines
2901 88 Corporate Center Valero cor. Sedeno St., Salcedo Village, Makati City - Morgan Stanley
16th Floor E-Services Building, Bonifacio Global City, The Fort, Taguig - Center for Culinary Arts (CCA)
287 Katipunan Ave., Loyola Heights, Quezon City - Dasmarinas Village (Homeowners Associationvisit Office)
1419 Campanilla St. Dasmarinas Village, Makati City - BrandAction Inc.
Unit 4B ALPAP Bldg., 160 LP Leviste St., Salcedo Village, Makati City - BrandAction Inc.
Unit 4B ALPAP Bldg., 160 LP Leviste St., Salcedo Village, Makati City - Isla Lipana & Co.
29th Floor Philam Life Tower 8767 Paseo de Roxas Makati City
Let us help and do our part even in small ways to provide the children and infants in orpanages and other communities a decent mat like quilt to lie down or sleep on to. Let us all remember that one simple clothing that you will donate can make a difference to other people’s lives.
For more information about Electrolux Delightful-E Simple to Share advocacy and for the full list of donation drop-off sites, you may visit electolux.com.ph or you can also visit www.facebook.com/thelittlewhitebook or follow @ElectroluxPH on Twitter and Instagram.
