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| Volunteer employees from McDonalds Philippines with Philippine Vice-President and Education Secretary Sara Duterte during the 2022 Brigada Eskwela kickoff. (Image Source: Orange Magazine TV/McDonalds Philippines) |
Reinforcing its commitment to making a difference through programs that support Filipino children’s need for education, Quick Service Restaurant (QSR) giant McDonald’s Philippines through its charity of choice Ronald McDonald House Charities once again extends its support to schools for the annual Brigada Eskwela. Led by the Department of Education (DepEd), Brigada Eskwela gathers volunteers from both the private and public sectors every year to help prepare public elementary and secondary schools for the upcoming school year. Since 2015, McDonald’s and RMHC have been providing meals, cleaning materials, and Ronald McDonald Read-to-Learn kits to partner schools.
This year, the company distributed over 20,000 Burger McDo to educators and volunteers while 1,000 Happy Meal toys and 20 sets of Read-To-Learn kits were provided to elementary schools. These kits are part of RMHC’s Read-To-Learn program, a partnership with DepEd, which provides reading materials to Grade 1 and Grade 2 learners in public schools and trains educators in teaching beginning reading. Grounded by its core value of malasakit, employee-volunteers from McDonald’s also took time from their daily routine to help prepare and distribute meals, and clean school premises, to ensure that both students and teachers alike, can hold classes in a safe and conducive learning environment. Meanwhile, the company also allocated streamers, welcome banners, and safety signages to over 4,000 schools to ensure that government-mandated COVID-19 protocols are still being followed as face-to-face classes resume.
“On behalf of our Chairman and Founder Dr. George Yang and President and CEO Kenneth Yang, congratulations to the Department of Education led by Vice President and DepEd Secretary Sara Duterte on the launch of the 2022 Brigada Eskwela program. Makakaasa kayo na nandito ang McDonald’s at ang kaniyang charity of choice, Ronald McDonald House Charities, para makatulong sa inyong paghahanda para sa simula ng bagong school year,” said McDonald’s Philippines Managing Director Margot Torres during the Brigada Eskwela Kick Off. With the generosity of Filipinos, the support of partners, and the efforts of volunteers, RMHC can achieve more. Anyone can help share feel-good moments with those in need by donating at rmhc.org.ph/donate.
