Leading telecommunications firm Globe Telecom and The Walt
Disney Company, Philippines, announced a major collaboration to promote
volunteerism among Filipinos.
The two companies partnered to launch “Time Please,” a
nationwide volunteering program that encourages and empowers Filipinos
including companies, organizations, employees, families, and friends to provide
volunteer activities or participate in existing volunteer programs. Time Please supports the telco’s commitment
to nine (9) of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and
appeals to the Filipino strong culture of volunteerism rooted in the bayanihan
spirit to collectively contribute to social development.
Through the volunteer matching portal www.timeplease.ph,
developed with Globe Future Maker iVolunteer Philippines and the volunteer
portal of Gawad Kalinga, Time Please strives to match individuals or groups of
volunteers with various volunteering opportunities around the country.
Companies, organizations or groups with existing volunteer programs can also
enlist their volunteer activities in the platform and get their volunteer hours
registered in this initiative.
“We look at Time Please to extend Globe Telecom’s
purpose-led culture to our customers. With the help of technology, we wish to
make volunteering more accessible to many Filipinos, thereby, making it easier
for our partners and customers to contribute to nation building,” said Ernest
Cu, President and Chief Executive Officer of Globe Telecom.
“Disney VoluntEARS are committed to supporting and
inspiring communities by dedicating our time and skills to help kids and
families in need. Time Please is a unique platform that allows kids and
families to spend meaningful time together for social good,” shared Veronica
Cabalinan, Country Manager of The Walt Disney Company, Philippines. “We believe
that it is our collective responsibility to be at the service of the community
where we live.”
Globally, the Philippines ranked 7th for the highest number
of people volunteering their time with 25 million Filipinos volunteering in
2016 (Charities Aid Foundation [CAF] World Giving Index 2017). Volunteer
activities are mobilized by various sectors, such as non-government
organizations (NGOs), government agencies, companies usually through their
Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) departments or corporate foundations, the
academe via school activities such as Brigada Eskwela, and the private sector.
Time Please provides a robust menu of volunteering
activities and unites the volunteering ecosystem by connecting the volunteers
to volunteer organizations using a simple, convenient and easy to understand
web platform. Through any device with online access, individuals from all
regions in the Philippines can now sign up for free and form groups to join
volunteer activities enrolled in Time Please.
Time Please will run from May 25 to August 19, 2018 and is
open to individuals willing and capable to do volunteer work. Each group should
have a minimum of two (2) and a maximum of four (4) individuals to be able to
join. The group should also nominate a Team Leader who is at least 18 years of
age with an active Globe or TM number to register the group.
The group with the most number of volunteer hour credits at
the end of the program will win an all-expense paid trip for 4 to Hong Kong
Disneyland.
Globe customers, partners, and other organizations are
invited to register and volunteer at
www.timeplease.ph and at the volunteer portal of Gawad Kalinga.
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