Almost a year later, the families continue to embark on
their journeys and advocacies with more passion and zeal than ever before.
“The JFVA title served as a morale booster and further
inspired a desire in us to accomplish an equal feat, if not surpass it. It
became a driving force to reach out to help more of our lesser fortunate
province mates using the ‘gift of two arms’," shared Ramon, head of the
Dickson family who conducts dental and medical missions in far-flung Abra
villages.
Now, the Dickson family continues to help the
underprivileged in their region by involving other organizations such as the
Philippine Red Cross-Abra Chapter and the Provincial Advisory Council of the
Philippine National Police, to propose more activities for the people of Abra
and to further improve the lives of their advocacy constituents.
The Felix family also continues to conduct eye check-ups
for military personnel. Through their 20/20 vision program, the JFVA family
awardee, to date, has provided free eyeglasses to a total of 1,797 military
personnel and has continuously conducted eye missions across different military
bases, including the Mactan Airbase in Cebu and Fort Magsaysay in Nueva Ecija.
For the Mallari family, the moving force behind Silid
Aralan, Inc., it was all about expansion. “JFVA actually inspired us to
continue what we have started and dream more to reach out to those kids who
need our assistance,” Arci Mallari shared.
From initially reaching 300 kids, their bigger dream was
achieved as they now reach 1,300 kids through newly-built learning hubs from
Luzon to Mindanao, across Region 1, CAR, 3, 4A, NCR, 5, 7, 8, 10, 12 and 13
(Caraga).
The Castro family from San Jose, California also sends
their help to children from across the globe in the form of books and other
educational materials through their Children’s Health Education Fund
Foundation. In 2017 alone, they were able to ship 129 balikbayan boxes full of
books and extended their aid to other JFVA co-awardees.
The JFVA has opened a lot of doors to many of the winners
as all of the families utilized their cash prizes to further their advocacies.
The JFVA title has also served as a proof of the credibility of their
organizations, resulting in increased donations, volunteers and benefactors,
and most importantly, a source of inspiration.
This year, Jollibee once again aims to search for these
inspiring stories and empower the families behind them to further upraise their
advocacies through the 8th Jollibee Family Values Awards. The award-winning
program continues to honor Filipino families here and abroad who choose to be
great for others and best exemplify positive Filipino family values.
Exemplary Filipino families may be nominated based on:
relevance and impact of their advocacy in addressing the community’s pressing
needs, long-term sustainability, magnitude of the advocacy’s contribution to
the community, family members’ degree of involvement and participation, and ability
to surpass challenges and special circumstances.
Those who wish to nominate model families—including their
own—must accomplish a nomination form which can be downloaded at
www.jfva.jollibee.com.ph, and answer a questionnaire that will establish the
nominees’ suitability and eligibility.
Entries may be sent via mail to the 8th Jollibee Family
Values Awards, Stratworks, Inc., 2/F Zaragoza Building, 102 Gamboa St., Legaspi
Village, Makati City. Completed nomination forms may also be emailed to
jollibee.fva@gmail.com. The deadline for submission of nomination forms is on
July 15, 2018.
Five outstanding Filipino families will be recognized as
grand winners of the Jollibee Family Values Awards and will receive a P300,000
cash prize, trophy designed by renowned sculptor Michael Cacnio, and P10,000
worth of Jollibee gift certificates.
An overseas Filipino worker family will receive the OFW
Family of the Year award with a P300,000 cash prize, a Michael Cacnio-designed
trophy, and P5,000 worth of Jollibee gift certificates.
There will also be special citation awards for families
with education, environment, children, persons with disabilities, minority
groups, agriculture, or youth empowerment as their advocacies. Each awardee
will get a P50,000 cash prize, a plaque of recognition, and Jollibee gift
certificates.
Find out more about the 8th Jollibee Family Values Awards
and its different activities at www.jfva.jollibee.com.ph or like the JFVA
Facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/Jollibee-Family-Values-Awards-Community-1645602058997253/.
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