Condo residents gain sense of community
DMCI Homes’ Riverfront Residences and Siena Park Residences recently held volunteering activities among residents in their continuing effort to build a tight-knit condominium community.
In Riverfront Residences along Dr. Sixto Antonio Avenue, Pasig City, residents held their third annual bloodletting activity for the benefit of patients at the Philippine Heart Center while Siena Park Residences’ homeowners in Parañaque City spread cheer among children cancer patients in Bahay Aruga in Ermita, Manila.
One of the organizers of the bloodletting activity, Annie Canoy, said that through such activities, they are able to not just help patients in need of blood but also get to know their fellow residents better.
“Volunteering activities and other community projects like this are very important because we live here. This is our home. I do not treat this as just my condo. I treat this as my home,” Canoy shared.
“We try as much as possible to keep it like a home by getting to know each other more. At the same time, be of help to those in need. At least I can say I know somebody from each building,” she added.
The spirit of volunteerism among residents bode well for the community when a member of the housekeeping staff of Riverfront Residences recently met an accident and needed immediate blood transfusion. This is according to Eric Perez, one of the organizers and unit owner.
“We saw that there was a good effect to one of the members of the housekeeping who met an accident. We were able to get help immediately because of our tie-up with Philippine Heart Center,” Perez shared.
“We facilitated the blood-letting within the community to make it hassle-free because we know we have a lot of residents and employees who would like to donate but they do not know how,” he further explained.
A nurse by profession, Perez has been very active in leading outreach activities and medical missions in the mid-rise condominium community in his goal of cultivating a sense of volunteerism among his fellow residents.
The same spirit fueled a group of residents and staff of Siena Park Residences when they held an outreach recently at the “Bahay Aruga,” a halfway house for children cancer patients undergoing treatment at the Philippine General Hospital.
The group brought along a magician to entertain the children beneficiaries who mostly came from the provinces. Boxes of chocolates, food supplies, and hygiene kits were also donated.
Unit owner Jack Aguilar said he is thankful to have found a community that shares his passion for helping the underprivileged. “It feels good to know people you share passion with. But it’s even a greater feeling to find them in the same community you are in.”