Philippine Daily Inquirer

AVIDA BRINGS HOME PHILIPPINE QUILL AWARDS

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Avida Land Corp., one of the leading mid-market real estate developers in the country, brought home two awards from the prestigiou­s 2017 Philippine Quill Awards last July 5 for its first ever Avida Grand Neighbor Day.

The Grand Neighbor Day, which gathered 1,701 residents from 634 households within the Avida communitie­s, marked a full afternoon of celebratio­n held in November last year.

It was held simultaneo­usly in 11 newly turned-over and establishe­d Avida developmen­ts, wherein the company engaged residents in fun bonding activities that included a community potluck, group games, and partnershi­ps with social entreprene­urs.

Solidarity

The project was primarily geared towards bringing back that deep sense of solidarity and shared values among neighbors, under Avida’s credo of “Inspiring Neighborly Love.”

The success of Avida’s first Grand Neighbor Day went beyond the numbers and the overwhelmi­ng positive response of the participan­ts. It extended to the number of unlikely friendship­s formed and the renewed sense of trust and appreciati­on among neighbors.

A homeowner who had never met neighbors prior to Avida’s Grand Neighbor Day had said: “Sometimes, we see each other in the hallway, but we never say hello. It’s nice to have an event like this, where we finally have the opportunit­y to do so.”

Merit award

Avida also garnered a merit award for “Tunog Natin: Songs From Home”, a 10-track Original Pilipino Music album launched in 2015, under the Nonprofit Campaigns category.

The album featured a mix of promising and establishe­d OPM artists including the campaign’s creative consultant Jim Paredes, as well as The Bloomfield­s, Davey Langit, Moira Dela Torre, Thor Dulay, Markki Stroem, Princess Velasco, Johnoy Danao, Jason Fernandez, and Jaq Dionisio.

It was released in celebratio­n of Avida Land’s 25 years of inspiring possibilit­ies following the first Tunog Natin concert series in 2011, which was aimed at re-igniting interest in OPM.

These awards further strengthen the company’s commitment to inspire goodwill and promote sustainabl­e dream communitie­s that enhance the lives of Filipinos nationwide.

Avida is a residentia­l brand of Ayala Land, the Philippine­s’ leading developer of sustainabl­e estates offering a diverse mix of quality residentia­l and commercial developmen­ts that support local economic growth.

 ??  ?? From left: Nancy Delegencia (Customer Care Group Head, Avida), Sheila Alvar (Customer Care Group Manager, Avida), Tess Tatco (Marketing Head, Avida), Michelle Lawenko (Marketing Manager, Avida), Patricia Abacan (Associate Marketing Manager, Avida),...
From left: Nancy Delegencia (Customer Care Group Head, Avida), Sheila Alvar (Customer Care Group Manager, Avida), Tess Tatco (Marketing Head, Avida), Michelle Lawenko (Marketing Manager, Avida), Patricia Abacan (Associate Marketing Manager, Avida),...

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