Wyndham Shares Christmas cheer with Aeta community in Pampanga

CLARK FREEPORT – Wyndham Destinations Asia Pacific staff based in Clark in the Philippines personally delivered gifts to more than 50 children living in the rural community of Sitio Monicayo earlier in the week.

The initiative was inspired by the company’s philanthropic program, Wishes by Wyndham, which aims to improve the lives of children and their families.

Sitio Monicayo is a small community formed by nearly 500 Aetas who relocated after losing their homes in the mountains after a 1991 volcano eruption. While the community has access to electricity and water today, its economic wellbeing is entirely dependent on the yield of a group of small farms.

A small team of employees visited on Wednesday to distribute the gifts, which were donations from over 170 staff employed by Wyndham in the Philippines.

“This initiative is our way of giving back to the local community and we all felt a sense of fulfilment to see children smile. This was a huge effort from our team, who personally paid for, sourced and packed canned foods, toys, clothes and storybooks, and prepared meals for the kids,” said Jerry Estrada, Director of Operations, Wyndham Services Asia Pacific (Philippines) (WSAPPI).

“This is the second year that the team organised an outreach for children and we are looking forward to conducting this initiative in the years to come,” he said.

The outreach was a partnership with the Lions Club Philippines, which organised a medical and dental check-up for 250 adults on the same day.

WSAPPI, a subsidiary of Wyndham Destinations Asia Pacific, employs over 170 staff in Clark across a number of different functions, including customer support, technical and IT support, communications and creative services, human resources, finance, customer experience, sales, revenue and marketing.

The office is located at the Clark Freeport Zone in Pampanga, a two-hour drive from the capital city of Manila. (Press Release)