Brighter start for youth with GMA Kapuso, Max’s
GMA Network’s socio-civic arm, GMA Kapuso Foundation, recently received a donation from the international division of the country’s largest casual dining operator, Max’s Group Inc. (MGI), which operates Max’s Restaurants across the globe.
As part of the brand’s 70th anniversary celebration, 14 Max’s restaurants in North America pledged to donate a dollar for every whole order of Max’s fried chicken. Through the endeavor, they were able to raise $4,580 for the benefit of GMAKF’s Kapuso School Development (KSD), Unang Hakbang Sa Kinabukasan (UHSK), and Give A Gift (GAG): Feed A Child projects.
The KSD project aims to develop suitable learning environments for school children nationwide by providing underserved primary and secondary public schools with decent and functional classrooms, which are conducive for learning, as well as water distribution and sanitation facilities.
Giving kids a renewed spirit for learnby ing and providing brighter beginnings, the UHSK program supplies backpacks with a complete set of school supplies for each child beneficiary at the start of each school year.
Meanwhile, the GAG: Feed A Child program helps malnourished children addressing their nutritional needs through a 120-day feeding program.
“Max’s Restaurants has always been about sharing wonderful experiences to generations of Filipinos,” says MGI International, chief executive officer (CEO) Peter King. “We felt that partnering with GMA Kapuso Foundation is the best way for us to share the same heartfelt Max’s experience to Filipino school children as a way of expressing our gratitude and giving back to communities.”
GMAKF executive vice president and chief operating officer Mel Tiangco is grateful for the bayanihan spirit espoused by fellow Filipinos abroad.
“We are thankful to partners such as Max’s Group Inc., who, wherever they may be in the world, continue to help us in our mission of providing a good future for the youth of today,” she said.
“And we hope that we continue to gain more allies who share our passion for bringing hope to the underprivileged members of our society,” Tianco added.