Volley group extends charity work

MANILA, Philippines — The volleyball community has extended its charity work to include game-day personnel affected by play suspension even as its fund drive to produce PPEs (Personal Protective Equipment) for medical frontliners working in the fight against the spread of coronavirus hits its third week.

“With the implementation of the enhanced community quarantine (ECQ), daily wage earners have found themselves struggling to earn a living. Earning their livelihood has been one of the greatest uncertainties that a lot of countrymen have been worrying about. Some of these daily wage earners hit closer to home for the volleyball,” said the Volleyball Community Gives Back to the Philippines, a group of volley stars, which pooled its effort to help the community during times of crises.

A group of volley personnel composed of referees, ball retrievers and bouncers recently approached the group to ask assistance of any form due to the extended ECQ.

The VCGBPH, led by Charo Soriano, Alyssa Valdez, Dzi Gervacio and Gretchen Ho, promptly launched the #CARINGFORALL: Down The Line, We Are One platform to provide assistance for the paid-per-day personnel.

Rebisco, a major backer of volleyball, was first to respond to the call, donating goodies for the affected volleyball game day crew.

“We are humbly asking for support in assisting our volleyball heroes behind the game, who are in need of our help. Any amount will be of help to get us through this crisis,” said VCGBPH.

Donations can be sent to Ryan Sordan through BPI bank account 8069 0632 77.

For details, visit Volleyball Community Give Back on Facebook and @vcgbph on Instagram and Twitter or #CARINGFORALL: Down The Line, We Are One.

Still ongoing is #ServeOurFrontliners: RAFFLES FOR HEROES. The VCGPH has already donated 310 PPEs to Sultan Kudarat in Mindanao.