The Hershey Company turns over shelter kits to Typhoon Glenda victims

The Hershey Company has always been supportive of people’s well-being towards achieving a better life and a bright future, which likewise supports greater effectiveness in its good business performance.

The Hershey Company approved a financial grant through its partner, United Way Worldwide, to provide shelter repair kits for 25 families affected by typhoon Glenda (international code name “Rammasun”). The typhoon struck Metro Manila and Southern Luzon in the Philippines last July 16, 2014, affecting at least 330,433 families or 1.6 million people.

According to the Philippine government, the cost of destruction was estimated to be at PhP 7.41 billion, with PhP 1.07B on infrastructure and PhP 6.34B on agriculture.  Notable damages were on housing infrastructures, as majority of houses were made of light materials.

On October 24, 2014, The Hershey Company, through its employee volunteers and in partnership with Philippine Business for Social Progress (PBSP), distributed shelter kits to 25 farming households. The beneficiaries were chosen residents of Barangays San Miguel, Pansol, Bagong Pook, Linga and Pinagbayanan, which are all under the jurisdiction of the fourth-class municipality of Pila, province of Laguna. These were the hardest hit areas with 7,000 houses partially damaged.

Each family received a shelter repair kit consisting of 8 pieces plywood, 10 pieces of corrugated GI sheets, 2 pieces plain GI sheet, 10 pieces lumber, 6 kilos of various nails, hammer and saw.   They also received PhP 2,000.00 cash to help defray possible labor costs.