PBRC holds annual Thanksgiving Giveaway to the Community
The Pilipino Bayanihan Resource Center (PBRC)’s gift giving event dubbed Drive Thru Thanksgiving Giveaway to the community was held recently at their new office at Northgate Avenue in Daly City.
The heartfelt tradition supporting and uplifting the local community occurs when the PBRC come together each year to provide essential resources, food and festive cheer to those in need, ensuring that no one goes without during this season of gratitude.
“We are committed to fostering a sense of unity, compassion, and service, as we celebrate the spirit of giving and strengthen the bonds within our community. This event is a symbol of our shared values of bayanihan — working together for the common good,” reiterates Perla Ibarrientos, PBRC co-founder and Board Chair Emerita who is still very much active in Filipino community very worthwhile projects. In this year’s thanksgiving event, Ibarrientos urges everyone to join, “in making this year’s giveaway a success and spreading kindness to those who need it most. Your support and participation make all the difference in bringing joy and hope to families in our community.”
Among those given away in the event was a $50 grocery card, a meal and other giveaway items for the family per car while supplies last.
Main sponsors for this year’s gift giving aside from PBRC were Moonstar Charitable Organization through Daisy Lee who gave at least 350 small trays of cooked food and Arevon Cormorant Energy Storage whose project is one of several energy storage projects throughout California that is being developed to help the state achieve clean air and energy mandates. Cormorant gave a generous amount of $10,000 for the Thanksgiving event this year and was also a partner in last year’s gift giving.
“Arevon’s team was proud to participate in the PBRC event that brought meals and gift cards for groceries to more than 600 residents and their families at Thanksgiving.”
“We look forward to continuing our participation in the community as we develop our Cormorant Energy Storage project in Daly City. In addition to significant tax benefits to the area, the project will increase grid reliability, reduce the potential for brownouts and blackouts, and reduce peak prices of electricity during high demand periods. The projects has a minimum 20-year operating life, and we plan to be a contributing member of the community for the long term, said Kevin Smith,” said the AREVON Chief Operating Officer
The PBRC tradition started in 2020 when they were at Junipero Serra at the start of the COVID-19 pandemic when they received a sizeable grant for Mother’s and Father’s Day gift-giving and reached at least 3,000 families with the help of Daly City Councilmembers and other city officials.
“I am so glad we can give out at least 450 gift bags for this year’s Thanksgiving Giveaway to the community!” said Ibarrientos.
