Over the past 13 years, the Villar Family through the Villar- Social Institute for Poverty Alleviation and Governance (SIPAG) has been giving Christmas joy and blessings to the children of Barangay Irusin in Tagaytay, Cavite and Baseco in Tondo, Manila by bringing them to the Christmas Village in Britanny-Crosswinds, an idyllic residential property in Tagaytay.
The tradition was repeated last Sunday when 150 young children were fetched from the two blighted communities and taken to the Swiss-inspired and pine-scented Crosswinds in Tagaytay.
The party and the merry-making at the Banguet Hall turned out to be their first face-to-face gathering after a two–year COVID-19 pandemic.
Happiness and intense excitement were already transparent on the innocent faces during their bus ride to the Crosswinds as they were treated to scrumptious food and drinks.
In Tagaytay, the youngsters were greeted by the cold December breeze, as well as the breath-taking panoramic view of the place.
Crosswinds has been all decked up for Christmas—where the Villar Foundation prepared more fun activities and games.
The children played with various toys at the Christmas Village , built for children and adults to enjoy. They also had their pictures taken at the Christmas Village and around the area.
Aside from the gifts from the Villar Family, they also brought home with them the loving times spent with Sen. Cynthia Villar and husband former Senate President Manny Villar.
The Villar couple were also joined by their sons Sen. Mark Villar and Vista Landholdings CEO Paolo Villar and daughter Deputy Speaker. Camille Villar and grandkids Emma and Tristan. Sen. Mark’s wife, Atty. Emmilene Villar also participated in the event.
Sen. Cynthia said it has been a tradition of their family to host a party for the children at the Christmas Village in Crosswinds because they want to make them happy.
“We want to make them happy and to make unforgettable their stay at Crosswinds, even for a few hours. We made sure that the event would be fun-filled so they could always look back at the fond memories they had here,” she noted.