Fontana workers sell Christmas decors for a cause

CHRISTMAS IN FONTANA. Creative and unique Christmas decorations made from dried wood, twigs, and other raw materials for sale at the lobby of Fontana Hot Springs Park. (CDC-CD)
CHRISTMAS IN FONTANA. Creative and unique Christmas decorations made from dried wood, twigs, and other raw materials for sale at the lobby of Fontana Hot Springs Park. (CDC-CD)

EMPLOYEES of the Fontana Hot Spring Leisure Parks are selling handcrafted Christmas decorations made out of raw and indigenous materials to help those affected by Covid-19.

According to Fontana Marketing Communications Specialist Jasria Magbanti, the proceeds will be contributed to Clark Development Corporation’s (CDC) Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) projects.

“The story behind those Christmas decors is that it is part of the CSR of our company, so we have decided to make a difference in our society today especially during the pandemic,” Magbanti said.

Meanwhile, Fontana Art Manager Reginald Dy explained how the workers utilized the raw materials found within Fontana’s vicinity and transformed them into fancy and unique decorations.

“For this year’s Christmas, we used the remaining raw materials that we also used from last year. This came from fallen trees that we started chopping into thin pieces then we painted the designs. Basically, it’s all materials from last year that haven’t been used,” he said.

They used dried woods as a base to make decors such as tabletops, danglers, and other hand-painted ornaments ranging from only P50 to P250 only.

Despite their limited manpower, Lead Visual Artist Dorie Valle, Graphic Artist Heartley Nacpil, and Production Assistants Charlie Pastor and Jerick Munoz continue to help in producing pieces of art daily to sell more decors before Christmas.

Aside from these, the Art Department, in collaboration with Fontana Western Executive Chef and Head Pastry Chef Dan Jason Acido, also came up with a Christmas village installed at the lobby.

The miniature village is made from a combination of edible ingredients and raw materials.

According to Chef Dan, most of the ingredients that were used are made from sugar and cookies.

The bread houses, which each took three hours to make, were made from cookies and royal icing.

“I also thought of doing a village since Fontana is like a village – there’s a lot of villas here. As a chef, you have to put something special for Christmas. We also make edible Gingerbread Houses for only 880 pesos,” he said.

Fontana plans to launch a souvenir shop early next year which will house various kinds of souvenir items for any season, all year round.

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