DFAid: Davao footballers show love for flood victims

ABS-CBN representative Andy Rara receives the donations from Sunday's benefit fun games DFAid (Davao Football Aid) from Davao Football Community's Buboy Arrieta and Davao Football Association president Edward "Chaya" Lam. The charity games held last Sunday at the Crocs Field inside Riverfront City raised support for the flood victims of Davao. The event was organized by the Davao Football Association, Davao Football Community, ABS CBN and Bravetower Promotions. Davao City Host Lions Club led by president Walter Vilacencio also gave their donations through DFAid.

Support flooded at the Crocs Field on Sunday with the staging of DFAid or Davao

Football Aid which gathered some 300 football aficionados who played and gave their share for the June

29 flood victims of Davao.

Football players from the different clubs under the Davao Football Community, the Davao Football

Association, host Crocodile Park management, and the Lions Club of Davao City all came for the DFAid

fun games with their contributions--some came with food, clothing, shoes while the rest chipped in their

share of cash donations.

Davao Football Association president Edward “Chaya” Lam and Davao Football Community’s Buboy

Arrieta, Crocodile Park management’s Dino Dizon and Christian Ea, DFA coaches Alex Adolfo and

Melchor Anzures turned over the donation to ABS CBN DXAB Station Manager Andy Rara shortly after

the fun games.

“We thank the DFC and everyone who gave their help for the flood victims, we hope that this will

provide some relief to them. We will not hesitate to play for our fellow Davawenyos who need help,”

sad Lam after the turnover.

“The show of support was overwhelming. The outcome more than surpassed our expectations,” said

volunteer organizer Neil Bravo.

Earlier, Davao City Host Lions Club also gave their donation through the DFAid. They were led by

President Walter Villacencio, himself a football enthusiast, Secretary Melanie Villacencio, PCC Jose Cua,

PP Teresita Javellana, PP Tita Melanculicco, PP Lucio Ongsiu, PP Nelson Yusie and members Ester Reys,

Medy Suansing, Melanio Reyes, and Ricardo Suansing.

DFCs Arrieta received the donations and thanked the Davao City Host Lions Club for choosing to channel

their donation trough the DFAid.

DFAid is a project of the Davao Football Association in cooperation with the Davao Football Community,

ABS-CBN Davao and Bravetower Promotions.(pr)