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SRES-Marikina receives McDonald’s ReClassified chairs

The San Roque Elementary School in Marikina City is the first beneficiary of McDonald’s Philippines ReClassified Project: A store renovated, a classroom rejuvenated.
Nearly 200 McDonald's chairs, repurposed and fitted with arm desk are being used by top students of San Roque from Grade 6-Marubdob on the first day of their classes on September 8, 2023.
The chairs were part of the school furniture which the Marikina City government has procured this year to ensure that all public elementary and secondary schools in the city will have enough school furniture, Mayor Marcelino “Marcy” Teodoro said on Friday.
An alumnus of the school himself, Mayor Marcy said "education is everyone’s responsibility. Collaborations such as this ReClassified project contribute to our shared goals for Filipino learners. Kaya’t salamat McDonald’s for choosing Marikina and my alma mater, as your first beneficiary,” he said.
ReClassified project is an initiative that sees the transformation of materials from renovated McDonald’s stores to redesigned school chairs and tables, intended to improve students' learning experiences across the country.
As McDonald’s continuously renovates at least 60 restaurants every year, it found an opportunity to address this need by upcycling and repurposing materials coming from these renovated stores, creating school equipment that students can reliably and more comfortably use.
To achieve this task, McDo partnered with IDr. Willie Garcia, the Founder and Principal Designer of Junk Not -- a noted social enterprise that upcycles plastic materials into new furnishings. They created these new school chairs and tables by reusing McDo’s old store furniture.
Ms. Garcia and her team added an arm desk as the basis for the improved design and followed global standards. They went through an inspired and structured process -- from prototyping to production -- to ensure the new chairs and tables’ safety, durability, and functionality.
Adi Hernandez, McDonald’s Philippines AVP for Corporate Relations, said they would continue this initiative as more McDonald’s stores are being renovated every year. “We want to learn more from it on how we can improve it in terms of design and safety. Next year, we’re definitely have more of these ReClassified chairs as we look forward to partnering with more local government units for this initiative,” Hernandez said. To know more about the McDonald’s ReClassified Project, follow the McDo PH Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/McDo.ph/
Mayor Teodoro and District 1 Representative Marjorie Ann "Maan" Teodoro together with SRES principal Ann Valderrama, led the ceremonial turnover of ReClassified school chairs. Also in attendance were San Roque Barangay Capt. Louie Francisco, DepEd-Marikina Schools Division Superintendent OIC Dr. Cynthia Ayles, and McDonald’s PH team led by Adi Hernandez, and Director for Ronald McDonald House Charities Marie Angeles. #mcdonaldsPH #reclassified #upcycling

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