Ukuba usebenze kwilizwe elingenzi nzuzo iminyaka elishumi njengam, uqhelana nokonga imali ngamanyathelo onke. Usebenza nzima kakhulu ukufumana inkxaso-mali yokuqhuba iinkqubo zakho, iba yinkqubo yokusebenza eqhelekileyo ukukhangela ezona zivumelwano zibalaseleyo, ukugcina imali kangangoko. Akufuneki ukuthetha, awudli ukufumana ithuba lokuthenga izixhobo kunye nezixhobo zangaphandle eziphezulu.

Ngombulelo, Impahla yezemidlalo yaseColombia iyayitshintsha loo nto ngeNkqubo yeNkxaso ye-Ocean Foundation. I-Columbia Sportswear inikela ngamawaka eedola ezixhobo ezitsha kwiiprojekthi zeSiseko se-Ocean minyaka le, zisinceda sifezekise imisebenzi yethu! Izihlanganisi zoLwandle ube ngowamkelekileyo onethamsanqa lokufumana iintlobo ngeentlobo zeempahla zeMidlalo zaseColumbia - iibhatyi, oobhaka, izihlangu, iminqwazi, imithwalo, nokunye - ukunceda iqela lethu ebaleni, ukusebenza ukuze fundisa, ukhuthaze, kwaye udibanise abantwana besikolo abangabafanelanga nolwandle. Kwiprojekthi encinci efana ne-Ocean Connectors, apho sigxalathelana minyaka le ukufumana izinto esizidingayo, lo mnikelo uguqule umsebenzi wethu e-US naseMexico. Iimveliso ezikumgangatho ophezulu, ezihlala ixesha elide ezenziwe yi-Columbia Sportswear zifanelekile kuhambo lwethu lokubukela iminenga, ukhenketho lwe-kayaking, kunye nenkqubo yokubuyisela indawo yokuhlala, apho iqela lethu linesibindi sokukhuphela abantwana ngaphandle kwaye banemincili malunga nokulondolozwa kolwandle. Njengomntu oqhele ukukhangela iibargains, andizange ndikwazi ukuthenga izinto ezintle kunye nezixhobo, kodwa i-Columbia Sportswear ibeke iimveliso zabo ngaphakathi kokufikelela kwethu ngokubambisana ne-Ocean Foundation.

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Eyona nto iphambili ephambili kwiqela le-Ocean Connectors kukukhusela ilanga kwaye, njengeprojekthi ye-The Ocean Foundation, unokusifumana ngaphakathi, phezu, okanye phantsi kwamanzi. Kwiveki ephelileyo ndikhokele iqela labantu abasibhozo kwindawo yethu Sea Turtle Eco Tour, Okubandakanya uhambo lwesiqingatha se-kayaking ngaphakathi kweChula Vista Wildlife Refuge yaseSan Diego Bay, apho sizama ukujonga ii-turtles zaselwandle eziluhlaza ezihlala kwindawo yethu ye-60. Inkqubo ye-Ocean Connectors Eco Tour inyusa imali yokuxhasa iinkqubo zethu zemfundo yasimahla kulutsha olungabonelelwanga kakuhle. Ndinxibe izihlangu zam zamanzi zaseColumbia kwi-kayak, ndathwala ibhegi yam yaseColumbia egxalabeni, ndanxiba umnqwazi wam waseColumbia, yonke loo nto yandenza ndalungela ngcono kwaye ndaxhobela ukukhokela iindwendwe zethu kukhenketho olunomdla, olulolwakho lwekayaking.

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Enkosi kwi-Columbia Sportswear, iqela lethu likhuselekile elangeni, emoyeni, nasemvuleni. Singaqhubeka sigxile ekunyuseni ingxowa-mali ukuze sihlawule iindleko ezibalulekileyo zomsebenzi wethu - izinto ezifana neejenali zesayensi ezingangeni manzi, izityalo zemveli, umvuzo wamalungu eqela lethu, kunye neentlawulo zokungeniswa kwiindawo ezihlala emanzini. Siyazingca ngokunxiba i-Columbia Sportswear gear ebaleni, kunye nokusasaza ilizwi malunga nendlela le nkampani ye-philanthropic ewutshintsha ngayo umdlalo kwiiprojekthi ze-Ocean Foundation.