Uma usebenze emhlabeni ongenzi nzuzo iminyaka eyishumi njengami, ukujwayela ukonga imali ngaso sonke isikhathi. Usebenza kanzima ukuthola uxhaso lokuqhuba izinhlelo zakho, kuba inqubo yokusebenza ejwayelekile ukucinga amadili angcono kakhulu, ukonga imali ngangokunokwenzeka. Akudingekile ukusho, awuvamisile ukuthola ithuba lokuthenga izinto zokusebenza zangaphandle kanye negiya eliphezulu.

Ngokujabulisayo, Izingubo ZaseColombia ishintsha lokho ngoHlelo Lokuxhaswa Kwensimu ye-The Ocean Foundation. I-Columbia Sportswear inikela ngezinkulungwane zamadola zamagiya amasha minyaka yonke kumaphrojekthi we-The Ocean Foundation, okusisiza ukuba sifeze izinjongo zethu! Izixhumi zolwandle ube nenhlanhla yokwamukela izinhlobonhlobo zezimpahla zezemidlalo zase-Columbia - amajakhethi, ojosaka, izicathulo, izigqoko, imithwalo, nokunye - ukusiza iqembu lethu ensimini, ukusebenzela fundisa, gqugquzela, futhi uxhumanise izingane zesikole ezingabafanele nolwandle. Kuphrojekthi encane efana ne-Ocean Connectors, lapho simatasatasa minyaka yonke ukuze sithole izinto esizidingayo, lo mnikelo uguqule umsebenzi wethu e-US naseMexico. Imikhiqizo yekhwalithi ephezulu, eqinile eyenziwe yi-Columbia Sportswear ilungele uhambo lwethu lokubuka imikhomo, uhambo lokubuka i-kayaking, nohlelo lokubuyisela indawo yokuhlala, lapho ithimba lethu liba nesibindi sokukhipha izingane ngaphandle futhi lijabulele ukongiwa kolwandle. Njengomuntu ojwayele ukusesha ama-bargains, angikaze ngikwazi ukuthenga izinto ezinhle kangaka namagiya, kodwa i-Columbia Sportswear ibeke imikhiqizo yabo endaweni yethu ngokuhlanganyela ne-The Ocean Foundation.

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Okuhamba phambili kwethimba le-Ocean Connectors ukuvikela ilanga futhi, njengamaphrojekthi amaningi we-The Ocean Foundation, ungasithola siphakathi, phezu, noma ngaphansi kwamanzi. Ngesonto eledlule nje ngihole iqembu labantu abayisishiyagalombili endaweni yethu I-Sea Turtle Eco Tour, okuhlanganisa uhambo lwesigamu sosuku lwe-kayaking ngaphakathi kweChula Vista Wildlife Refuge yaseSan Diego Bay, lapho sizama khona ukubona izimfudu zasolwandle eziluhlaza ezingu-60 ezihlala endaweni yethu. Uhlelo lwe-Ocean Connectors Eco Tour luqongelela izimali zokusekela izinhlelo zethu zemfundo yamahhala entsheni enganakiwe. Ngagqoka izicathulo zami zamanzi zase-Columbia ngigibela i-kayak, ngaphatha isikhwama sami sasehlombe sase-Columbia, futhi ngafaka isigqoko sami sase-Columbia, konke lokho kwangenza ngalungela kangcono futhi ngahlonyiselwa ukuhola izivakashi zethu ohambweni olujabulisayo, oluqondene nomuntu siqu.

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Siyabonga ku-Columbia Sportswear, ithimba lethu liphephile elangeni, emoyeni, nasemvuleni. Singaqhubeka sigxile ekuqongeleleni imali ukuze sihlangabezane nezindleko ezibalulekile zomsebenzi wethu - izinto ezifana namajenali esayensi angangeni manzi, izitshalo zomdabu, iholo lamalungu eqembu lethu, kanye nezindleko zokungena ezindaweni ezihlala emanzini. Siyaziqhenya ngokugqoka amagiya e-Columbia Sportswear enkundleni, kanye nokusabalalisa igama mayelana nokuthi le nkampani ye-philanthropic iwushintsha kanjani umdlalo kumaphrojekthi we-The Ocean Foundation.