BAGUIO City—The Baguio Country Club, the only exclusive club in this mountain city 5,000 feet above sea level, will again open to the public its popular and much awaited Christmas Village for the sixth straight year with its inauguration on Nov. 11.
The Christmas Village, at the Club’s main gate, will as in past offerings showcase the use of resources that may have been considered junk materials from the Club’s daily operations but were turned into beautiful Christmas decorations and worthwhile endeavors.
This year’s Christmas Village will be hinged on the mixture of the latest craze “Pokemon” and “Traditional Christmas” theme, officials said.
Its design was conceptualized by the Club’s general manager Anthony De Leon and executive assistant manager Marylou Galiste and is being put up with the assistance of employees.
The Christmas Village hopes to give those who cannot afford to travel abroad to feel at least a semblance of a White Christmas as experienced in other countries.
Some 80 percent of the materials used in the Christmas Village are recycled, ranging from old sewer pipes, golf balls, used room key cards, plastic spoon and fork, to water and wine bottles.
Andrew Pinero, BCC customer service department manager, said the materials will be used in making posts, lamps, snowflakes, balls and various decorations hand-crafted by employees.
Construction excess trimmings such as plywood , steel bars and bark, twigs and pine cone which fell from trees within the premises were used to build the various structures and Christmas trees.
As a practice, the Club employees collect and keep materials they gather from the various outlets of the Club which they reuse for various purposes.
Pinero said: “It always is a worthwhile experience for the young and old alike at the Christmas Village which features various characters from popular children’s books.
“The Nativity reenactment sets the tone in the evening which constantly reminds us of a more Christ-centered celebration while the lights, artificial snow show and Christmas carolers at the main stage never cease to amaze the crowd.”
The Christmas Village had a soft opening last Saturday before its inauguration on Nov. 11 and will run until Jan. 8, 2017.
Entrance fee is P100 for adults, P50 for children ages four to 12 while children three years old and below are free of charge.
Senior Citizens and persons with disability can enjoy 20-percent discount.
Visitors/patrons are advised to comply with the Dress Code Policy of the Club.
Any type of slippers regardless of brand or price is strictly not allowed as well as bringing in of pets, food and drinks.
