Dazzling, generous hearts
Manila’s most generous and charitable set gathered at Shangri-La at the Fort in Bonifacio Global City, Taguig for the highly anticipated Red Charity Gala.
Now on its ninth year, the Red Charity Gala, through the tireless energy of two of my friends Tessa Prieto-Valdes and Kaye
Tinga, has been successfully championing twin causes: celebrating the best Filipino creative talents in fashion and also raising funds and building awareness for the Philippine Red Cross and the Assumption High School Batch 1981 Foundation, the event’s main beneficiaries. At the fundraising auction, hosted by Tessa and
Tim Yap, guests bid for exciting lots, which included two iPhone X with a one-year free Globe Platinum subscription plan; original Ramon Valera sketches from León Gallery; separate travel packages from Crimson Resort & Spa Boracay, Bluewater Sumilon Beach Resort and Discovery Leisure Company including luggage from World Traveller; precious jewelry sets from Royal Gem, Emperor’s and Jewelmer; an Omega Seamaster watch from Lucerne with Remy Martin Louis XIII cognac; a Viking Range gas cook top with City of Dreams vacation package; roundtrip Business Class tickets for two to London plus accommodations at the Shangri-La at The Shard London and a six-night safari package in Botswana provided by A2A Safaris with a Linda Farrow aviator eyewear, all provided by generous sponsors.
After the fundraising auction, a presentation of SunLife’s Women of Legacy was held followed by a fashion show by Bench.
The night focused on the designs of Joey Samson, whose androgynous, gender fluid, haute couture collection “PilgrimAge” was unveiled. A thunderous applause greeted Samson after his show where he was joined by Tessa, Kaye and Ben Chan.
The Red Charity Gala 2017 was presented by Bench, in cooperation with Globe Platinum, Jewelmer, Megaworld and SunLife Financial. Major sponsors were A2A Safaris, Cream Silk, Emperor Watch and Jewelry, Fuentes Manila, Leon Gallery, Lucerne, Moss Manila, Philippine Airlines, Remy Martin, Robert Blancaflor, Royal Gem, Shangri-La at the Fort and Volvo.
Other sponsors were Abitare Internazionale, Adworks Manila, Air Asia, Bluewater Sumilon Beach Resort, City of Dreams, Crimson Resort & Spa Boracay, Discovery Leisure Company, Dusit Thani Manila, The Manila Hotel, Viking Range, W/17 and World Traveller.
Special thanks to Alcoplus, Auro Chocolate, Bakers Maison, Cova, Cupcakes By Sonja, Gardenia, Goldilock’s, Linda Farrow, Louis XIII, McDonald’s, Mint College, Pond’s, Ryan Villamael, Simple, The Bellevue Manila, The Botanist, The Peninsula Manila and Zarah Juan.