Caritas Manila holds social expo
ON ITS third year, Caritas Manila will hold its Social Enterprise Expo, “Buy and Give Expo 3,” on Sept. 23-25 at the Activity Center of Ayala TriNoma Mall, Quezon City.
The expo coincides with the launching of Caritas Margins as the social brand to help end poverty. Caritas Margins provides skills and training to the urban poor communities and marginalized sectors, as well as honing them to become social entrepreneurs.
The three-day expo will showcase various Caritas Margins products from different marginalized community partners, ranging from food, home and ladies accessories, personal care products, artworks from resident inmates of penal communities cared by Caritas Restorative Justice Ministry and other gift items and decors.
Opening and ribbon-cutting ceremony will be led by Fr. Rolando Tria Tirona, chairman of Episcopal Commission on Social Justice and Peace and archbishop of Archdiocese of Caceres, with Fr. Anton Pascual, executive director of Caritas Manila. Special guests include Julius and Tintin Babao, Quezon City Mayor Herbert Bautista and Ambassador Leonida Vera.
A Holy Mass and healing will be held every afternoon, with guest priests Fr. Jerry Orbos, Fr. Ferdinand Hernando and Fr. Anton Pascual on opening day. Come, shop and help and enjoy variety shows with featured performing artists,
Caritas Manila YSLEP scholars and Caritas Margins product demonstration.
To know more about Caritas Manila, visit www.caritasmanila.org.ph. For donations, call 5639311, 5640205, 0999-7943455 and 0929-8343857.
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