PARTNERS Inquirer president and CEO Sandy Prieto-Romualdez, COO Rudyard Arbolado, Cut Unlimited Inc. business development officer Justine Bautista (standing from left), and Inquirer Foundation executive director Connie Kalagayan, Cut Unlimited president, Mayose Gozon-Bautista and Gifts and Graces Fair Trade Foundation designer Marge Obligacion (seated, same order) at the turnover of the Noel Bazaar donation.
Noel Bazaar, the country’s longest-running shopping event, gave back to its partners and beneficiaries recently.
Mayose Gozon-Bautista, president of Cut Unlimited Inc. and organizer of Noel Bazaar, handed the check donation to Inquirer Foundation and Gifts and Graces Fair Trade Foundation.
The bazaar was held at three venues—SMX Convention Center and World Trade Center in Pasay City and Filinvest Tent in Alabang, Muntinlupa City, in November and December last year.
Proceeds donated to Inquirer Foundation and Gifts and Graces will help the advocacy programs of both foundations.
Connie Kalagayan, executive director of Inquirer Foundation, said: “We are grateful to Noel Bazaar, [which has] generously been donating every year to the causes of our foundation. We wish them more successful ventures in the years to come.”