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Looking for high-quality yet affordable gifts this holiday season? You might want to visit Segunda Mana which will reopen its Charity Outlet at the Isetann Cinerama Complex, Recto, Manila on September 29, 2016.
As the countdown for the holiday season has already begun, Segunda Mana is the perfect holiday-gift destination for Christmas shoppers as it promotes the value of giving as a way of life. It is the place where shopping could be a way of helping the poor.
Caritas Manila Executive Director Rev. Fr. Anton CT Pascual said that through Segunda Mana, Caritas Manila aims to spread the spirituality of stewardship.
“The things that we no longer need could still be a treasure to someone else. Segunda Mana encourages us to share our blessings to help others,” Fr. Pascual said.
Expected to grace the event are Rev. Fr. Anton CT Pascual, Caritas Damayan Minister Rev. Fr. Ric Valencia, Caritas Restorative Justice Minister Rev. Fr. Bobby Dela Cruz, Support Services Division Priest in- charge Rev. Fr.Gilbert Cabigting, with guests Manila City Mayor Joseph Estrada, Vice Mayor Honey Lacuña and Congressman Yul Servo as well as Segunda Mana benefactor Nena Prieto and former Ambassador to the Holy See Mercedes Tuason.
Segunda Mana accepts pre-loved item such as clothes, shoes, bags, toys, home and fashion accessories as gifts of charity. It advocates the 3Rs: reuse, reduce and recycle, and provides opportunities for livelihood to about 400 Segunda Mana micro-entrepreneurs. Segunda Mana also supports over 5,000 poor but deserving youth scholars under the flagship program of Caritas Manila, the Youth Servant Leadership and Education Program (YSLEP).
Check out the other outlet branches of Segunda Mana in the following areas: 2002 Pandacan Manila, Makati Square, Harrison Plaza – Pasay, Victory Mall Caloocan, Star Mall EDSA, Sta. Lucia Mall – Cainta, Isetann Recto, Muntinlupa Public Market, Star Mall Alabang, San Roque Cathedral – Caloocan, Farmer’s Plaza – Cubao, Victory Mall Pasay, River Banks Mall – Marikina, Metro Point – Pasay, Greenfield District EDSA – Shaw, Malabon Market, Star Mall Annex – Las Piñas, Dagat Dagatan Market – Malabon, Starmall San Jose Del Monte Bulacan, Paseo de Sta Rosa in Laguna, Simbayanan ni Maria in Taguig, Tutuban Center Mall – Manila and Victory Town Center Bulacan, Alimall – Cubao, Good Earth Plaza – Carriedo and Comoda Ville – Antipolo.
Christmas shoppers may also visit Segunda Mana Parish kiosks located in St. John the Baptist Church in Taytay, Rizal, Immaculate Conception Parish inTayuman, Santa Rosa De Lima Parish in Santa Rosa, Laguna, San Antonio De Padua Parish in Sucat, Taguig, Our Lady of Mt. Carmel Parish in Project 6, Quezon City, Saint Jerome Emiliani & Sta. Susana Parish in Alabang, National Shrine of Our Lady of Guadalupe in Makati and Sanctuario Del Santo Cristo in San Juan City.
Also, Segunda Mana opened its mini bazaar in Greenhills Shoppesville in Pasig and Riverbanks Center in Marikina which runs until December 31.
To know more about Segunda Mana and other programs of Caritas Manila, visit www.caritasmanila.org.ph. For donations, call the DonorCare lines 563-9311, 564-0205, 0999-7943455, 0905-428-5001 and 0929-834-3857.
