This Christmas, Hallmark is inviting you to celebrate the season with the gift of love and care. In hopes to bring holiday cheer to street children, Hallmark is partnering with PhilSeven Foundation, convenience store 7-Eleven’s charity arm, through ‘Gulong ng Karunungan’ (GNK) project. This is a mobile school project that aims to provide education to the less fortunate street children of select local cities in the Philippines. Over the past years, GNK has helped augment the learning, supplemental feeding, and basic medical needs of over 2,000 disadvantaged youth, comprised mostly of out-of-school children and informal settlers from identified city beneficiaries.
Moreover, you as a customer can be a part of this jolly project. With every purchase of Hallmark Christmas products such as their Gift Wrappers, Gift Bags, Gift Tags and other Christmas products from 7-Eleven, a portion of the sales will be donated directly to support GNK project.
Make this season shine by celebrating it, too, with people outside your home. And when you care enough to give back, we believe that the smiles and joy of children in need are more than enough to warm your heart and make your Christmas, the merriest ever.
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Be involved and get your Hallmark products by visiting your neighboring 7-Eleven store.
Hallmark Christmas products are also available in all leading bookstores and select online shops.
The “i3 Forum”—held at the Okada Manila recently—is one of a series of business forums taking place in various cities around the world, building up to the IBD Summit slated for April 6-9, 2020 in Doha, Qatar. Manila is one of 30 cities in which the “i3 Forum” series is being conducted.
Yousif Al-Jaber, International Business Delegation (IBD) Chairman, explained “i3” stands for “Innovators, Investors and Influencers”, as the forum aims to provide a platform for entrepreneurs, investors and corporates to find investors, partners as well as access international markets for business expansion or exports.
“Our international investor network and the trust they place in us are our biggest assets,“ said Al-Jaber.
“Every city has certain key sectors in which they are globally competitive. The i3 Forum and IBD Summit gives them infrastructure to take these products and services to the larger global market,” commented Vineet C. Nambiar, who presented at the forum. He emphasized about a dedicated session exploring opportunities in the ASEAN region at the upcoming IBD Summit.
Leonardo Tabilog Jr., IBD Marketing and Communications Director added: “The I3 forum aspires to be a major annual anticipated event in the Manila business calendar; we’re getting bigger, bolder and better with each year and have already started preparations for next year's i3 Forum, as we appoint IBD ambassadors from the Philippines to help promote our initiative. “
“We are expecting five billion dollars worth of deals at the summit this year and have over 120 proposals from around the world already,” added IBD Projects and Finance Director Shamseer Hamza.
The main thrust of IBD is to provide an avenue for entrepreneurs to ideate, launch and scale ventures internationally by connecting prospective partners, investors and influencers.
These i3 Forums leading to the IBD Summit is a joint initiative by Mavericks365—a Delaware, U.S.-based international platform for ideas, innovation and creation with interests in co-working spaces and ecosystems—and Address Business Management, a Doha, Qatar-based end-to-end business management and consultancy firm. The summit is managed by Singapore-based event management firm XPlus International Pte Ltd.
The “i3 Forum” in Manila was attended by representatives of government agencies of the Philippines and Qatar, together with stakeholders from business sectors. Interaction at the forum was interesting and intimate as participants exchanged information about Philippine investment opportunities, global expansion opportunities, potential bilateral trade agreements, and many more.
Those who attended the Manila forum also learned from Francis Kong, an inspirational and motivational speaker on “ Going Global”; Diwa Guinigundo, Former Deputy Governor of Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas; and Prof. Jay Bernardo of the ACE Center for Entrepreneurship and Management Education-Ateneo Masters in Entrepreneurship program.
I got the chance to check out the in-flight meals of Cebu Pacific and went to MacroAsia Sats Food Industry in Parañaque City to see how they prepare every pre-ordered meal. 
For 4 continuous days of hassle-free shopping at the #RobinsonsWarehouseSale2019, get the best deals on a wide range of items from various top-selling brands. Check out brand-new appliances, compare features, and even get expert advice from product specialists.
Need a fashion lift? There is no better time to splurge than this season. Choose from Topshop, Topman, Dorothy Perkins, Miss Selfridge, Warehouse, and Burton Menswear, among many others, for the latest fashion trends at great prices! Top-of-the-line skincare and fragrance like Elizabeth Arden and Benefit Cosmetics are now made even more affordable, for the ultimate haul of glam-worthy goodies.
Those on the lookout for novelty items, accessories, decors and furnishings to redesign their homes can visit TrueValue, Handyman, Daiso, and Savers Appliances. Robinsons Rewards members can earn up to 10 times rewards points for a P1,000 minimum single receipt purchase at Daiso, or get a free shopping bag for a P1,000 minimum single receipt purchase at Handyman.
Parents and kids are also in for a treat as they can earn double rewards points on Robinsons Department Store purchases. Exclusive discounts are also offered on this season’s hottest toys including Barbie, Vtech, Hot Wheels, Shimmer & Shine, and Kids II, just to name a few. Even Southstar Drug has its fair share of huge savings for its loyal customers.
Drop by the Hit and Win booth, with a single receipt minimum purchase of P3,000, and Robinsons Rewards members can play for a chance to win even more special prizes, additional rewards points, and premium items!
Part of the proceeds of the #RobinsonsWarehouseSale2019 will go to the Tulong Pambaon Project (TPP) of the Investment & Capital Corporation of the Philippines (ICCP) Group Foundation, Inc. The TPP is a financial assistance program that provides underprivileged Grade 5 and 6 students their daily allowance for food, transportation fare, or other school materials needed to complete their education.
So, make sure to head off to the World Trade Center from November 14 to 17, 2019 for the biggest annual Robinsons Warehouse sale, exclusive to Robinsons Rewards members and Mastercard holders! Not yet a Robinsons Rewards member? Download the app today: https://bit.ly/warehouse-sale2019 and register for free!
Azrael Coladilla is the blogger and founder of Azrael's Merryland Blog. This blog started as a personal blog in 2003, and then converted the blog into a lifeblog about his interest and reporting about pop culture, lifestyle, entertainment, technology, food, travel, toys, outdoor adventure, internet and social media. Awarded as the 2009 Most Influential Blogger for Luzon, Philippines, awarded by the Philippine Blog Awards. He is the founder of several online communities - Manila Bloggers Network, Philippine Bloggers Network, Oh My Food! community, Cavite Bloggers, Travel and Blog Community, and Philippine ToyCon. Azrael's Merryland Blog is included in a list of top 50 Blogs in the Philippines , ranked 65th in Top 100 Blogs that Matter , 49 must read lifestyle blog in the Philippines. and rank 40th in 100 Top Philippine Blogs by Feedspot.
