Companies join fundraising drive for Cebu’s poor kids

PRWorks handled the publicity and media relations for the Cebu launching of World Vision’s “Adopt A Child Program” last July 26, 2008 at the Mang Inasal Park Mall @168 Branch in Mandaue City, Cebu.

ONE’S pocket change may be someone else’s future, that is if people heed the call of World Vision and some companies operating in Cebu to donate money—no matter how small—to pay for the education of underprivileged children in the province.

Mang Inasal, Timex, Thirsty Shakes and Fruit Juices, and some members of Rotary Club of Cebu-Fuente have offered to house coin banks for World Vision, an international Christian organization that implements poverty alleviation programs worldwide.

Pat Niñal of Timex said that aside from housing 10 coin banks, the company is also supporting the education of 20 children.

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Bankers teach pupils how to save

PRWorks managed the publicity and media relations for the launching of Real Bank’s “Bata Bata Magimpok at Magsinop Program” held at the Mandaue City Central School last July 14, 2008.

CEBU CITY, Philippines – His father taught him to save 20 percent of his earnings every month.

Real Bank chairman Jose G. Araullo said he followed his father’s advice and never experienced a financial crisis.

Remembering childhood lessons on being thrifty, Araullo is now bent on encouraging public school students the value of saving.

“I was trained that way. My parents instilled in me the importance of saving money. I thought this is a very good lesson and I want to impart this to students,” Araullo told reporters on Monday.

Such childhood values have become a catalyst for a nationwide advocacy campaign to encourage public school students to save part of their allowance in a bank.

Araullo led education and bank officials in the launching of the bank’s “Bata… Bata… Mag-impok at Magsinop” program at the Mandaue City Central school.

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The Prince Warehouse Club Sari-Sari Festival 2008

3RD SARI-SARI STORE FESTIVAL: Senator Mar Roxas inspects different stalls of participants of the recent 3rd Sari-Sari Store Festival, held at the Cebu International Convention Center, together with Roberto Go, President of Prince Warehouse Club. Roxas, who authored the newly enacted Magna Carta for Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs), gave a speech stressing the importance of “never giving up the long term” and to “act by design, not by default,” as a means to personal success and national development.

The Sari-Sari Festival 2008, The Prince Warehouse Club’s landmark event held at the Cebu International Convention Center last July 25, 2008, was organized by PRWorks. Dubbed as Sari-Sari Society Convention the past 2 years, Prince Warehouse Club aspires to make this year’s gathering bigger and more fun-filled thus the name Sari-Sari Society Festival. Prince Warehouse Club aims to bring together members from all over the province through the festival by way of an exhibition, a variety show, and helpful discussions on entrepreneurship, micro-finance, and sari-sari store best practices and success stories. This is Prince Warehouse Club’s way of expressing gratitude for the members’ continued support in sustaining and advancing the club’s vision.

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