SM Supermalls in North Luzon spread Christmas cheers as they held simultaneous gift-giving activities on December 06.
Through its charity arm SM Foundation Inc. (SMFI), SM Supermalls distributed more than 4000 Christmas packs all over the region. Celebrating the true meaning of Christmas, the gift-giving brought smiles and cheers to chosen beneficiaries of the region. Further promoting SM’s culture of volunteerism, the activity brings happiness and spread social good to the communities in this region.
SM City Bataan distributed over 100 Christmas Baskets to the members of Tinig ng Mandaragat, a community organization responsible for maintaining the Mangrove sanctuary adopted by SM Prime Holdings Inc. in Brgy. Puerto Rivas, City of Balanga, Bataan.
SM Supermalls in Tuguegarao distributed a total of 800 Christmas Baskets to tricycle drivers in Tuguegarao City, underemployed, tanod and health care workers, and street sweepers in Barangay Ugac Sur, Tuguegarao City.
For SM City Baguio, a total of 250 city garbage collector and 65 street sweepers at Transfer Station in Tuba, Benguet received food packs from SM.
SM City Cauayan distributed 400 Christmas baskets to barangay workers, farmers and senior citizens in Cauayan City in Angadanan and San Augustin, Isabela.
In SM City Tarlac, 400 beneficiaries including streetsweepers, garbage hauler, and brgy. Workers from San Roque Tarlac received noche Buena packages.
SM City Cabanatuan and SM Megacenter Cabanatuan 590 Christmas baskets were distributed to utilities, SM TODA members, PWDs, senior citizens, poorest of the poor received Christmas baskets.
SM City Olongapo Central and SM City Olongapo Downtown distributed a total of 590 food packs, 400 packs were given to street cleaners, drivers, metro aides, river, cleaner, maintenance, field inspectors, landfill personnel, security aide, and office staff. 190 were given to barkers, tricycle drivers, and barangay tanods.
SM Supermalls in Pangasinan, 1,090 beneficiaries were given Christmas baskets. In SM City Rosales, benefeciaries are 500 street vendors and sweepers, senior citizens, PWDs, farmers, and barangay workers. SM City Urdaneta distributed 400 noche Buena packages to barangay health workers, brgy tanod, brgy maintenance workers, PWDs, and small farmers. In SM Center Dagupan, 190 fishermen were given Christmas baskets.
In Bulacan, a total of 990 beneficiaries were given Christmas baskets from SM. In SM City Marilao, 400 street vendors, garbage collectors, delivery riders, tricycle drivers, construction workers, and senior citizens were given noche Buena packages. In SM City Baliwag, a total of 400 Christmas baskets were distributed to two (2) barangays in Baliwag such as Brgy. Pagala and Brgy. Pinagbarilan. In SM City Pulilan, 190 beneficiaries including TODA, garbage collectors, and street sweepers were given food packs.
SM City Clark celebrated this holiday season by generously distributing 400 Noche Buena packages to the community. The recipients included street sweepers from Brgy. Malabanias, Brgy. Lakandula’s indigents, Brgy. Balibago, Brgy. Dau’s street sweepers, and those involved in solid waste management.
SM City Pampanga brought holiday cheer to 400 street sweepers and garbage collectors from Mexico and the City of San Fernando, marking the season with gestures of appreciation for their hard work.
SM City Telabastagan extended its holiday generosity to 400 beneficiaries, comprising jeepney and tricycle drivers operating at the mall terminal, as well as street sweepers and garbage haulers from Barangay Lara.
A special holiday gift came to 46 beneficiaries from Sto. Tomas, Pampanga, who were selected to receive Christmas Cheers from SM City San Fernando Downtown.
In the spirit of giving, SM Savemore Market Apalit coordinated with the Municipal Social Welfare and Development (MSWD) office to provide 120 Noche Buena packages. Recipients included PWDs, tricycle drivers from the mall terminal, street sweepers, garbage haulers, and underpaid employees from various barangays in Apalit.
In SM City Grand Central 400 beneficiaries including Street Sweepers, Garbage Collector, Pedicab and Jeepney Drivers received food packs
In SM City Valenzuela and SM Center Sangandaan, a total of 380 recepients of Christmas baskets includes garbage collectors and street sweepers.
In SM Savemore Malabon, 120 Christmas baskets were distributed to the pedicab
drivers, street sweepers, and garbage collectors.
The gift-giving is part of SM Supermalls effort to support communities and sectors in need especially persons with disabilities, senior groups, urban poor, and indigenous people.
