{"id":8691,"date":"2016-10-18T18:16:20","date_gmt":"2016-10-18T10:16:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/primer.com.ph\/blog\/?p=8691"},"modified":"2016-10-18T18:16:20","modified_gmt":"2016-10-18T10:16:20","slug":"awcp-halloween-charity-ball-2016","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/blog\/2016\/10\/18\/awcp-halloween-charity-ball-2016\/","title":{"rendered":"AWCP Halloween Charity Ball 2016"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\">The American Women\u2019s Club of the Philippines (AWCP) celebrated its annual charity ball with a Halloween theme last October 15 (Saturday) at the Midas Hotel and Casino, Roxas Boulevard, Pasay City.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-8699\" src=\"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2016\/10\/8.jpg\" alt=\"8\" width=\"850\" height=\"566\" srcset=\"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2016\/10\/8.jpg 850w, https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2016\/10\/8-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2016\/10\/8-768x511.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 850px) 100vw, 850px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\">With first Halloween theme event, the 22nd annual charity ball turned out spooky yet definitely meaningful and fun. Members and attendees showed up all donning fancy and scary costumes. Every year, AWCP chooses one charity to be the main beneficiary of this event. This 2016, they chose Welcome Home foundation, a non-profit, non-governmental organization serving the deaf people in the Philippines. AWCP first partnered with Welcome Home Foundation 7 years ago. They provided computers and a deep-well which served very helpful to Welcome Home\u2019s farm.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-8698\" src=\"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2016\/10\/7.jpg\" alt=\"7\" width=\"850\" height=\"566\" srcset=\"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2016\/10\/7.jpg 850w, https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2016\/10\/7-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2016\/10\/7-768x511.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 850px) 100vw, 850px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\">Part of this event\u2019s proceed will be donated to Welcome Home foundation in Bacolod to be used for their current water system project.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-8692\" src=\"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2016\/10\/1.jpg\" alt=\"1\" width=\"850\" height=\"566\" srcset=\"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2016\/10\/1.jpg 850w, https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2016\/10\/1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2016\/10\/1-768x511.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 850px) 100vw, 850px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><em><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\">WELCOME HOME FOUNDATION board of trustees and students<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\"> With facilities in Visayas and Mindanao, Welcome Home Foundation supports our deaf brothers and sisters in three main ways: education, ministry and outreach.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-8700\" src=\"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2016\/10\/9.jpg\" alt=\"9\" width=\"850\" height=\"566\" srcset=\"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2016\/10\/9.jpg 850w, https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2016\/10\/9-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2016\/10\/9-768x511.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 850px) 100vw, 850px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><em><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\">AWCP PRESIDENT THERESA JONE AKA the Marilyn Monroe of the night, gave her warmest welcoming remarks for the night\u2019s guests<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-8694\" src=\"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2016\/10\/3-1.jpg\" alt=\"3\" width=\"850\" height=\"566\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><em><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\">Impressive set design and props<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-8697\" src=\"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2016\/10\/6-1.jpg\" alt=\"6\" width=\"850\" height=\"566\" srcset=\"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2016\/10\/6-1.jpg 850w, https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2016\/10\/6-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2016\/10\/6-1-768x511.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 850px) 100vw, 850px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\">The program also included a silent auction. A lot of the items in the auction were donated by AWCP members; some of them were from companies around the Philippines. There are travel services, hotel accommodations, paintings, wines and furniture that are all up for bidding.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-8695\" src=\"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2016\/10\/4.jpg\" alt=\"4\" width=\"850\" height=\"566\" srcset=\"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2016\/10\/4.jpg 850w, https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2016\/10\/4-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2016\/10\/4-768x511.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 850px) 100vw, 850px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><em><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\">SILENT AUCTION<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-8696\" src=\"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2016\/10\/5-1.jpg\" alt=\"5\" width=\"850\" height=\"566\" srcset=\"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2016\/10\/5-1.jpg 850w, https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2016\/10\/5-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2016\/10\/5-1-768x511.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 850px) 100vw, 850px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\">Guests enjoyed the dance floor all night with music by Ko Jones Band. Some of them even got the best luck of the night to the event\u2019s raffle prizes!<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\">The Philippine Primer is beyond grateful to be part of this enjoyable and important event as AWCP\u2019s media partner. Missed the Halloween charity ball? Don\u2019t worry because you can still shop for a cause through AWCP\u2019s holiday bazaar happening this October 19, November 15 and December 17, 2016 at SMX Convention Center. Read more about it here <a href=\"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/event\/2016\/10\/15\/awcp-holiday-bazaar\/\" target=\"_blank\">AWCP Holiday Bazaar.<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The American Women\u2019s Club of the Philippines (AWCP) celebrated its annual charity ball with a Halloween theme last October 15 (Saturday) at the Midas Hotel and Casino, Roxas Boulevard, Pasay City. With first Halloween theme event, the 22nd annual charity ball turned out spooky yet definitely meaningful and fun. Members and attendees showed up all donning fancy and scary costumes. Every year, AWCP chooses one charity to be the main beneficiary of this event. This 2016, they chose Welcome Home foundation, a non-profit, non-governmental organization serving the deaf people in the Philippines. AWCP first partnered with Welcome Home Foundation 7 years ago. 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