In a bid to further spread the spirituality of stewardship, non-profit organization Caritas Manila recently opened the 22nd charity outlet of Segunda Mana at Paseo de Sta. Rosa in Laguna.
Segunda Mana is the donations-in-kind program of Caritas Manila that accepts pre-loved items that donors no longer use, such as clothes, shoes, bags, toys, home and fashion accessories as “gifts for charity.” Proceeds from this fund-raising project fund Caritas Manila’s flagship program, Youth Servant Leadership and Education Program, which currently has 5,000 poor youth beneficiaries.
Rev. Fr. Anton Pascual, executive director of Caritas Manila, led the opening ceremony with guests Mayor Arlene Arcillas of Santa Rosa, Laguna and Arden Jacel, lease manager of Greenfield City.
The newest Segunda Mana charity outlet is the second sponsored outlet of Greenfield Development Corporation, through the generosity of its chairman, Jeffrey Campos. The first charity outlet is located at Greenfield District in Mandaluyong City.
The 21 other charity outlets are located in Caritas Manila’s main office at 2002 Jesus St., Pandacan, Manila, and in its partner malls: Starmall – EDSA, Alabang, Las Piñas, and San Jose, Bulacan; Sta. Lucia East; Victory Mall – Caloocan, Alabang, Pasay, and Lacson-Quiapo; Isetann Recto; Riverbanks Marikina; Farmer’s Plaza Cubao; Makati Square; Harrison Plaza; Metropoint Pasay; Comoda Ville Antipolo; San Roque Cathedral in Caloocan; Ang Palengke Natin Service Cooperative Malabon and Sancti Josef Commercial Malabon.
Through Seginda Mana, Caritas Manila advocates the 3Rs: reuse, reduce and recycle. It also provides opportunities for livelihood to about 900 Segunda Mana “suki” micro-entrepreneurs.
To know more about Segunda Mana and other programs of Caritas Manila, visit www.caritasmanila.org.ph. For donations, call DonorCare at (02) 563-9311, (02) 564-0205, 0999-7943455, 0905-4285001 and 0929-8343857.