MANILA, Philippines — Vista Mall and Starmall have launched Give Hope Project, the malls’ response to help families affected by Typhoons Rolly, Siony and Ulysses.
The project is a donation drive that enlists the support of Vista Mall and Starmall’s employees, partners and customers. Donation booths are available at the common areas of all Vista Malls, Starmalls, Vista Lifestyle Centers, NOMO and Evia.
Donations in the form of the following are accepted: cash, new clothes, bottled water, canned goods, medicine, sanitary products and other essential supplies.
A separate donation box is set up exclusively for cash donations. Give Hope Project started accepting donations on Nov. 17.
The first wave of donations will be forwarded to the victims in Cagayan, through their local government unit, where hundreds of families were affected by floods.
The Give Hope Project aims to provide much-needed help to allow those who were displaced by recent calamities to be able to bounce back quickly.
Vista Mall and Starmall encourage their customers from all over the country to send in their donations, no matter the size or quantity. The goal in setting up the donation drive is to empower the communities these malls are a part of by providing them with an avenue to extend their help and support to those in need – without having to consider location or logistics, just drop off donations and the malls will take care of the rest.
During the height of these typhoons’ onslaught, Vista Mall and Starmall offered overnight parking, restrooms, power outlets for charging and free WiFi access to those who were stranded and needed shelter from the storm.
The malls also made sure that essential services remain open and available for customers to allow them to be fully prepared in the face of calamity.
The Give Hope stations are available at Vista Malls Antipolo, Bataan, Daang Hari, Dasmariñas, General Trias, Iloilo, Las Piñas, Lakefront, Malolos, Naga, Pampanga, Sta. Rosa, Tanza and Taguig; Starmalls Alabang, Talisay-Cebu, EDSA-Shaw and San Jose del Monte; Evia Lifestyle Center and NOMO – A Vista Lifestyle Center.