Walk, walk, fashion, baby — For the benefit of children with cancer

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Big dreams, artwork bids to honor lost loved ones, and hope for a brighter future shine on at the first I Want To Share Charity Gala.

Darkness covered the I Want To Share Foundation’s first charity gala at one point — and then there was light, glowing from LED candles lifted by over 500 of the country’s movers and shakers.

“Let us light their path to a longer and more fulfilling life,” she urged. “This is our pledge and tonight we stand united.”And light the path, they did, as the target of raising P12 million was exceeded with a total of P19 million raised. It will fund the establishment of the Childhood Cancer Helpline, two specialized rooms in the Bone Marrow Transplant Unit, and funding support for the Pediatrics Hematology Oncology.

When was the last time a fashion show made you teary-eyed or cheer out loud like a stan in a K-pop concert? Not in poker-faced fashion weeks and certainly not during prim-and-proper galas. But when 25 of the PGH’s 150 chemotherapy Dec. 2022 graduates catwalked down the runway, the audience just couldn’t help it. Each child’s personality shone in creations especially designed for them by Rajo Laurel, Avel Bacudio, Martin Bautista, Mark Bumgarner and Andrea Tetangco.

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