The ASEAN Women’s Circle (AWC) of Jakarta will hold its annual Charity Bazaar on 7-8 November at the Hibiscus Hall of the ASEAN Secretariat in Jakarta.
The opening ceremony will take place at 9:00 am on 7 November at ASEAN Hall. The ASEAN Secretary-General of ASEAN Dato Lim Jock Hoi, Permanent Representatives of missions to ASEAN, ambassadors and their spouses, dignitaries, friends and special guests of AWC are expected to grace the event.
Over 90 participants of the fund raising event are from ASEAN Permanent Missions and embassies, ASEAN Dialogue Partners and Sectoral Dialogue Partners, commercial vendors, exhibitors and sponsors. The bazaar will feature a wide selection of goods and delicacies from various countries and selected local entrepreneurs, showcasing each country’s rich culture and cuisine as well as promoting the diverse and quality products of Indonesia.
Items such as handicrafts, batiks, fashion accessories, carpets, home accessories, apparel for men and women, cosmetics and skincare and different cuisines will be sold during the bazaar.
One of the highlights of the bazaar is the lucky draw and silent auction. Guests can win on the spot prizes ranging from an Oppo mobile phone, hotel vouchers in Jakarta and Solo, airline tickets, shopping vouchers, hampers, skincare and cosmetics among others.
All proceeds from the annual bazaar will be earmarked for future charity projects of AWC and also relief funds.
Aside from airline tickets from Thai Airlines, AirAsia, and Singapore Airlines, among this year’s donors and sponsors of the AWC Bazaar raffle prizes are from the Fairmont Hotel, Mandarin Oriental Hotel, Hotel Alila Solo, Raffles Hotel, Lotte Duty Free, Central Department Store, Batik Kammi, Oishi, Prodia, L’Oreal, Wardah, Danone Aqua, Indofood, Asian Tigers, Cream Fiction and special souvenirs from the different Missions and Embassies. More sponsors are expected to send in their donations as the event draws near.
