SENIOR GREETERS AT SM CITY MARILAO

HAPPY, HAPPY, AFTERNOON! -- Do not think of them as just ‘seniors’. Clad in greeter sash, Santa’s hat and winsome smile, SM Hypermarket grand greeters are elders over 60 years old who welcome every shopper with a cart and a warm smile. But surprisingly there is more than just a smile.

Greeter’s continuous contact with shoppers quickly attunes to the tastes of the shopping public. “From the moment they [shoppers] enter the hypermarket I already knew if they are in a bad mood, so I smile and ask how I can help them. I feel good because I am able to lighten up their mood” said 64-year old Erlinda Macayana. 71 year old Benjamin Espiritu also added, “I make it to the point that customers are valued by offering carts or helping them with their purchase.”

Grand greeters, as explained by Branch Manager Peter Evangelista, are integral part of SM Hypermarket because it is a way of making shopping experience more personal. Likewise, grand greeters or senior greeters are part host, who welcome shoppers with enthusiasm and energy. They are also part traffic cops, who give directions and other information. At times, they are also part counselors, who give advice to customers on the best deals for tight budget or tips on avoiding peak crowds in the mall.

SM City Marilao Hypermarket saw the tremendous value in nurturing older members of the workforce. “Our grand greeters play a vital role in establishing goodwill with our customers. Like ambassadors, they change customer’s mindset by eliciting from them a responsive smile. Our customers maybe in a hurry, stressed or anxious, the smile that is imparted by our grandparents or grand greeters are the needed ray of sunshine to the end a long and tedious day”, said branch manager Peter Evangelista.

 “In the same manner, it is a way of correcting the misguided notion that as soon as they [senior citizens] hit their sixties life they are less capable of doing things”, Mr. Evangelista added.

 SM City Marilao Hypermarket seasonably hires the elder members of the community to empower them and to keep them productive.

SM CITY MARILAO EMPLOYEES SHARE THEIR BOUNTY.

While most of us are blessed enough to have new toys and presents every Christmas, some children maybe lucky to receive a toy once in a decade.
As a continued effort of inspiring and sending love to underprivileged children, SM City Marilao employees willingly gave up their break time meal, pledged their Php 100 and adopted a bear.

 “Toys are essential for children to lead happy, healthy and productive lives. All children regardless of race, creed or circumstance need at least a simple toy like SM-Cares bear” said SM City Marilao Mall Manager Ms. Bernadette D. Velasco. “A toy can mean everything to a needy or homeless child, we pitch in to make sure that the less fortunate children have the wonderful holiday season they deserve”, added by Ms. Velasco.

This outpouring act of generosity and selflessness truly illustrates the essence of Christmas.

SENIOR DAY’S DAZZLE UP CHRISTMAS ECO BAG AT SM CITY MARILAO

The creative group of Marilao Elderly skip the traditional gift wrap and go for a more environment friendly SM ECO BAG. Participants enjoyed personalizing their ECO Bags by adding festive details such as ribbon, bows, stickers, glitters and paint. For only P35.00 for canvass eco bag and P10.00 for sando eco bag, SM Eco Bags are perfect substitute for gift wrappers. Personalizing it is easy, stylish and eco-friendly. It also saves gift wrapping time for busy holiday season. In the photo is five fancy decorated Eco Bags. (Inset) Marilao Senior Citizens adding finishing touches to SM ECO bag. Senior’s Day is a SM Cares program for the elderly member of the community.

GREENER CHRISTMAS WITH SM ECO BAG

It’s Christmas time again and part of the charm of holiday gift-giving is in the wrapping. Traditionally, we get rolls of gift-wrapping paper for our gifts. But think about how much litter a Christmas party at home can create. With the amount of waste we accumulate after all the gifts have been opened, we need to be more creative in wrapping our gifts to reduce waste and help Mother Earth.

 This year consider a greener way of wrapping your gifts. Holiday gift giving does not have to mean giant trash bags full of discarded wrapping paper. For only P35.00 for canvass eco bag and P10.00 for sando eco bag, SM Eco Bags are perfect substitute for gift wrappers. Here are few reasons why choose SM Eco bags:

 SPACIOUS. Do you have odd sized gifts? Those can be so difficult to wrap! The SM Eco Bags make it easy to wrap. Its durability can carry loads of stuff, too.

 SAVES WRAPPING TIME. No time to pack and wrap gifts? Skip the conventional gift basket and boxes and stash all the goodies, clothes, toys and grocery packs inside the SM Eco Bag. Its hip colors will surely add to the festivity that the Yuletide brings. Personalizing it is also easy and stylish.

 REUSABLE. The best thing about these wrappings is that they're not only earth friendly, but can be reused year after year. It can also promote recycling habit for the New Year to come.

 So this Christmas, let’s try to lessen holiday litter. Visit the SM Eco Bag booth at SM City Marilao and order your Eco Bags now!

CHRISTMAS BEGINS AT SM CITY MARILAO

The most wonderful time of the year is here! Fill your heart with cheer as SM City Marilao celebrates the Christmas season with extended mall hours, shopping fun and wonderful ChriSMs for everyone. Enjoy fantastic blasts, sparkling lights and amazing color and shapes of loud booms and bangs on the much-awaited biggest and brightest Grand Illumination Night, a Spectacular Fireworks Display every Saturday evenings of the month starting December 3 including December 25 and 30 at Parking C of SM City Marilao. Experience extraordinary adventure as SM City Marilao stages the first original musical production “It’s Christmas!” on December 4 at The Event Center. It is a story of a whimsical young girl who got lost in the midst of Christmas rush and was transported into a magical land filled with adventure. The show will surely capture the essence of Christmas as children learn valuable insights in life. Admission is free. Let the Yuletide music accompany you while doing your Christmas shopping. Listen to the Caroling Cheers and get serenaded by different choirs on December 9; December 12-16 and December 19-23. Children will be happy to meet Santa Claus this season of gift-giving. Meet and greet Santa on all Sundays of December and on the 24th of December at Santa’s Candy Cane Factory. Plus, real life couple Ryan Agoncillo and Judy Ann Santos with the cast of My Househusband movie will be at the event center on December 12. Proudly directed by Jose Javier Reyes, the light comedy film about husband and wife who have exchanged roles is set to be released on Christmas Day, as part of the 2011 Metro Manila Film Festival. As added shopping fun, lucky shoppers may win one (1) of six (6) Chevrolet spark cars in Dine and Drive promo of SM City Marilao Foodcourt. Dine in or takeout, for a minimum purchase of meals and drinks worth Php. 200.00 from any participating SM Food Stall, customer is entitled to a raffle coupon. Increase your chance of winning by purchasing any of SM Eco bags and Global Pinoy Cards. Promo period is from November 25 to January 31, 2012. Mall hours will be from 10AM to 10PM with midnight madness schedule on December 16, 17 and 23, from 10AM to 12MN. Holiday rush schedule for December 24 and 31 is 9AM to 7PM. Experience a delightful December at SM City Marilao and have the coolest month-long Christmas celebration this season.