Hop your way to Abundance & Luck this 2023 at SM Supermalls

It’s time to usher in the spirited rabbit as you celebrate Chinese New Year at your favorite SM malls nationwide.

Hop your way to luck at SM Supermalls as the Lunar New Year that begins January 22 ushers in the Year of the Water Rabbit in the Chinese zodiac calendar.

SM Supermalls has lined up some hoppin’ fun adventures, and exciting activities for a prosperous Year of the Water Rabbit festivities. Hop on luck and enjoy all these exclusive CNY deals and activities conveniently at your favorite SM Mall!

Share good luck over good food at SM as you ring in Lunar New Year.

SM Megamall

Chinese New Year will always be about family dining and spending time together. Food is the cornerstone of the Chinese New Year celebrations. The Lunar New Year is synonymous with feasting on lucky Chinese food that is believed to usher in good health, abundance and prosperity for the coming year.

Indulge in a delicious dine-in experience at SM with the whole family and enjoy sumptuous Lucky Feast deals from participating tenants.

SM Mall of Asia

Have a stroll at the Lucky Park

Don’t miss out on the fun of strolling around SM Supermalls’ Lucky Park. Snap a photo with the whole family at the Bunny Family Photo Spot, or take selfies at the magnificent Money Trees and the lighted rabbits. You can also read through your luck this year with the Zodiac Forecast Panels or put your A-game on at the Lucky Finds Pop-Ups in the area to win CNY exclusive deals.

Witness a Lion and Dragon Dance

Who would want to miss a signature lion dance during the Chinese New Year? At SM, lion and dragon dance performers will go around the mall to get all the lucky hanging hong baos. Catch them perform live from January 13 to 22!

Usher in good fortune this year with tips from a Feng Shui expert!

SM Supermalls knows how you can harness the positive energy that the new year brings when it comes to Feng Shui. And with the help of Feng Shui expert, Ms. Marites Allen, you’ll surely discover what 2023 has in store for you.

Just present a minimum SM receipt worth ₱ 1,000 to get a chance to talk to her in person in the following malls:

● January 19, 2PM - SM City Fairview

● January 20, 2PM - SM City Dasmariñas

● January 20, 5PM - SM City Sta. Rosa

● January 21, 2PM - SM Megamall

● January 21, 5PM - SM City North EDSA

● January 22, 2PM - SM City Bacoor

● January 22, 5PM - SM Mall of Asia

Scan and win amazing prizes in the AR hunt game

Test your luck at the Lucky Rabbit Hunt in SM malls! Join the AR hunt game by opening the app on your mobile device. Hunt for the triggers, scan the area, and catch lucky rabbits all around the mall with your family and friends.

As the Year of the Water Rabbit predicts hope this 2023, SM Supermalls wishes shoppers longevity, peace, and prosperity this Chinese New Year.

Visit www.smsupermalls.com or follow @smsupermalls on social media for more updates.

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SM provides learners with environment conducive to learning.

 

More than just an area where students gather to hold classes, a school environment plays a vital role in learners’ cognitive development. Research has shownthat with an environment conducive to learning, students increase their attention and focus, and they are more motivated to practice higher-level critical thinking skills.

Adamant to provide students with venues where they can fully hone their skills and knowledge, SM Foundation (SMFI)—the corporate social responsibility arm of the SM group—cemented its partnership with the Department of Education (DepED) in 2002 through DepEd’s Adopt-A-School Program.

Through this, SMFI builds SM school buildings in grassroot communities, complete with basic furniture and equipment. More so, SMFI integrates specialized features to each SM school building to address the unique needs of their school recipients—some received rooms dedicated as a guidance office, a clinic, a mini-library, and some even got a water tank and a hand washing facility.

To date, SMFI has turned over more than 100 SM school buildings nationwide with the help of its partners, which share the same aspirations for the Filipino learners and teachers. One of which is the SM Prime Holdings (SMPH) - one of the largest integrated property developers in Southeast Asia. Since the project’s inception, over 90 SM school buildings out of the more than 100 were built through the social good collaboration with SM Prime.

Infrastructure for calamity prone areas

SMFI and SMPH ensure that the SM school buildings incorporate a disaster resilient design to guarantee the safety of the students, teachers, and other school personnel. Emergency lights at both staircases, and fire and earthquake alarm bells are also installed.

Principal Joji Buelvo, school principal of Basud Elementary School (BES) in Sorsogon City, shared the state of their school community before they accepted the fully furnished SM school building from SMFI and SM Prime in 2021: “Ang aming paaralan ay saksi samaraming kalamidad. Kaya karamihan ng mgaclassrooms ay may kalumaan na, ang mga kisame ay malapit na bumagsak—talagang hindi na conducive for learning.”

“But through your [SMFI and SM Prime] donation, our BES learners now have a haven where we can nurturetheir young minds to be academically-ready and well-rounded members of the community,” Buelvo further expressed. Addressing classroom shortage. The continuous rapid growth of the country’s population is taking a toll on schools—leaving the students, even the teachers, with overcrowded .SM Foundation, through its School Building Program, is an active partner of DepEd’s Adopt-a-School project. This social good initiative aims to promote quality public education by building classrooms nationwide.

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