Catriona Gray to hold charity ball

The Manila Times

Catriona Gray to hold charity ball   Miss Universe 2018 Catriona Gray will be holding a fundraising event titled 'Catriona Gray's Legacy Ball' on Nov. 22, 2024 at the City of Dreams Manila ballroom in Parañaque City for the benefit of Young Focus Philippines. The fundraising event will be filled with music, fashion, and purpose.  Video by Iza Iglesias  Subscribe to The Manila Times Channel - https://tmt.ph/YTSubscribe  Visit our website at https://www.manilatimes.net    Follow us:  Facebook - https://tmt.ph/facebook  Instagram - https://tmt.ph/instagram  Twitter - https://tmt.ph/twitter  DailyMotion - https://tmt.ph/dailymotion    Subscribe to our Digital Edition - https://tmt.ph/digital    Check out our Podcasts:  Spotify - https://tmt.ph/spotify  Apple Podcasts - https://tmt.ph/applepodcasts  Amazon Music - https://tmt.ph/amazonmusic  Deezer: https://tmt.ph/deezer  Tune In: https://tmt.ph/tunein   #TheManilaTimes #tmtnews  #catrionagray

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00:00I mean, I'm so excited. As was mentioned a little earlier, this has been a brainchild for quite a while.

00:05Why? Because we've been able to mount programs to give back during the pandemic to young focus in the form of feeding programs.

00:13That was back in 2020. And I've helped in my own little way because there are child sponsorships.

00:19You can sponsor a child to go to school. But I really envision something big.

00:23Why big? Because it's filling that gap of awareness.

00:26The end goal really is to have more people, more brands, more companies discover that there continues to be a need.

00:32A need in places like Tondo, Manila, which is so close to where we are here in Metro Manila.

00:38It's not far flung and there is a need that is easily filled without education.

00:42Because it's not just something that we go big and it's like, oh, okay, Miss Universe happened.

00:47And then the outpouring after I was able to compete was absolutely incredible.

00:52So much awareness was given to young focus.

00:55But then as it happens, in the years after, it started to waver again.

00:59So we really want to boost them once more to show that there is a need and that we can all help in our own little way.

01:05You don't need the most platforms or to be a beauty queen to be able to help someone in need.

01:11Just like Sir Jeff said.

01:12So this Legacy Gala is really an accumulation of all the things that I'm passionate about.

01:19Of course, at the core is a focus in giving back to the community.

01:22So young focus is the main beneficiary of this event.

01:26The funds that will be raised, the proceeds will go towards giving those school sponsorships,

01:32improving their learning facilities and their buildings.

01:35They also give extracurricular programs in the form of job preparation courses, I.T. courses.

01:43There's also programs dedicated to drop out students and a lot more.

01:47So it's a very comprehensive approach that they give at Young Focus, which is why I believe in what they do so greatly.

01:53And it's just so heartwarming to me to see that there is so much support.

01:59That's why I'm ever so grateful once a City of Dreams Manila for allowing us to mount it in such a big way.

02:04Maraming salamat to the whole team who believed in this cause.

02:08And of course, to my Cornerstone family.

02:10It really means a lot to me that not only Cornerstone, but even some of the brands that I work with

02:16believe in what I believe in.

02:18And this is not just me as a public personality.

02:20This is me to my core.

02:22And seeing the importance of continuing to give back to Young Focus after all these years.

02:30So my heart is so full.

02:32It really, really is.

02:33I am so, so, so, so grateful for the opportunity to continue to keep casting a spotlight onto Young Focus

02:41because they are the real heroes.

02:43The staff, the hardworking staff behind an organization such as that.

02:48They work the hours.

02:49They're on the ground.

02:50They're there through rain or a shine, a typhoon or not, pandemic or whatever lays in between.

02:57They are continuing to serve the community in such a big, impactful way.

03:01Because I know I speak for myself and maybe for the most of you that I was so impacted in such a positive way by my own education.

03:09It allowed me to feel like I have potential and that I have the means of exploring it.

03:13And what an injustice it is to have Filipino children who will not believe in their potential

03:19because they were never given the means to feel like, oh, actually, I can do that.

03:23I can do it.

03:25I am capable.

03:27And so that is the bigger message that we hope to give not only to the kids, but to everyone.

03:33Not everyone of us has potential that has the ability to be explored.

03:37And it sounds like I'm bouncing back to what I said in the pageant, but it's really true.

03:42If someone believes in you, then you can believe in yourself.

03:45So thank you.

03:47Thank you again to everyone who is a part of this.

03:51And hopefully, it's not just a one night that will happen on November 22.

03:55I hope that it will continue this outpouring of whatever resources that we have,

04:01be it big or small, to get your friend groups, your peers, your co-workers, your companies involved

04:07in giving back to whether it be Young Focus or another cause near you.

04:11Because there's always a need.

04:13And there's always people willing to give.

04:15But it's just connecting the dots.

04:17So thank you so much for being that connector for me in this pursuit of mine.

04:21It means a lot to me, talaga.

04:23Maraming maraming salaman po to every single one of you.

04:26Thank you so much.

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