The annual sale is set to be held in Lahore
on Sunday 11th November 2018
[Lahore: 3rd November 2018] The Fundraisers are bringing their most exciting
Bargain Basement Sale of the year on Sunday 11th of November 2018,
from 12PM to 5PM at the Gulberg Galleria Mall, Lahore. This year’s annual sale
is bringing you hundreds of
the best Pakistani fashion and lifestyle brands all of whom have generously
donated items to be sold at the event at heavily discounted prices.
Clothing items
range from high-end couture, bridals, semi-formal and prêt-à-porter along with
beautiful jewellery pieces, art, furniture and home accessories from over 200
brands. The BBS Vintage Section always
pulls in a big crowd and this year’s sale promises to be equally fabulous
filled with brand new, or pre-loved and gently worn designer items that can be
purchased for charity along with furniture pieces. Those who have a love for
international designers need to check out this section where exquisite pieces
by Fendi, Bulgari, Manolo Blahnik, Gianni Versace, Gucci, Valentino, Tory Burch,
Victoria Beckham, Christian Dior and Coach, but to name a few.
The BBS grand raffle is additionally on form
with several extraordinary prizes including flights to Dubai and weekend night
stays at the best hotels in Lahore, Chitral and Hunza up for grabs. Raffle
prizes also include meal vouchers at Lahore’s finest eateries, treatments at
the best of salons, free cakes by the best of bakeries and a whole lot more. An
annual auction will also be held, where high-end items will be available for
bidding. These include stunning works of art from Pakistan’s leading
contemporary artists: Nazia Ejaz, Shazly Khan, Farhan Manto and Hussain Chandio
which is great news as everyone has a chance to bid and take home a beautiful
piece of art.
This year all the proceeds from the sale will
benefit six charities working for education and healthcare. These include 1) Pink
Ribbon Pakistan for building the first breast cancer hospital in Pakistan; 2)
Rising Stars Foundation (RSF) for schools in Swat and Uch Sharif for the
underprivileged; 3) Lahore Hospital Welfare Society, for
the Shams Shahabuddin Convalescent Home; 4) Door of Awareness, for education of street
children in Lahore;5)The Giving Tree
for providing cancer comfort totes to chemotherapy
patients, and 6) Sunbeams School System
for the underprivileged in Punjab. The first tier sponsors of the event are
Sapphire and Arif Sons. The second tier co-sponsors include Sabrosa, Interwood,
Guard Filters and Gulberg Galleria with PR by Lotus and a radio media
partnership with City FM 89. In addition, BBS has partnered with the
following companies to provide logistical and technological support for this
years sale: SimSim Pakistan, Easy Tickets, Autosoft Technology, Lumensoft
Technology and Daewoo.
In
2017, the #fundraisersBBS raised a total of Rs.10.7 Million for the
year and 100% of these
monies were distributed amongst nine charities. This year
they are looking forward to raise even more funds to support their chosen causes.
Admission tickets can be bought in advance online via easytickets.pk, or they
are available at the door on the day. Fundraisers
Co-Founder, Nuria Rafique-Iqbal explains: “BBS is by the community for the community. This is our 13th
year of operations, and we are so happy to enjoy the continued support of
designers, charities and the public at large. We have thousands of items on
sale at great discounted prices so please come and shop on Sunday 11 November
and help us make a difference in the lives of thousands. We try very hard to
make the event better each time and we listen to our customers feedback so as
to ensure that everyone has a great shopping experience with us. We are truly
thankful to all the generous sponsors and brands for helping make this event
happen and we look forward to welcoming the public at what promises to be a
great event which is fun for all. Remember 100% goes to charity - it is first
come, first served, no BBS members are allowed to purchase, so all you wonderful
shoppers should come early to get the best deals! See you there on Sunday 11
Nov at Gulberg Galleria from 12-5pm when #fashiongivesback to support
#6supercharities”
For more information, please visit:
Facebook:
www.facebook.com/fundraisersBBS
Twitter:
@fundraisersBBS
Instagram:
@thefundraisersbbs
Official
Hashtags: #fundraisersBBS #BBS18
#fashiongivesback #6supercharities.
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