Celebrate 25 years of Negrense ingenuity & resilience at the Negros Trade Fair: Silver Tiangge 25 Years which will be held at the Rockwell Tent, Makati City on September 8-12, 2010. Different products from Negros will be featured, Negrense chefs will showcase local cuisines and there will also be a get-together of sugar industry stakeholders. A coffee table book titled Silver Tiangge: Celebrating 25 Years of the Negros Trade Fair will be launched during the opening.
To those who are familiar with the history of the Association of Negros Producers, it organized during the the sugar crisis of the 80’s when it was taking a great toll on the Negrenses. Fifteen housewives through the challenge and encouragement of then Governor Bitay Lacson, organized themselves. They attended trainings and seminars in different livelihoods and sold their products in what is to become the Negros Trade Fair.
Today, the Negrense entrepreneurs are still faced with challenges and the Negros Trade Fair is a proof of their ingenuity and resilience. Celebrate with them at Rockwell Tent, Makati City!
Schedule of Events at the 25th Negros Trade Fair
Wednesday, September 8, 2010 – Opening Day
– Anniversary Program and Book Launch of the Silver Tiangge: Celebrating 25 Years of the Negros Trade Fair
Thursday, September 9, 2010 – Rockwell Community Day
– Negros Kitchen Symphony featuring Negrense chefs concocting culinary delights using food products marketed at the Negros Trade Fair
– Masskara Night
Friday, September 10, 2010 – Sugar Day
– Sugar Cocktail Night /Pureza Fim Teaser
A get-together of sugar-industry players
Saturday, September 11, 2010 – Business Day
University of St. La Salle Business Forum / Alumnae Night
Sunday – September 12, 2010 9:00am – Holy Mass
To the participants of the NEGROS TRADE FAIRS, good luck!!! Don’t be afraid to show what you’ve got, and make sure you deliver exactly to your clients the things that you show during the trade fair. Some of you may try joining an International Trade Show, like the one in Frankfurt, Germany where I personally had the chance to participate through the efforts of the Center for International Trade Exhibition & Mission (CITEM) under the DTI leadership.
A much awaited activity for us Manila based Negrenses …. 😀