About Town | The First National Swap Meet: For Collectors By Collectors *
The First National Swap Meet: For
Collectors, By Collectors holds the biggest gathering of collectors of all
kinds in the country on August 25-27, 2017 at Function Halls 1-3, SMX Aura,
City of Taguig.
The event
sets a vast display of various collectibles like toys, action figures,
antiques, vintage items, books, prints, and unique curiosities await serious
collectors and hobbyists for purchase, swap or auction. An exciting program of activities provides
entertainment, fun and games, while various talks and workshops provide gainful
information and new ideas in the world of collecting as a hobby. The venue
becomes an ideal rendezvous for collectors meeting other collectors of similar
interests.
The event also exercises social responsibility through Toys For Marawi, an
initiative of the Philippine Toy Groups Association
that will
donate toys for the children of Marawi. This activity aims to address the
pressing need for mental stimulation and psychological healing for the children
traumatized by the ongoing conflict in Marawi.
“We are knocking on the hearts
of parents and children in peaceful regions to donate used toys, but not toy
guns or anything of the sort,” as requested by ARMM health secretary
Kadil Sinolinding Jr.
The First National Swap Meet is
produced and organized by ArtisteSpace in collaboration with Philippine Toy
Groups Association and the invaluable support of its partners – The Dark Knight
PH, Toy Collector’s Lounge, SHFiguarts Philippines, Southside Transformers,
Robot Pilipinas, The Mighty CollecTHORS PH, Red Toys, P.D.O.S., Digimon PH
Collectors Club, TS 118, PH Star Wars Empire, Playmobil Collectors Philippines,
Southern Dollies, Doll Collectors Swap & Sell, Dollvisoria, Barbie Filipino
Friends, From Famous to Forgotten Super Robot, Vintage Voltes V DX Collection,
Monogatari Series Philippines, MUSICars, PinoyLUG, Toy Collectors of Cavite
United, Macross PH, KeithG Bricks, Voltes V Int’l Fan Page, SICness PH, DC
Collectors Philippines, Pinoy Batman Kolektors, Gunpla Chuva, POSK &
Juansix+ Let’s Volt In Group, DCPH, Comic
Artists, Robot Collectors Haven, 3A Manila, Pinoy MInimates and sponsors – GSM,
San Jose Builders, Taters and Chimara.
For more information on ticket sales and sponsorship opportunities,
visit the website at https://www.facebook.com/nationalswapmeetday/.
*words courtesy of Bambi Flores