C2 Sarap Ng Christmas Winners
C2 Christmas Tree Entry
The National College of Business and Arts Fairview‘s Hotel and Restaurant Management Society emerged victorious among the top 10 finalists in last night’s C2 Cool and Clean “Sarap Ng Christmas” Tree-Making Contest awarding ceremony at Market-Market in Taguig City.
C2 Cool and Clean, the country’s pioneering and leading ready-to-drink green tea beverage launched the C2 Sarap Ng Christmas Tree-Making Contest with the aim of bringing relevant and memorable Christmas experience to the youth and young-at-heart.
The top 10 finalist C2 Christmas Trees with an average height of 13 feet are currently on display near the main entrance of the Market Market mall in Taguig.
At Market!Market!, Taguig City
Some of the Top 10 Finalists
“C2 Sarap Ng Christmas” Christmas Tree Making Contest
C2 “Sarap Ng Christmas” Tree-Making Contest Winners
NCBA Fairview, the grand prize winner, received the Php 75,000 cash prize on stage with teary-eyed student representatives who expressed gratitude to the judges for appreciating their craft. Moreover, a Php 30,000 endowment went to the school. A key highlight to their entry was the presentation of a complete table set-up as to be expected from HRM students.
The winning group, composed of 24 students, used 1,211 bottles to decorate their 12-ft Christmas tree .
The National College of Business and Arts Fairview Hotel and Restaurant Management Society bags the top prize
NCBA’s Winning Christmas Tree (foreground) complete with dinner setup
The 2nd prize went to 1st runner-up winner – Philippine Women’s University Student Choir Group – for their brightly-lit rendition of the Christmas Tree with a dominant “C2” at the center. They received Php 50,000 in cash prize and an endowment of Php25,000 for the school. 12 students from the PWU group used 1,200 C2 bottles to build the 12-ft Christmas tree.
Philippine Women’s University Student Choir Group got the 2nd Prize
PWU’s brightly-lit C2 Christmas Tree
The 2nd runner-up winning the 3rd prize of Php 25,000 went to Pamantasan ng Lungsod ng Maynila Supreme Student Council (Finalist #3) for their tall entry hhighlighted by a “C2 Star” at the top. The school also received an endowment of Php 15,000. The 12-ft tree used-up  a total of 2000 C2 bottles assembled by about 100 students.
Pamantasan ng Lungsod ng Maynila Supreme Student Council got the third prize
PLM’s proud C2 Christmas Tree at night
Criteria
The finalists were narrowed down to the top 10 in the duration of the search where different schools from Metro Manila were invited to build thematic Christmas trees using hundreds of C2 bottles in less than a month.
The C2 Christms Tress from University of the Philippines Artist’s Circle Sorority
The entries were judged based on the following criteria:
- C2 Sarap ng Christmas Theme: 40%
- Creative Execution: 30%
- Technical Execution: 30%
Ms. Viveca Singson, Corporate Communications Manager of JG Summit,  Ms. Cat Velayo, Account Director of PC&V,  Mr. Mark Acosta, Manager of URC Corporate Marketing Services Group, and Ms.Carla Chaves, Marketing Manager of URC Beverages – Tea Category, were among the judges of the said competition.
One of the crowd’s favorite – the creative entry from the University of the Philippines UP Artist Cricle Sorority – unfortunately was not able to get a place in the top 3 probably due to missing the first criteria where the judges were looking for a traditional Christmas tree. Nonetheless, it won the hearts from most of the crowd who got themselves some “selfies” with the attractive pinkish-red tree.
Top 10 Finalists: C2 “Sarap Ng Christmas” Tree-Making Contest
- Philippine Women’s University University Student Choir
- University of the East College of Engineering and Recognized Organizations
- Jose Rizal University Central Student Council
- University of Makati College of Allied Health Studies
- University of the Philippines Artist’s Circle Sorority
- United Architects of the Philippines Graduate Auxiliary
- Pamantasan ng Lungsod ng Maynila Supreme Student Council
- NCBA Cubao Future Educators Club
- NCBA Fairview Junior Philippines Institute of Accountants
- NCBA Fairview Hotel and Restaurant Management Society
The other Top 10 Finalist Christmas Trees
Over all, C2 Cool and Green gave away over Php 200,000 worth of prizes. The other finalists also received Christmas gift packs as consolation prizes.
“C2 has always been at the forefront of supporting the youth and encouraging them to adopt a healthy lifestyle. Through the C2 Christmas Tree Making Contest, we hope to showcase the artistic talent of these young students ..this Holiday Season” says Mr. Edwin Totanes, VP and General Manager for URC Beverage Division.
The winners of the C2 Sarap Ng Christmas Tree-Making Contest
C2 Colors of Christmas
Celebrate Christmas with C2
With the success of C2 Sarap Ng Christmas Tree-Making Contest this 2013, we are sure to anticipate its 2014 run next year. Keep yourselves updated at C2 Cool and Clean Facebook page : http://www.facebook.com/C2CoolandClean.
