A socialite’s life does not only revolve around attending exclusive parties, fashion shows and high-end store openings. These social creatures are also involved in a lot of charity work (or at least the ones I know). According to socialite Shawn Umsted, “It’s our way of giving back to the community. We’ve been very blessed and it’s just proper to help the less privileged sectors of the society or support any cause that will make this planet a better world to live in.”
If there’s one word that can best describe a true socialite, it would have to be generosity. Giving to their favorite charities gives the same pleasure as attending or throwing the most extravagant parties. And generosity does not only refer to the monetary kind. It could be spending time to play with orphans, planting trees or offering their services for free like in the cases of socialite lawyers and doctors.
For Shawn, some of the causes that are close to his heart are those that involve children, the elderly and the differently-abled. He makes it a point to support, financially or otherwise, his favorite orphanages, public hospitals and homes for the aged. He also sends to school underprivileged but deserving deaf-mute youths. He also supports environmental causes such as the fight against global warming.
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