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24 | Community WESTERN AUSTRALIA THE MESSAGE. BRINGING INTO FOCUS FILIPINO PRESENCE IN AUSTRALIA. www.kalatas.com.au | Ang Kalatas Australia | Vol. 3 No. 12 | September 2013 Elegance + Creativity = Helen Shaw Designs and Events BENNY CHAN, JR. STUNNING and talented Actress Sophia Loren said it well: “There is a fountain of youth: it is your mind, your talents, the creativity you bring to your life and the lives of people you love. When you learn to tap this source, you will truly have defeated age.” Such is the elegance that Ms. Helen Shaw of Helen Shaw Designs and Events personi?es. Showcasing her creativity comes natural for this former model turned entrepreneur. As a child, she remembers arranging her Lola’s Gumamela ?owers around their house, and that includes their pet dog! Here in Perth, she continues to ful?ll her artistic and creative instincts through her business, catering to both Filipino and Australian clients, through decorations for various functions, be it a wedding, birthdays, corporate events or even a Cabaret Show! After a successful initial coventure with Reynaldo’s Production of showcasing local Perth talents in a recently concluded Dinner/Show- “Christmas in July”, Helen pulls all stops for bigger and better event with her “Cabaret/Las Vegas in the West” this coming 8th of November Once again, the live music by The Back In Time band is playing, with special performances by sultry Pinay singer-Ms. Faith Rico, debonaire Mr. Danny Smedley and lovely chanteuse Ms. Rose Cerna, backed up by the gorgeous Para Isidro Dance Group, this promises to be a real show-stopper! Para Isidro and her Students will bring the stage to life with their class act. Indeed, Perth’s local entertainment scene is fast catching up with the rest of the other major Australian cities, and we need more people like Ms. Helen Shaw to have the guts to put their money where their heart is. Congratulations! Church decoration for a wedding by Benny Chan Jr. for Helen Shaw Designs Christmas in July Dinner/Show was a huge successful with a 300 plus capacity audience with the group from Optimum Properties. Ms. Helen Shaw and Benny Chan Jr. Performing the Finale for “ Christmas in July” (Photo by Rey Padernilla) Helen Shaw Designs shows elegance and class in every functions.