Yvette Fernandez is the editor in chief of Town and Country magazine. She lived in New York for 18 years, but is happy to be back home in the Philippines with her family. The author's proceeds from Haluhalo Espesyal will benefit the Carewell Community, a non-profit foundation that provides information and support to people with cancer and their loved ones. Her proceeds from Maia's Birthday Party will go CRIBS Foundation, which cares for abandoned and neglected children.