HERE ARE SOME INTERESTING AND VERY HELPFUL WAYS TO REACH OUT TO THOSE AFFECTED BY TYPHOON ONDOY
BID FOR CHARITY BID FOR CHARITY
Stunning photographs, slots in top photography workshops and iPods are just some of the stuff up for grabs at Capture The Light Charity Auction. All proceeds will go to the Philippine National Red Cross and relief operations. www.capturethelightproject.com
USE FACEBOOK OR TWITTER
Follow ECHOstore’s lead — they launched ECHOaid, a program where their suppliers and customers can donate. “We uploaded details in our database and Facebook page,” says Jeannie Javelosa, one of store’s founders. So far, they’ve collected five sacks of rice, straws to filter dirty water, and soap for people who want to buy in bulk and help in the clean-up.” G/F Serendra Piazza, Fort Bonifacio Global City, Taguig, tel: +63 (2) 901 3485
SHARE YOUR SHARE YOUR BOOKS
Furnish the libraries and reading corners of affected schools with books and reference materials. Send them to the Department of Education main office in Meralco Avenue, Pasig (call Evelyn Pormento, tel: +63 (2) 633 7202), or at small but organized book drives like Raina Reyes’s of UP Manila, which aims to reach out to one school every month. For drop-off areas, call +63 (917) 791 1390, rainareyes@ yahoo.co.uk).
MAKE — OR BUY — ART
Through “START HERE,” artists Lorra Elena Angbue-Te and Elbert Or hope to collect pieces that “share messages of hope, creation and rebuilding.” This includes illustrations, photographs, traditional and digital submissions. The project will also raise funds through online and physical exhibits, where artworks will be auctioned or sold to benefit affected communities. Deadline to submit yours is November 26, 2009.
REFER THEM TO COUNSELING REFER THEM TO COUNSELING
The Philippine National Red Cross (www.. redcross.org.ph ) offers psychosocial support for survivors to deal with stress. Ateneo’s Psychology Department (tel: +63 (2) 426 6001 ext 5268, psych@admu.edu.ph) has put up individual, group and online counseling for students, staff and volunteers.
GENERATE JOBS
Help NGOs Magna Kultura support livelihood programs likefood vending. “We’ve approached food companies to provide products at low prices, so the survivors who’ve signed up can profit,” says executive director Dickie Aguado. magnakultura.multiply.com
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