Photo Flash: Lea Salonga Performs at The Philippine Center's Kalayaan Hall

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Photo Flash: Lea Salonga Performs at The Philippine Center's Kalayaan
Hall

Tuesday, October 13, 2009; Posted: 01:10 PM - by BWW News Desk

The Ayala Foundation USA presented Tony Award Winner Lea Salonga in a
special performance for the victims of Typhoon "Ondoy" which was held
at The Philippine Center's Kalayaan Hall located at 556 Fifth Avenue
in New York City on Monday, October 12th @ 7:30PM.

The typhoon, which resulted to the country's worst flooding disaster
in over 40 years, has displaced over 450,000 people and left 380,000
living in makeshift shelters. There are 246 known to have died in
severe flooding caused by the typhoon which struck on Saturday,
September 26th.

Event Co-Chairs were Victor Lirio and Marc Galindo; Steering
Committee: Marilyn Abalos, Mars Custodio, Dr. Thelma Reyes, Ronna
Reyes Sieh. To still make a donation, visit http://www.af-usa.org. Go
to "Donate Now" and select "AF-USA Typhoon Relief Fund." Checks are
payable to Ayala Foundation USA at 255 Shoreline Drive, Suite 428,
Redwood City, CA 94065. Please put "flood victims" on the memo portion
of your check. For questions, please email ronna...@gmail.com.

Lea Salonga is a Filipina singer and actress who is best known for her
musical role in Miss Saigon. In the field of musical theatre, she is
recognized for having won the Olivier, Tony, Drama Desk, Outer
Critics, and Theatre World Awards for Miss Saigon, the first to win
various international awards for a single role. She was also the first
Asian to play Eponine in the musical Les Misérables on Broadway.
Salonga is the singing voice of Princess Jasmine from Aladdin in 1992
and Fa Mulan for Mulan and Mulan II in 1998 and in 2004, respectively.

Ayala Foundation USA (www.af-usa.org) is a public charity registered
as a 501© 3 tax-exempt organization. As the bridge between US-based
Filipino individuals and communities, and Philippine-based social
development institutions, AF-USA becomes a mechanism by which
donations and other forms of support can reach intended beneficiaries
in the Philippines. Ayala Foundation USA is coordinating with Ayala
Foundation, Inc and other groups conducting major relief efforts. The
donations you send will be brought to areas where the need is greatest
and areas that have not yet been reached by groups doing disaster
relief mobilization. Rest assured that we will employ the highest
level of transparency and accountability in all our transactions.

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