"Pesos & Prayers" - Phone a Friend - Oct 2nd @ FCC

[Helene Lustan]

Hi Friends,

Kindly carve 3 minutes today to call 1 friend and invite them to attend this friday:

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"pesos and prayers" - for victims of typhoon ondoy - FRIDAY, OCT 2

filipino community center - 5740 mlk jr way. seattle 

6pm (potluck) / 7pm program (vigil, poetry, community sharing, and fundraising)

AND ask them to call 1 other friend and so on to pass the word. We hope to see you there. 

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240 Dead...
280,000 Displaced and homeless...
$50,000 U.S. response to Philippine Aid ... $30 million U.S. military Aid to Philippines
$20,000 GMA's Dinner bill at NYC's Le Cirque restaurant in August 2009
P800 million Amount GMA drained from Philippine Emergency Relief Funds and spent on her Foreign Trips.

This past weekend, tropical typhoon Ondoy (Ketsana) ravaged northern Philippines, causing epic flooding to metropolitan Manila. At least 240 people have died, with dozens of others still missing, and nearly 300,000 people are displaced, unable to return to what, if any, is left of their homes. A majority of those affected are the women and children. Families were forced to climb up to their roofs for safety and rescue, not unlike the experience of Katrina victims here in the U.S. a few years ago. In Bagong Silangan, four houses, with whole families still inside, were swept away by the raging waters of the river.

 

Here is just a small glimpse of the calamity:

Video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Y9OZrlaATY