Typhoon Ondoy Letters of Appeal
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Typhoon Ondoy: Letters of Appeal 7
The Netherlands
October 9, 2009
 
 





Nederlands-Filippijnse Solidariteitsbeweging


Beste betrokkene,

De natuurramp in de Filippijnen is van onvoorstelbare omvang.

Tachtig procent van de miljoenenstad verdween onder water. Het dodental is opgelopen tot boven de 300. De vele krottenwijken in de stad zijn natuurlijk het hardst getroffen.

Sommige wijken werden gedeeltelijk van de kaart geveegd. Meer dan een half miljoen mensen zijn hun huizen ontvlucht. Hierbij een link naar een website met veelzeggende foto's van de getroffen gebieden in de Filippijnen en Vietnam.

Zie: http://www.boston.com/typhoon_ketsana_ondoy.html

Vori ge week plaatsten wij de oproep van Bayan om geld bijeen te brengen voor de slachtoffers van de grote overstroming. De donoren danken wij van harte voor hun financiële steun en willen anderen nog graag aanmoedigen tot een grote of kleine bijdrage.

Bayan is een alliantie van 15 verschillende groepen zoals ondermeer de landelijke vrouwenorganisatie Gabriela. Bayan’s 12 jaar oude steunprogramma bij rampen heet Balsa, wat samenwerking betekent. Zij vragen ons dringend om geld.

Er is een tekort aan alles. Duizenden mensen hebben dringend behoefte aan voedsel, water, kleren en medicijnen. In de komende weken hebben ze ook hulp nodig om hun huizen weer op te bouwen.

U kunt nog steeds uw donatie overmaken op Postgiro 8118425, ten name van NFS (Nederlands-Filippijnse Solidariteitsbeweging) te Leiden, onder vermelding van “Steun aan slachtoffers van grote overstroming”.


Dank namens het NFS bestuur,
Marrie Kardol (Penningmeester)









From: Reylene Montes



Dear Tito Eddie,

This is Reylene Montes, the daughter of Leonie Montes. We've like to share with you some video shots of the effect of Ondoy in Sta. Cruz, Laguna, our home town. Most of the low lying areas near Laguna Lake are still under water. Our public and private schools are still shared by students with evacuees.

I hope some of Mom's friends and other Filipinos can extend some help to our Kababayans here. Salamat po ng marami




From:Stichting Bayanihan-The Netherlands
October 9, 2009



Stichting BAYANIHAN
Centrum voor Filippijnse Vrouwen in Nederland
Philippine Women’s Centre in the Netherlands
Australielaan 6, 3526 AB Utrecht ; Tel/Fax: 030 2400878; mob. 0622947759

Bayanihan Rotterdam, Dona Daria, Centrum voor Vrouwen en Emancipatie
Gerard Scholtenstraat 129, 3035 SJ Rotterdam, mob. 0615307200
E-mail: bayanihan.nl@planet.nl ; website: www.bayanihan .


7 October 2009

Dear Family and Friends,

As you might have read from the news, the Philippines has been badly affected by typhoon Ondoy, international name Ketsana. Floodwaters sent people to the rooftops, huddled as they waited for army helicopters to pluck them to safety. Roads were rendered impassable, making rescue efforts challenging. Our government has already appealed for international relief and donations. The catastrophe is devastating. Most waited for more than 48 hours for rescue, without food or water. An estimated 567,000 people now homeless and stay in evacuation centers.

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In this connection, Stichting Bayanihan, The Philippine Women Center in the Netherlands would like to appeal to your generous hearts to help us in our efforts to fund raise for our kababayans who are victims of this terrible disaster. Bayanihan Foundation, the Philippine Women Centre in the Netherlands (Stichting Bayanihan, Centrum voor Filippijnse Vrouwen in Nederland) is a self -help women organisation which aims to advance the participation, integration and emancipation of Filipinas in the Netherlands through empowerment.

We have coordinated with Ds. Ching Lansang, coordinator of Seeds of Hope (SOH) here in the Netherlands to send all donations through them. Seeds of Hope (Center for Sowing Seeds of Hope, Inc.) is a registered organization that receives, manages, and distributes donations for the education and feeding of poor children in various Word International Ministries (WIN) schools and other programs. Currently they have educational program in rural areas of Camiling, Tarlac, Cagayan, Carmona, Cavite, Iloilo, Pasig, Metro Manila and Cainta Rizal. A Response Center has been formed in the offices of Seeds of Hope and Word International Ministries to help the victims particularly in the Pasig and Cainta areas which suffered the most damage. Your donations will be sent to SOH for their relief operations. Kindly send all donations to this bank account number in the Netherlands:

St. Word International Ministries
t.n.v. Seeds of Hope Ondoy's Victims
Postbank 4362938
IBAN: NL03PSTB0004362938
BIC-PSTBNL21

Please write alongside your name the phrase “FRIENDS OF BAYANIHAN” so we can track your donation and send you a report of how the donations have been spent. If you want more information over Seeds of Hope activities please contact:

Cecilia Lansang
Seeds of Hope Coordinator for Europe
Zilvergeldstraat 94
3513 VS Utrecht
Tel no: 030-21450-21
Mobiel: 064569539
Email: cecilialansang@yahoo.com


Attached together with this letter is an appeal coming from Seeds of Hope asking for help for the victims of typhoon Ondoy. Your donations will go a long way in helping our people in this time of great need.

Yours sincerely,



On behalf of Stichting Bayanihan
Lana Kristine Jelenjev-Flores
Bayanihan Volunteer and Voorlichter
Carmenlaan 235, 1183 SK Amstelveen
lkfjelenjev@yahoo.com
Mobile nr. 0623450120
 
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