Community News

Kamay at Puso Hosts Tweet-a-thon to Support UNICEF’s Philippine Typhoon Relief Efforts

Monday, 12 October 2009 00:00 AJPress

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BURBANK - Kamay at Puso (KAP), a.k.a. Hand and Heart--an award-winning charity organization--announced today that it is turning to popular social networking sites, Twitter and Facebook, for their latest fundraising campaign which will aid UNICEF’s relief effort in the Philippines following the devastating category Typhoon Ondoy (Ketsana) that hit the nation’s capital last Sep 28.

Through the use of Twitter, Facebook, and YouTube viral videos, KAP hopes to tap into the potential power in numbers, calling to the millions of Facebook and Twitter subscribers to pledge donations as low as $5 USD. KAP titles this latest online campaign What Would Abe Do (W.W.A.D.) which urges online members to donate their five-dollar bill on the Oct. 15 Tweet-a-thon. All funds collected that day on the Kamay at Puso Donation Page will go towards UNICEF’s Typhoon Relief Effort.

Gabnet calls for people-to-people aid for the typhoon victims

Sunday, 04 October 2009 00:00 AJPress

The images are worst, though familiar: muddy water lapping at rooftops, streets vanished under rampaging currents; men and women carrying children wading in thigh-high water; the dead already in rigor dug up from the brackish mud of a typhoon and flood aftermath.

They are palimpsest recalling other floods, other disasters: Leyte where a thousand died; Bicol were hundreds perished. Each year, 20 typhoons visit the Philippines and each year, the archipelago lies in its path unprepared, all 7,000 islands of the country. This week's typhoon was the worst, dumping a month's amount of rain in six hours over the MetroManila area.

MANDACAL 20th Anniversary Dinner Dance

Sunday, 04 October 2009 00:00 AJPress

The 2009 Mandaluyong Civic Group of Southern California (MANDACAL) 20th Anniversary Dinner Dance will be held on October 24th at the Marriott LAX Hotel in Los Angeles. Live music will be provided by the Purple Heart Band. The fee is $50 per person which includes a 3-course dinner. Door prizes will be given away.   Please join us in our biggest fund-raising event of the year. Proceeds will go to the various programs we currently have including scholarship, toy drive, food drive, disaster relief and other humanitarian projects benefiting Mandaluyong and its citizens as well as local communities in the USA.  Please help us and make a difference in the lives of the less fortunate and eliminate the overwhelming struggles they face day to day.  

Picnic and induction at Carson Park

Sunday, 04 October 2009 00:00 AJPress

On September 19, the Veterans Center Association of Carson, an affiliate of the Filipino Veterans Foundation had a lively gathering at the Carson Park on Saturday, attended by its newly elected officers, friends and supporters.

The Mayor of Carson, Jim Dear, made a special appearance on his birthday to act as the Inducting Officer. The event was well attended by the VCA Carson members, and guests, the Gardena Senior Community, and friends representing the Carson City-wide commission (Lauro Catipon) and Parks and Recreation (Venit Relatores). The CONFAA President, Joe Merton joined at the early part of the day.

Kapuso celebrities help Ondoy victims thru GMA's Operation Bayanihan: Typhoon Ondoy

Sunday, 04 October 2009 00:00 AJPress

Several Kapuso stars continue to lend their hand in helping the victims of typhoon Ondoy by serving as operators in the Ondoy Kapuso Helpline and as volunteers in GMA Kapuso Foundation’s Operation Bayanihan: Typhoon Ondoy.

Lucy Torres-Gomez, Marvin Agustin, Iza Calzado, Mark Herras, Ryza Cenon, Aljur Abrenica, Kris Bernal, Isabel Oli, Benjie Paras, Arnell Ignacio, Butch Francisco, Princess Violago, Ynna Asistio, Vivo Ouano, Gino dela Pena, Jonalyn Viray, Aicelle Santos, Jay Perillo, and Mocha Unson are just some of the Kapuso stars who have lend their time at the Ondoy Kapuso Helpline.

Walk to Help the Flood Victims

Friday, 02 October 2009 15:09 AJPress

With tropical storm Ketsana (Ondoy) hammering the Philippines on September 26, causing death and devastation among the Metro Manila residents, a Walkathon project slated for Sunday, October 11 in Jersey City has reached a new level of challenge and interest among the Filipino-Americans in the Northeastern USA Region. Several organizations in the tri-state area started mobilizing and recruiting their members to join the project in order to help thousands or even millions of the flood victims. The 3-mile walk billed as the 2009 “Lakad Tulong” is gaining momentum as pledges and donations started to creep in as sad news about the worst flooding to hit the Philippines in more than 40 years were shown ubiquitously, on newspapers, televisions, or even on the internet. National officials are overwhelmed by the heart-breaking gargantuan scenes and therefore are calling for international help.

FASO Benefit concert for Typhoon Ondoy Survivors

Friday, 02 October 2009 10:35 AJPress

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Asian Journal Publications, Inc. and ABS-CBN Foundation, Inc. in cooperation with the Filipino-American Symphony Orchestra (FASO) and St. Genevieve Parish will hold a Benefit concert for Typhoon Ondoy (Ketsana) survivors

Couples for Christ and Gawad Kalinga launch worldwide campaign for donations

Friday, 02 October 2009 10:29 AJPress

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The Christian family renewal group Couples For Christ (CFC) and Gawad Kalinga (GK), the Manila-based NGO that builds houses and communities for the poor, have launched a massive monetary donation campaign for the Ondoy flood victims in the Philippines among their members, supporters and potential donors worldwide.

In communications from their home offices in Manila, both CFC and GK appealed for financial donation for the victims of the floods that victimized hundreds of thousands in Metro Manila and nearby provinces around Luzon during the height of typhoon Ondoy last weekend.

Housing Leadership Day conference will be held Oct. 23 in San Mateo County

Friday, 02 October 2009 09:36 AJPress

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What:    8th Annual Housing Leadership Day 2009
             San Mateo County’s premier housing event
             Scholarships available for community members!
       www.hlcsmc.org for more information
Theme: “The Worst of Times? The Best of Times? Housing in a Topsy-Turvey Era”
When: October 23, 2009
Where: Oracle Conference Center, 350 Oracle Pkwy., Redwood City, CA
Contact: Housing Leadership Council of San Mateo County,   info@hlcsmc.org, (650) 872-4444