DONATIONS for the victims of Typhoon Ondoy may be dropped off in the following SITES:
1. Team Manila, Petron, and Papemelroti branches
2. Tulong Bayan – White Space
(along Pasong Tamo Extension, nr Glaxo Smith Klein and Silverlens Gallery)
3. Tulong Bayan – Expo Centro, Araneta Center, Cubao
(Volunteers are welcome, 8am-9pm)
4. Ateneo de Manila University, Manny V Pangilinan Building
(Volunteers are welcome starting at 6am)
5. De La Salle University
6. Poveda
7. Habagat @ Promenade Square, Recto (Organized donations are turned over to NDCC and GMA Fdn)
Or go by the nearest public elementary school or barangay hall – you will most likely find them as evacuation centers.
WHAT YOU CAN GIVE:
1. Canned food, noodles, rice, big bottles of water (for packing)
2. Others: Cooking oil, Salt, Sugar, Coffee (for packing)
3. Food, drinks, water, energy drinks (for volunteers)
4. Clothing (let’s pack wearables and kindly not share the unmentionables)
5. Medicine (First aid kit, paracetamol, pain relievers, and meds for diarrhea, colds, and cough); you may also add vitamins
6. Blankets, Pillows, Mats
7. Candles, Matches/Lighter (just in case)
8. Some Evac Centers would appreciate Utensils (steel or plastic) and Plates (plastic or paper). Please note that there are centers that do not have water supply.
9.Trash bags and cleaning materials to evac centers to help site management and health concerns.
ALSO:
1. We are accepting donations for nails, roofs, and wood (house-building materials) for BASECO. Most of the houses there have been flushed by the raging waters. For those particular items, kindly email helpbaseco@gmail.com.
2. The Black Pencil Project is collecting pencils and school supplies for flood-stricken day care centers in Manila. Log on to http://www.blackpencilproject.org for more info.
3. Those based in Cebu may find helpful info here: http://emsdy.blogspot.com/2009/09/cebuanos-you-can-held-ondoy-victims-too.html
4. For financial donations:
Corporate Network for Disaster Response
(a) BDO Galleria Branch
ADB Avenue, Ortigas Center
Savings Account 004640030358
(b) BPI Ayala Paseo Branch
Current Account 0031065402
*Please fax your deposit slip to the fax no. of CNDR (632)687-4208 so that CNDR could acknowledge receipt of your donation and eventually give all the donors “accounting” of the donations.
Maraming salamat, po.
