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SAN FRANCISCO, California?A coalition of community leaders and organizations here have teamed up to help raise awareness and funds on behalf of more than 700,000 people displaced as a result of the floods that inundated 80 percent of Metro Manila last week.
Storm Ondoy (international name: Ketsana) claimed the lives of hundreds of Filipinos in one of the worst calamity in the country?s history.
For this reason, the ?Benefit for Victims of Typhoon Ketsana (Ondoy)? has been organized for Friday, October 9, 2009, from 6 p.m. to 10 p.m. at Lot 46, 46 Geary Avenue, San Francisco, California.
The benefit is supported by a number of elected officials serving as honorary co-hosts, including US Senator Dianne Feinstein, Congresswoman Jackie Speier, California Board of Equalization chairperson Betty Yee, California Assembly member Fiona Ma, San Francisco district attorney Kamala Harris, San Francisco assessor Phil Ting, San Francisco Board of Supervisors president David Chiu, San Francisco Board of Education vice president Jane Kim, San Francisco Board of Education member Hydra Mendoza.
Philippine Consul General to San Francisco Marciano Paynor Jr. is also an honorary co-host.
Community organization partners for the event include: ABS-CBN Foundation-USA, Philippine Consulate General-San Francisco, San Francisco-Manila Sister City Committee, Asian American Journalists Association-SF Chapter, Bay Area Asian Pacific American Legislative Staffers, Young Filipino Professionals Association, Filipino Bar Association of Northern California, Citizen Hope, hapihour.org, Philippine American Press Club USA, Kaya: Filipino Americans for Progress, Filipino American Arts Exposition, Asian American Bar Association, Filipina Women?s Network, Clubworks, National Federation of Filipino-American Associations, DineForChange, Soulciety.org, San Francisco Fil-Am Jazz Festival Community, Asian Business League, Fil-Am Chamber of Commerce Santa Clara, Chinese for Affirmative Action, and Bliss Entertainment.
Organizers request a $20 donation at the door. Proceeds will be donated to the ABS-CBN Foundation which has served over 100,000 families to date. Advance tickets available, as well as complete event information, at http://hapihour.org/ondoy.
Queries may be made to Rene Astudillo at rene.astud@gmail.com or 415-577-3514, and Keith Kamisugi at keith@keithpr.com or 415-874-5550.
