2013 Typhoon Relief Benefit for the Philippines
SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. (November 20, 2013) - A broad coalition of community leaders and organizations in the San Francisco Bay Area have teamed up to help raise disaster relief funds on behalf of 10.3 million affected, over 4 million left homeless, thousands still missing and nearly 4,000 lives claimed by Typhoon Haiyan (known locally as Yolanda), as reported by the Philippine National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council as of November 18th, Manila time.
The "Bay Area Typhoon Recovery Benefit for the Philippines" is supported by a number of elected and appointed officials serving as honorary co-hosts, including Congresswoman Anna Eshoo, Congresswoman Jackie Speier, Senator Leland Yee, Assemblymember Rob Bonta, Assemblymember Phil Ting, S.F. Board of Supervisors President David Chiu, S.F. Supervisor Malia Cohen, S.F. Board of Education Trustee Matt Haney, San Jose City Councilmember Ash Kalra, Hon. Fiona Ma, Hon. Manufou Anoa'i, San Francisco-Manila Sister City Committee Chairperson Carmen Colet, Hon. Al Perez, Hon. Tony Thurmond, Hon. Tamiko Wong, Hon. Cindy Wu, and San Francisco-Taipei Sister City Committee Co-Chair Irene Yee Riley.
Other co-hosts include Ajay Bhutoria, John Bozeman, Henry Chu, Nicole Collins, Sonia Delen, Chris Do, Ted Fang, Marquesa Finch, Christina Fuller, Eric Golangco, Dan & Nancy Harrington, Daryl Higashi, Albert Hwu, Mike Kim, Jonathan Leong, Angie Louie, Meghan Doran Macaluso, Kevin L. Nichols, Michael Orange, Suluagi Aliiva'a Palega, Rick Quan, Roger Royse, Charisse Swartzburg, Mimi Tran, Mark Trang, Kingston Wu, APAPA-SF Chapter, API Circle, Asian Business League (ABL-SF), AsianWeek Foundation, Books for the Barrios, Drink for a Cause, Hawai'i Chamber of Commerce of Northern California, NAAAP, Nihonmachi Street Fair Committee, Oakland Asian Cultural Center, OCA - San Francisco Bay Chapter, Pacific Islander Community Partnerships, TAP-SF, and The Luna Co.
Organizers are requesting a minimum $20 contribution at the door that will be donated to Save the Children ( http://www.savethechildren.org). Other beneficiaries include ABS-CBN Foundation International, Feed the Hungry, and Global Fund for Women.
The "Bay Area Typhoon Recovery Benefit for the Philippines" is supported by a number of elected and appointed officials serving as honorary co-hosts, including Congresswoman Anna Eshoo, Congresswoman Jackie Speier, Senator Leland Yee, Assemblymember Rob Bonta, Assemblymember Phil Ting, S.F. Board of Supervisors President David Chiu, S.F. Supervisor Malia Cohen, S.F. Board of Education Trustee Matt Haney, San Jose City Councilmember Ash Kalra, Hon. Fiona Ma, Hon. Manufou Anoa'i, San Francisco-Manila Sister City Committee Chairperson Carmen Colet, Hon. Al Perez, Hon. Tony Thurmond, Hon. Tamiko Wong, Hon. Cindy Wu, and San Francisco-Taipei Sister City Committee Co-Chair Irene Yee Riley.
Other co-hosts include Ajay Bhutoria, John Bozeman, Henry Chu, Nicole Collins, Sonia Delen, Chris Do, Ted Fang, Marquesa Finch, Christina Fuller, Eric Golangco, Dan & Nancy Harrington, Daryl Higashi, Albert Hwu, Mike Kim, Jonathan Leong, Angie Louie, Meghan Doran Macaluso, Kevin L. Nichols, Michael Orange, Suluagi Aliiva'a Palega, Rick Quan, Roger Royse, Charisse Swartzburg, Mimi Tran, Mark Trang, Kingston Wu, APAPA-SF Chapter, API Circle, Asian Business League (ABL-SF), AsianWeek Foundation, Books for the Barrios, Drink for a Cause, Hawai'i Chamber of Commerce of Northern California, NAAAP, Nihonmachi Street Fair Committee, Oakland Asian Cultural Center, OCA - San Francisco Bay Chapter, Pacific Islander Community Partnerships, TAP-SF, and The Luna Co.
Organizers are requesting a minimum $20 contribution at the door that will be donated to Save the Children ( http://www.savethechildren.org). Other beneficiaries include ABS-CBN Foundation International, Feed the Hungry, and Global Fund for Women.
Read MoreThe "Bay Area Typhoon Recovery Benefit for the Philippines" is supported by a number of elected and appointed officials serving as honorary co-hosts, including Congresswoman Anna Eshoo, Congresswoman Jackie Speier, Senator Leland Yee, Assemblymember Rob Bonta, Assemblymember Phil Ting, S.F. Board of Supervisors President David Chiu, S.F. Supervisor Malia Cohen, S.F. Board of Education Trustee Matt Haney, San Jose City Councilmember Ash Kalra, Hon. Fiona Ma, Hon. Manufou Anoa'i, San Francisco-Manila Sister City Committee Chairperson Carmen Colet, Hon. Al Perez, Hon. Tony Thurmond, Hon. Tamiko Wong, Hon. Cindy Wu, and San Francisco-Taipei Sister City Committee Co-Chair Irene Yee Riley.
Other co-hosts include Ajay Bhutoria, John Bozeman, Henry Chu, Nicole Collins, Sonia Delen, Chris Do, Ted Fang, Marquesa Finch, Christina Fuller, Eric Golangco, Dan & Nancy Harrington, Daryl Higashi, Albert Hwu, Mike Kim, Jonathan Leong, Angie Louie, Meghan Doran Macaluso, Kevin L. Nichols, Michael Orange, Suluagi Aliiva'a Palega, Rick Quan, Roger Royse, Charisse Swartzburg, Mimi Tran, Mark Trang, Kingston Wu, APAPA-SF Chapter, API Circle, Asian Business League (ABL-SF), AsianWeek Foundation, Books for the Barrios, Drink for a Cause, Hawai'i Chamber of Commerce of Northern California, NAAAP, Nihonmachi Street Fair Committee, Oakland Asian Cultural Center, OCA - San Francisco Bay Chapter, Pacific Islander Community Partnerships, TAP-SF, and The Luna Co.
Organizers are requesting a minimum $20 contribution at the door that will be donated to Save the Children ( http://www.savethechildren.org). Other beneficiaries include ABS-CBN Foundation International, Feed the Hungry, and Global Fund for Women.
The "Bay Area Typhoon Recovery Benefit for the Philippines" is supported by a number of elected and appointed officials serving as honorary co-hosts, including Congresswoman Anna Eshoo, Congresswoman Jackie Speier, Senator Leland Yee, Assemblymember Rob Bonta, Assemblymember Phil Ting, S.F. Board of Supervisors President David Chiu, S.F. Supervisor Malia Cohen, S.F. Board of Education Trustee Matt Haney, San Jose City Councilmember Ash Kalra, Hon. Fiona Ma, Hon. Manufou Anoa'i, San Francisco-Manila Sister City Committee Chairperson Carmen Colet, Hon. Al Perez, Hon. Tony Thurmond, Hon. Tamiko Wong, Hon. Cindy Wu, and San Francisco-Taipei Sister City Committee Co-Chair Irene Yee Riley.
Other co-hosts include Ajay Bhutoria, John Bozeman, Henry Chu, Nicole Collins, Sonia Delen, Chris Do, Ted Fang, Marquesa Finch, Christina Fuller, Eric Golangco, Dan & Nancy Harrington, Daryl Higashi, Albert Hwu, Mike Kim, Jonathan Leong, Angie Louie, Meghan Doran Macaluso, Kevin L. Nichols, Michael Orange, Suluagi Aliiva'a Palega, Rick Quan, Roger Royse, Charisse Swartzburg, Mimi Tran, Mark Trang, Kingston Wu, APAPA-SF Chapter, API Circle, Asian Business League (ABL-SF), AsianWeek Foundation, Books for the Barrios, Drink for a Cause, Hawai'i Chamber of Commerce of Northern California, NAAAP, Nihonmachi Street Fair Committee, Oakland Asian Cultural Center, OCA - San Francisco Bay Chapter, Pacific Islander Community Partnerships, TAP-SF, and The Luna Co.
Organizers are requesting a minimum $20 contribution at the door that will be donated to Save the Children ( http://www.savethechildren.org). Other beneficiaries include ABS-CBN Foundation International, Feed the Hungry, and Global Fund for Women.
