September 26th 2009 Two days after tropical storm Ketsana struck the Philippines, sending six metre floods surging through Manila, the capital is a disaster zone. While the floods have receded somewhat, parts of the city are still underwater; the rest is under several feet of stinking mud. Nearly two million homes were inundated, and around 400,000 people are homeless. More than 12,000 people have been rescued, and with colds and exposure already hitting children and the elderly, aid agencies are scrambling to get food, clean water and medicine to a desperate city. Parts of the city of 12 million people were under 20 ft of water, leaving nearly half a million from their homes across Manila and surrounding provinces. Please check out this YouTube link from CNN.com: www.youtube.com/watch?v=gQA0XJ7F4CE
Deaths: 240
Displaced: 374,890
Affected: 430,000
"Time is of the essence. We must flex our power and use all of our humanitarian efforts in order to bring relief to a society in need."
Event Info:
Special Guest performances and gift bags will be raffled throughout the night, sponsored by various brands.
100% of the proceeds with be given to various organizations, including the purchase of bottles from: http://www.lifesaverusa.com/manila.htm#
Sponsors:
Nike Sportswear
Power 106
Kababayan L.A. T.V.
Flux.net
Dimepiece Designs
Asian Journal
Icy Ice
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Name of Event: "ACT NOW" Benefit
Date: Wednesday, October 28th, 2009
Venue: NIKE SPORTSWEAR PRESENTS THE MONTALBÁN
Type of Event: All ages Live Music and Comedy Show
Number of Guests: Approx. 1200
Price: $25
The proceeds of your donation will go to the Act Now Benefit or LIFESAVER systems.
"Incorporating LIFESAVER’s now famous filtration technology allowing users to process up to 20,000 litres of clean sterile drinking water without the aid of chemicals, the LIFESAVER jerrycan allows the user to stay out for longer as they are no longer dependent on bottled water. It gives FOB’s the ability to provide a plentiful supply of great tasting sterile drinking water."
(excerpt from www.lifesaversystems.com)
The Lifesaver 4000 Ultra Filtration Water Bottle eliminates bacteria, viruses, parasites, fungi and all other microbiological waterborne pathogens from water without chemicals
# Bottle uses replaceable filters, which can treat up to 4,000 liters of water: 5.5 years of usage if you drank two liters every day
And the Philippine national Red Cross. - http://www.redcross.org.ph/ |
