Events Benefiting Survivors of Typhoon Ondoy Raise $20,000
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Three events held in October raising funds to benefit the victims of Typhoon Ketsana/Ondoy in the Philippines attracted donations totaling approximately $15,000 $20,000, according to a fundraising report sent out today by Keesa Ocampo, the event chair of the benefit held Oct. 9 at Lot 46 in San Francisco.
The Lot 46 event and two other fundraisers held in late October, an event by DineForChange held at Horizon Restaurant and Lounge and a Halloween benefit held at 5A5 Steak Lounge, contributed to the fundraising total.
All proceeds were donated to ABS-CBN Foundation-USA, which to date has raised $614,000.
The quick response and amazing energy by the event organizers inspired more fundraising efforts across the Bay Area. Checks continue to pour in to ABS-CBN Foundation-USA. And many donors to the flood relief are first-time supporters and non-Filipino.
ABS-CBN Foundation has served more than 700,000 families. The continued support today includes maintaining the evacuation centers where survivors are still housed. The Foundation has helped install portable showers, establish hot soup kitchens, clean up schools and ramp up medical missions.
“Many Filipinos will spend the holidays in these centers, but we are all steadfast in our prayers of thanksgiving for second chances, for life and for a global outpour of love,” said Ocampo.
Ocampo expressed her deep gratitude to the numerous individuals and organizations involved in the three fundraisers:
LOT 46 EVENT HOSTS/COMMITTEE:
Honorary Co-Hosts: U.S. Senator Dianne Feinstein, Congresswoman Jackie Speier, Board of Equalization Chair Betty Yee, State Senator Leland Yee, Assemblymember Fiona Ma, Assemblymember Jerry Hill, SF Mayor Gavin Newsom, S.F. District Attorney Kamala Harris, S.F. Assessor Phil Ting, San Francisco Board of Supervisors President David Chiu, San Francisco City College Board Member Steve Ngo, S.F. Board of Education Vice-President Jane Kim, S.F. Board of Education Member Hydra Mendoza, AC Transit Board Member Joel Young and Philippine Consul General to San Francisco Marciano Paynor, Jr.
Event Committee: Keesa Ocampo (chair), Audie Vergara, Eric Casher, Erin Haney, Fred Calindas, Gen Jopanda, Glenn Fajardo, Keith Kamisugi, Kyle Wong, London Breed, Masood Ordikhani, Matt Haney, Meena Harris, Rene Astudillo, Rhean Fajardo, Terrine Baluyut, Vidhya Prabhakaran and Malia Cohen.
Community Organization Partners: ABS-CBN Foundation-USA, Asian American Bar Association, Asian American Journalists Association, SF Chapter, Asian Business League, Bay Area Asian Pacific American Legislative Staffers, Bliss Entertainment, Chinese for Affirmative Action, Citizen Hope, Clubworks, DineForChange, Drink for a Cause, Fil-Am Chamber of Commerce Santa Clara, Filipina Women’s Network, Filipino American Arts Exposition, Filipino American Chamber of Commerce of San Francisco, Filipino Bar Association of Northern California, hapihour.org, Inspire Hope Institute, Kaya: Filipino Americans for Progress, Manilatown Heritage Foundation, National Federation of Filipino-American Associations, Philippine American Press Club USA, Philippine Consulate General – San Francisco, San Francisco Fil-Am Jazz Festival Community, San Francisco-Manila Sister City Committee, Soulciety.org and Young Filipino Professionals Association.
Event Emcee and Performers: Aimee Allison, host of KPFA’s Morning Show, with featured DJs Chief Xcel of Blackalicious, DJ Big Rich, DJ Romeo, DJ Artek and performances by Kristine Sinajon, Gabe Bondoc and Patrick Landeza.
HORIZON RESTAURANT AND LOUNGE EVENT ORGANIZERS:
DineForChange: Eric Lau and Kyle Wong
5A5 STEAK LOUNGE EVENT ORGANIZERS:
Ben Wan, Steve Chen, Albert Chen, Keesa Ocampo and Keith Kamisugi
A special congratulations to Ocampo, who has been nominated for a Presidential Award from President Glora Macapagal-Arroyo in recognition of the compassionate assistance provided to the country at its time of most dire need.
“The nomination recognizes the incredible efforts of every single person who invested their time, experience and resources to make the fundraisers a success,” said Ocampo. “It’s a testament to how successful we can be if we keep our hearts in the right place and move quickly when people need us most,” said Ocampo.
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December 26th, 2009 at 9:44 pm
[...] In response to the Sept. 26 disaster inflicted on the Philippines and other countries by Typhoon Ondoy, I joined a committee led by Keesa Ocampo that organized a relief event on Oct. 9, which led to other fundraisers throughout the month that ended up raising nearly $15,000 for flood victims. [...]