27 Sep 2009
Where to send donations for victims of Typhoon Ondoy? (Off-topic)
I’m not really for asking people to donate because I feel it’s a subtle manner of inducing apathy (give away money, feel good that you don’t need to think of why the problem occurred once it’s no longer over-reported) and that mass donations are often favored only after a disaster has struck rather than before it — but as I’m currently monitoring my plurk account — I was alerted to this site so I felt there’s no harm in spreading it. Source: http://burymeinthisdress.com/blog/2009/09/where-to-send-donations-for-victims-of-typhoon-ondoy/INTERNATIONAL
1. Send a letter of intent to donate to the PNRC
2. A letter of acceptance from PNRC shall be sent back to the donor
3. Immediately after shipping the goods, please send the (a) original Deed of Donation, (b) copy of packing list and (c) original Airway Bill for air shipments or Bill of Lading for sea shipments to The Philippine National Red Cross–National Headquarters c/o Secretary General Corazon Alma de Leon, Bonifacio Drive, Port Area, Manila 2803, Philippines.
FOR THOSE OUTSIDE THE COUNTRY WHO WANT TO DONATE
TXTPower.org has set up a paypal account for donations. Your money will be forwarded to Red Cross.
Kapuso Foundation is also accepting credit card donations. Kapuso Foundation site
Most urgent needs
Food items: Rice, noodles, canned goods, sugar, iodized salt, cooking oil, monggo beans and potable water
Medicines: Paracetamol, antibiotics, analgesic, oral rehydration salts, multivitamins and medications to treat diarrheal diseases
Non-food items: Bath soaps, face towels, shampoo, toothbrush, toothpaste, plastic mats, blankets, mosquito nets, jerry cans, water containers, water purification tablets, plastic sheetings, and Laundry soap
There are more local information where to donate in the page but I think enough Filipinos are already spreading the information so I just narrowed down the international ones.For a preview of how bad the typhoon was, see: (Don’t worry. I’m unemployed so it’s not like my opinion of donations is keeping millions of cash from being used to help others. Just focus on doing what these threads make you feel of doing and go where your passion leads you to doing.)
