Important...Philippines relief effort.
Please donate to this effort if you can! Any amount you can send will do a lot of good. The Congressman Art Yap in Bohol, Philippines is leading a relief effort to help local citizens who are now living in tents to rebuild their homes. I am friends with his staff and can vouch for this as a legitimate effort. Click the above link to read his detailed account of the quake's devastation and to donate. The money will go for items like the following...People are camping in public plazas, sports arenas and by the side of the national highway. A few bags of cement to repair kitchens and toilets, a few sheets of GI roofing for cover, wood panels and nails to erect some privacy and protection, a coat of paint for color and dignity, a faucet and pipes to restore water…..these do not cost more than a few thousand pesos per household but will go a very long way in getting people back on their feet.
You may now donate online thru http://www.rebuildbohol.com/ or directly thru http://www.paypal.com/ sent to the address donate@rebuildbohol.com
Look at their Facebook page for photos of local citizens who are suffering from the damage and continuing updates on the relief effort...
https://www.facebook.com/rebuildbohol
