HOW YOU CAN HELP: Locally • Donate to the Philippine Red Cross at ushare.redcross.org.ph. • Donate to the Philippine Minnesota Medical Association at phmma.org/about.htm. • Drop donations of food, clothing, blankets and other supplies at Philippine Center of Minnesota, 1380 Frost Av., Maplewood, or contact the center at 612-354-0837. Globally • The U.N. World Food Program said it has allocated $2 million for disaster response and officials joined an assessment mission to survey damage in Leyte and Samar provinces. WFP said it will send more than 40 tons of high-energy biscuits and work with the Filipino government to help with logistics and emergency communications systems. It asks for donations at wfpusa.org or by texting the word AID to 27722 to instantly donate $10. • UNICEF said its staff in the Philippines is being repositioned to help in relief efforts and 66 tons of emergency supplies are being sent from Copenhagen. An airlift set to arrive on Tuesday will include water purification systems, storage equipment and sanitation supplies. Donations can be made to UNICEF at unicef.org/support. • The American Red Cross said it has deployed two people to assist with assessments in the Philippines and activated its family tracing services. • Catholic Relief Services is accepting donations on its website, emergencies.crs.org, as it begins moving supplies and staff to respond to the typhoon. • World Vision said it is putting together resources to assist 1.2 million people, including food, hygiene kits, emergency shelters and protection. It asked for donations to be made at worldvision.org. • The American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee has begun collecting donations for relief efforts. To contribute, go to jdc.org or call 1-212-687-6200. • Mercy Corps said it has launched emergency response efforts to provide food, water, shelter and basic supplies to typhoon survivors. To contribute, go to mercycorps.org/typhoon or call 1-800-292-3355. • AmeriCares is preparing to deploy an emergency response team to the Philippines. To donate go to americares.org or call 1-800-486-4357.
Posted on: Mon, 11 Nov 2013 13:08:43 +0000
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