REPOSTED FROM ONE LASALLE E-GROUP:
As of 1:35 p.m. this afternoon (Sunday, December 18, 2011), the Philippine Red Cross (PRC) has announced that "the death toll from (the) storm-triggered flash floods that devastated a wide swath of the country's south has risen to 521. Gwendolyn Pang, PRC secretary general, said Sunday that the death toll would most likely rise, with 458 people still missing and many villages remaining isolated and unreached by overwhelmed disaster-response personnel. Pang said the hardest-hit cities were Cagayan de Oro city, where at least 239 people died, and nearby Iligan, where Red Cross aid workers reported 195 dead, mostly children and women."
Martha Giltendez of La Salle Academy, Iligan, Lanao del Norte wrote: "We are here in school preparing the place for the wake of our personnel's families, 7 are confirmed dead. We found out that the school is flooded with mud. A lot of our facilities are destroyed." Br Dennis Magbanua FSC added: "Several LSA faculty members, support staff and students lost their homes. One teacher lost her brother, another lost her parents and a sister. Another teacher lost her mother and two brothers. One night high school student reportedly died too. The school was also flooded (about one to two feet high). Clearing of the mud in the classrooms and offices has commenced. Wakes for the members of the Lasallian Family will also be held on campus because the funeral parlors are full."
Based on several pieces of information that have come our way, the following La Salle schools, organizations and associations have started (or will start) receiving donations for the victims of the said flash floods:
1. De La Salle Health Sciences Campus, Dasmarinas, Cavite will receive donations through the offices of Lasallian Mission & Linkages, Lasallian Formation & Social Action and the DLSUMC hospital. [Info from Ces Tirona]
2. Center for Social Action of De La Salle - College of Saint Benilde is collecting monetary donations through I-Pledge for the victims of Typhoon Sendong. Just fill-out an I-pledge form and/or give your cash donations @ the accounting office on Monday, December 19, 2011. The CSA office is located at the 3rd floor, Br. Cordero building, Taft campus. [Info from Bro Richie Yap Fsc]
3. La Salle Green Hills will start receiving donations for the victims of Typhoon Sendong beginning 8:00am Monday (tomorrow), December 19, 2011. Donations in cash and kind will be received at Gate 2 of La Salle Green Hills at 343 Ortigas Avenue, Mandaluyong City 1550. You may call any of the following telephone numbers for further inquiries: Aluimni Office — 721-2729, 722-7750, 725-4720 / GS Principal — 721-2482 / HS Principal — 721-8914 / Buildings and Grounds Office — 721-8904 (Telefax) / La Sallian Mission Office — 726-5851 (Telefax) [Info from Raffy Pekson II]
4. De La Salle Zobel School's Relief Goods Drop Off Center in Ayala Alabang is now accepting donations in cash or kind. Donations can be brought to the school at Gate 7. The following members of the DLSZ community are in charge of the Relief Goods Drop Off Center: Miss Evangeline "Vangie" de Peralta (Lasallian Formation and Mission Department Director) 0917 563 8870 (office cellular number) / Mr Jayjay Jacinto (Social Action Office Head) 0917 859 7602 (office cellular number) / Mr Dennis Patiño (Administrative Services Department Director) 0917 556 4155 (office cellular number) / Mr Ton Francisco (Parent Volunteer for Logistics and Transportation) [email protected]
5. You may leave your donations in kind at the La Salle Academy (Iligan City) lobby anytime today [Sunday, December 18, 2011] and tomorrow [Monday, December 19, 2011]. [Info from Br Richie Yap FSC]
6. The De La Salle Alumni Association-Manila, Taft Avenue will start accepting donations from 9:00am-6:00pm starting tomorrow until the 20th. [Info from Bing Capuno]
All those who wish to donate in cash (or cheques) are encouraged to deposit the amount directly to the bank account of La Salle Academy. Bank Name: Development Bank of the Philippines (DBP) / Bank Account Number: 0820-016221-030 / Please make cheques payable to La Salle Academy. Kindly make a digital copy (or digital photo) of the deposit slip and email this digital file to Br. Raffy Reyes FSC (President of LSA) [email protected].
For DLSZ donors, kindly send likewise to Br Dennis Magbanua FSC (President of DLSZ) at [email protected] a digital copy of your deposit slip for proper documentation and accounting. For DLSAA donors, "please fax your Deposit Slips together with your name and contact info (mobile number/ email) to 524-0503 or scan and email your deposit slip at [email protected] for proper acknowledgement and accounting."
