A Coffeehouse to Support Gawad Kalinga |
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November 19, 2013, Volume 60, No. 14
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The Penn Philippine Association (PPA) has decided that their primary charity will be Gawad Kalinga. In response to Typhoon Haiyan, Gawad Kalinga has focused on distributing kitchen, housing, and food supplies to victims in hard-to-reach areas. The organization coordinates with local government and international aid groups in order to bring needed items the “last mile” to the families that other groups can’t yet reach. Gawad Kalinga (which means to “give care” in Filipino) is a Philippine-based poverty alleviation and nation-building movement that will be concentrating its efforts on helping to rebuild devastated areas in the Philippines.
In addition, Gawad Kalinga has been suggested by Penn’s Center for High Impact Philanthropy blog as an “On The Ground” charity to give to, see link: http://www.impact.upenn.edu/blog/page/philippines_typhoon_how_can_i_help?cm_mid=2884380&cm_crmid={010313ea-553a-e211-b20c 78e3b5081558}&cm_medium=email
Gawad Kalinga:
http://gk-usa.org/donations/
PPA, in collaboration with Undergraduate Assembly, Oracle Senior Honor Society, UPAAN, Asian Pacific Student Coalition, United Minorities Council, FIMRC, Penn for UNICEF, PAACH and VPUL, is conducting fundraising programs for Gawad Kalinga.
A Charity Coffeehouse, WATERPROOF, will be held this Thursday, November 21 to benefit Philippine Typhoon Relief, 8-11 p.m. at the Penn Newman Center (3720 Chestnut St). Food will be provided. $10 Entry, $8 with purchase of shirt. Group rates available ($8/person or 10+, $7/person with purchase of shirt). Email ppa.board@gmail.com with any questions.
—Operation Typhoon HaiyanRelief Fund Team
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