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Consul
General Maria Rowena Mendoza Sanchez, Michelle
Teope-Shen. president of the
Filipino Community in Shanghai (FILCOMSHA) and Moises Sumile, president of
the Philippine Musicians Association of Shanghai (PMAS) thanking the
community. Also in the photo are, Consul Aileen Mendiola Rau and Philip Lao,
FilcomSha vice president.
Donors, sponsors
and supporters at Bayanihan sa Pasko, Shanghai
14 December 2009. The
Philippine Consulate General in Shanghai reported that Filipinos in
Shanghai and surrounding cities organized several fund-raising events for
the benefit of typhoon victims just in time for Christmas.
Filipino young
professionals based in Shanghai, and DJ Mick( Martinez), organized
“Dance for A Cause” which generated RMB 34,000 (Php 229,659.80) This
amount was remitted to the Philippine National Red Cross on 27 November
2009.
Meanwhile, the Filipinos
in Shanghai Bandminton Association and the Holy Spirit Choir of St. Francis
also raised funds.
On 6 December over 700
Filipinos and foreigners in Shanghai got together to attend “Bayanihan sa
Pasko”, a six-hour musical extravaganza featuring over 30 Filipino
bands in Shanghai and Jiangsu, to raise funds for the victims of Typhoons
“Ondoy, Pepeng, Ramil and Santi”.
Organized by the
Filipino Community in Shanghai (FilComSha) and the Philippine Musicians
Association of Shanghai (PMAS), the event raised RMB 121,883.00 (Php
806,865.46) which includes funds earlier raised by other groups. The full
amount was coursed through the ABS-CBN Foundation to be distributed to the
typhoon victims in time for Christmas.
Michelle Teope-Shen, President, FilComSha of the Community said
“masaya
tayo na makakapaghatid tayo ng PASKO sa mga pamilya at mga bata na nasalanta
ng mga nakaraang bagyo. Masaya ang kalooban natin na nakatulong tayo rito
mula sa Shanghai.”
Moises Sumile, President, PMAS, commented, “Buong puso naming inihandong
ang aming pagtugtug at pagkanta sa ating mga kababayan na nangangailangan ng
tulong sa Pilipinas”.
Philippine
Consul General to
Shanghai Maria Rowena Mendoza Sanchez lauded and thanked everyone behind the
success of event. “Tunay na bayani ang ating mga kababayan dito sa
Shanghai! Maraming salamat sa inyong walang patid na pagtulong sa ating
mahal na Inang Bansa at sa ating mga kababayan sa Pilipinas. Mabuhay kayong
lahat!” END |
