Event Information:
Friday, October 9, 2009 at 6:00pm
Lot 46, 46 Geary St., San Francisco
http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=142505726486
The massive flooding in Metropolitan Manila in the Philippines has claimed hundreds of lives and displaced over 700,000 people – in what is considered the worst such calamity in the region’s history. The impact of this unfortunate event will be felt for many months ahead and the country will need a lot of help from the global community in rehabilitation efforts as well as in dealing with resulting food & basic supply shortages and the spread of disease.
Individual community members and groups in the San Francisco Bay Area have organized this fundraising event to benefit the victims of typhoon Ketsana (Ondoy), and are very encouraged by the overwhelming show of support.
The organizers of this benefit also stand in solidarity with the typhoon victims in Vietnam, Cambodia and Laos, as well as those who were most recently affected by the tsunami and earthquake in American Samoa, Samoa and Indonesia. “We encourage all those who can to equally support the various relief efforts being organized by other community groups in the Bay Area and elsewhere to assist our unfortunate brothers and sisters in the Asia-Pacific region, ” said Keesa Ocampo, Community Relations Assistant, ABS-CBN International – North America.
$20 suggested donation but any amount is welcome.
BUY ADVANCE ADMISSION TO SPEED ENTRY INTO THE EVENT!
Due to limited space at Lot 46, we are encouraging attendees to purchase advance admissions online for $20 per person, plus a nominal processing fee. Advance admission will be on a VIP list and will be able to avoid the general admission entry line.
Purchase here: https://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/85148
Proceeds from the event will be donated to the flood victims through ABS-CBN Foundation, a registered 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization.
You don’t have to donate in advance to attend. We’ll be accepting donations of $20, or any amount, at the door.
About the tragedy and what’s being done: Typhoon Ketsana on Sept. 26 ravaged Manila and nearby areas with twice as much rainfall as Hurricane Katrina, producing over 17 inches of rain. The government now believes that around 250 people have died, a figure that’s expected to rise. Many are still unaccounted for. Nearly 400,000 people are living in temporary relief shelters in the capital, Manila, and surrounding areas, as they have been displaced from their homes.
As of October 1st, 161,124 families had been served by the disaster relief operations of the ABS-CBN Foundation. More await help.
For complete event information, with links to Facebook and the admission purchase link, visit http://hapihour.org/ondoy
Honorary Co-Hosts:
Hon. Dianne Feinstein, United States Senator
Hon. Jackie Speier, Congresswoman 12th District of California
Hon. Leland Yee, California State Senate
Hon. Betty Yee, Chair of the State Board of Equalization
Hon. Fiona Ma, Majority Whip 12th Assembly District
Hon. Jerry Hill, 19th Assembly District
Hon. Marciano Paynor, Jr., Philippine Consul General to San Francisco
Hon. Kamala D. Harris, SF District Attorney
Hon. Phil Ting, San Francisco Assessor-Recorder
Hon. David Chiu, President of the San Francisco Board of Supervisors
Hon. Jane Kim, Vice President of San Francisco Board of Education
Hon. Hydra Mendoza, Mayor’s Education Advisor City and County of San Francisco
Hon. Steve Ngo, San Francisco Community College Board Trustee
Hon. Joel Young, AC Transit Board Director-At-Large
Host Committee:
Keesa Ocampo (Chair), Audie Vergara, Eric Casher, Erin Haney, Fred Calindas, Gen Jopanda, Glenn Fajardo, Keith Kamisugi, Kyle Wong, London Breed, Masood Ordikhani, Matt Haney, Meena Harris, Rene Astudillo, Rhean Fajardo, Terrine Baluyut and Vidhya Prabhakaran
Community Partners:
ABS-CBN Foundation-USA, Philippine Consulate General – San Francisco, San Francisco-Manila Sister City Committee, Asian American Journalists Association – SF Chapter, Bay Area Asian Pacific American Legislative Staffers, Young Filipino Professionals Association, Filipino Bar Association of Northern California, Citizen Hope, hapihour.org, Filipino American Press Club, Kaya:Filipino Americans for Progress, Filipino American Arts Exposition, Asian American Bar Association, Filipina Women’s Network, Clubworks, National Federation of Filipino-American Associations, DineForChange, Soulciety.org, San Francisco Fil-Am Jazz Festival Community, Asian Business League, Fil-Am Chamber of Commerce Santa Clara, Chinese for Affirmative Action, and Bliss Entertainment
Featured DJs:
Chief Xcel of Blackalicious
DJ Big Rich
DJ Romeo
Performances by:
Gabe Bondoc
Kristine Sinajon