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***CVC*** Disaster Relief for the Philippines

Typhoon ravages the Philippines Heart Flower

Yolanda

(Reuters) – Rescue workers struggled to reach ravaged towns and villages in the central Philippines on Monday as they tried to deliver aid to survivors of a powerful typhoon that killed an estimated 10,000 people and displaced more than 600,000.

Philippines storm kills estimated 10,000, destruction hampers rescue efforts

By Manuel Mogato and Roli Ng

TACLOBAN, Philippines Sun Nov 10, 2013 6:34pm EST

 

Want to Help?

 

Employees wishing to donate to help in disaster relief may give online at these sites to CVC member charities.

 

Doctors without Borders (medical relief)

https://www.doctorswithoutborders.org/donate/ (CVC #0336)

 

CARE
http://care.org/emergencies/typhoon-haiyan (CVC #0308)

 

International Red Cross

Disaster Relief Supplies and Food

http://www.redcross.org/  (CVC #3403)

 

Employees are encouraged to give online and print their acknowledgement of the gift.  Give the printed copy to your CVC coordinator so your agency’s CVC campaign will be credited with this gift.

 

Anne Dinterman

Employee Programs

Dept. of Human Resource Management

Lecture Series in Celebration of Filipino American History Month

Lecture Series in Celebration of Filipino American History Month

Lyecum Lecture I

Wednesday, October 16th

6:00 – 8:00 p.m.

Room AA158

“The Philippine American War: A Foreshadow of Modern U.S. Warfare”

Professor Santiago Busa, Professor of International Relations at West Point

Lyecuem Lecture IILyceum Lecture IIA

Tuesday, October 22nd

5:30 – 7:30 p.m.

Room AA158

“Equity Now: The Fight for Filipino WWII Veterans’ Benefits”
Professor Gem Duas, Professor of Filipino American Culture at the University of Maryland