With more than forty volunteers,the officers and members of the Manitoba Council of Canadian Filipino Associations, Inc. (MaCCFA) and the Filipino Canadian Technical Professional Association of Manitoba (FCTPAM), in cooperation of CADPOWER and the Filipino Journal, have hit the more than $25,000 cash donation for more than two weeks of campaign. The cash donations will be endorsed to the Canadian Red Cross, and when the Canadian government will match the donation dollar for dollar, the cash campaign is worth $50,000 for the Haiyan typhoon victims in Central Visayas.
“I’am so humbled by the outpouring help from our Canadians friends from all walks of life,theethnic and church groups,these donors have all the willingness to give, to help and to share our stories if our families are affected by the typhoon. Their responses are contagious, and the dedication and commitments of our volunteers are so strong, a great foundation of a community to work together to help the typhoon victims,” said Rod E. Cantiveros, president of MaCCFA.
“We are in awe from the outpouring of supports by Winnipegers and from those out-of-town visitors. One thing noteworthy is the passion of the members of the Filipino community to help their kababayans who were victims of the super typhoon Haiyan,” said Astrophel Miguel, a collective comment from FCTPAM volunteers. “For the two-week duration of the campaign, we are humbled by the magnanimity of the community members who shared their bounties to those who are in need. It was an amazing two-week experience, “ he added
For the past two weeks, the officers, members and volunteers of MaCCFA and FCTPAM held their fund raising at Lucky Supermarket, Polo Park Mall and Kildonan Place. The largest contribution received by the groups is the $10,000 donations from the management of Lucky Supermarket.
“Finding volunteers to man the campaign locations is an experience of how people easily respond to help raise the funds, there is a common thread of helping other people who are victims of this super typhoon,” said Letty Antonio, chairperson for volunteers. ” Volunteerism is at this height of their commitments to help other people.
The final computation is being tallied by Opel Miguel and Norman Padilla, chairpersons finance.
MaCCFA has been continuously holding fundraising for HELPfund Calamity Fund. In the current MaCCFA project, Mrs. Philippines Manitoba 2014, the proceeds will be used in the reconstruction program in the areas where the need for housing is most felt. And being a co-sponsor of the Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra: Pilita Corrales Special, the proceeds will add to the funding for the reconstruction for the Haiyan typhoon victims.
Photos by Rod Cantiveros | Filipino Journal
