The Ondoy Fund Drive
By Caridad B. Goze, ChE ‘65
It started with emails being
circulated showing the horrendous destruction caused by Ondoy in the
Philippines.
A fund drive for
the Ondoy victims in Metro Manila was immediately organized by USTEAA (USA)
in October 2009. Jocelyn Mijares-Jalijali (ChE ’65) graciously volunteered
to chair the project. Estela Pelayo and Irene Salazar (ChE ’75), former
UST Engineering faculty members, also volunteered to tell their former faculty
colleagues and friends about the fund drive.
USTEAA (USA) members and
friends responded enthusiastically and generously to the call for
donations. Including the $300 donation of USTEAA (USA), a total of $2420
was raised. Through the help of Dr. Benedicta Alava, Head of Engineering
Sciences Division of UST Faculty of Engineering, the peso equivalent of the
total fund raised was remitted to Tulong Tomasino, the fund-raising project for
Ondoy victims of the UST Central Student Council.
Thank you, all,
for your generosity and quick response to our kababayans’ pleas for help!
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