Red Cross Family: Building Hopes and Building Lives Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow
- Tuesday, 01 March 2011
- Written by Calamba Super Administrator
The Philippine Red Cross being the foremost humanitarian organization in the country continues to fulfill its mission to alleviate human suffering. The Laguna Red Cross Chapter will formally turn over on Tuesday, February 15, 2011 the rehabilitation projects extended to the typhoon victims of Ondoy, Pepeng, and Santi from the province of Laguna. Chairman and CEO of the Philippine Red Cross Hon. Richard J. Gordon, Country Representative to the Philippines of the International Federation of the Red Cross and Red Crescent Society Mr. Selvaratnam Sinnadurai will lead the turn over ceremony to be held at the covered court of the Municipality of Lumban. One thousand three hundred nine (1,309) shelter beneficiary from sixteen (16) municipalities are the recipient of the project.
Meanwhile, the Department of Education in the province is also one of the rehabilitation project beneficiaries of the Red Cross. Twenty nine (29) newly constructed latrines with water facilitites project were given to eleven (11) public schools in the province.
Chairman Willam Ng Cha of the Laguna Red Cross Chapter with the members of the Board expresses their sincere appreciation to the support of the donor, International Federation of the Red Cross and Red Crescent Society with the cooperation of the Department of Education, Provincial Government, Laguna Police Provincial Office, 202nd Infantry Brigade of the Philippine Army and local government officials of the Municipality of Lumban, Cavinti, Luisiana, Santa Maria, Paete, Pangil, Famy, Mabitac, Pakil, Pagsanjan, Kalayaan, Bay, Calamba City, Pila, Victoria and Santa Cruz.
Laguna Red Cross Administrator Rudelly C. Cabutin honors the contributions of the selfless and dedicated volunteers who worked hand in hand to finish the rehabilitation project for the victims of the typhoons. As the Philippine Red Cross Laguna Chapter faces more challenges this year to untiringly be able to carry out its humanitarian aims, the Philippine Red Cross is calling all civic-spirited individuals and companies; let the Philippine Red Cross help you in alleviating the suffering of the most vulnerable and in strengthening the will of disaster survivors. For more information, call us at (049) 501-1114, 501-1929, 810-4904 or you can email us at laguna@redcross.org.phArlene P. Mariposque
SOURCE: PIA.GOV.PH