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Congratulations to Flor Alcantara-Reyes, MPA, MA (FWN100 '07) on being appointed by Kingman Mayor Janet Watson and City Council as the first Filipino Kingman Commissioner of Economic Development for a term of three years.

Woohoo! Council member Myrna De Vera (FWN100 '11) was selected by Hercules City Council to become Mayor of Hercule until December 2014. Read more here.

Way to go Cynthia Rapaido (FWN100 '09)! Cynthia was recently recognized by The National Association of Secondary School Principals as California's National Assistant Principal of the Year. She was also named Association of California School Administrators' 2013 Secondary Co-Administrator of the Year. Read more here.

Report from Isabelita Manalastas (Global100 '13) on Typhoon Fundraising in Japan:

Just as an information on what is going on in Tokyo to help Yolanda typhoon victims:

1. Simbang Gabi started on Dec. 15, 2013 at St. Anselm's Catholic Church in Tokyo, and will end on Dec. 23;
2. All collections during the mass will be for the benefit of the typhoon victims;
3. Other churches have a second collection during Sunday masses, and proceeds for these will go to the typhoon victims;
4. Various Filipino community organizations here are also raising funds.  The Association of Filipino Students in Japan has, so far, already raised almost a million yen (almost US$10,000).  I do not have information on the amounts raised by other community organizations;
5. My company is offering gratis remittance charge, for remittances that will be sent to the ABS-CBN Sagip Kapamilya A/C;
6. Many ordinary Japanese people, and many Japanese companies are also offering various help, monetary and otherwise.

-- Isabelita "Lita" T. Manalastas-Watanabe
President and Representative Director
Speed Money Transfer Japan Kabushiki Kaisha

Women in Solidarity: REBUILD Tacloban Philippines for Filipina Women & Girls (after Typhoon Yolanda) - Jan. 23, 2014 @ Credo

Please join FWN at a fundraising reception to help REBUILD Tacloban Philippines hosted by Bay Area Women's Groups in Solidarity with Filipina Women and Girls.

We need your help to get their jobs back as businesses have been severely damaged and we have to find a way for these families to have a source of income. Our hearts go out to the Women of Candahug, the "Village of Widows" - the husbands, fathers, and sons stayed behind while the women and children escaped to higher group when Typhoon Haiyan swooped in at 200mph, surging the waves as high as 16 ft.

Your contribution and 100% of proceeds will support the long-term rebuilding efforts through the help of Feed the Hungry Philippines - their volunteers and staff are now on-the-ground doing relief work.

RSVP Now! -  https://WomenForTacloban.eventbrite.com





FWN encourages you to GIVE BACK to help victims of Typhoon Yolanda have food, shelter, and relief for the Holidays.

See below for resources on how you can help families in the Philippines.

How to look for loved ones: 

• Philippine Red Cross Tracing Service - http://bit.ly/1iUejgh 

• Google Person Finder - http://google.org/personfinder/2013-yolanda/
• • Search via Mobile: Search with SMS by texting 2662999 (Globe), 4664999 (SMART), 22020999 (Sun), or +16508003977 with the message Search [name]. For example, to search for Joshua, text Search Joshua

Organizations fundraising money for typhoon victims:

• Feed the Hungry (for U.S. donors) - http://feedthehungryphil.org/ayala-foundation-inc/

• Philippine Red Cross - http://ushare.redcross.org.ph/

• RISE for the Philippines: V-Fund Benefts Women & Men on the Ground Immediately - http://bit.ly/1a2kiyu

• 18Million Rising - Collecting Donations organized by NAFCON - https://secure.actblue.com/contribute/page/18mr_typhoon

• GABRIELA-USA with NAFCON & the Bayanihan Relief Campaign - http://bit.ly/HSoMxK
  

• Doctors Without Borders - http://bit.ly/1805TCA

• UNICEF - http://bit.ly/19NyVpn

• Habitat for Humanity: Help Re-Build Philippines - http://www.give2habitat.org/philippines/ReBuildPhilippines
• • Habitat for Humanity Philippines is raising funds to provide Cleaning Kit to 50,000 families, Shelter Repair Kit to 30,000 families and 10,000 Core Houses.
  
  
• Oxfam - https://donate.oxfam.org.uk/emergency/philippines
• • Oxfam International is providing water and sanitation materials to those affected

• For a list of organizations supported by San Francisco Mayor Ed Lee, visit sfgivesback.org

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