On 25 December 2013, Wilson Street Baptist Church gathered a special offering and donation pledges to assist the reconstruction of the church in Hernani, Eastern Samar. The town of Hernani suffered severely when typhoon Haiyan struck the Philippines on 8 November 2013. The church building was destroyed completely. Worst, the Pastor & Mrs. Eddie Ragracias […]
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Help Philippines Update – Country Women’s Institute Donates to Boat-Building Project
Typhoon Haiyan is gone but the desire to help in rebuilding the livelihood of people in the Philippines is still raging here in Timaru. Country Women’s Institute (CWI) donated towards the boat-building project in response to the article they read on the South Canterbury Herald, “Direct to the Philippines”. Liaising for CWI, Hopevale Trust sent […]
Help Philippines Update – Sending Help to Typhoon Victims in Antique, Philippines
Towards the end of 2013, Hopevale Trust sent help to the people of Antique who’ve suffered Typhoon Haiyan’s wrath last November. Antique is a province in the western portion of Panay Island, composed of 18 municipalities. Her northern towns suffered the most during the typhoon. Unlike many towns and cities of Samar, Leyte and Iloilo […]
Help Philippines Update – Relief Goods Distributed in Ajuy, Iloilo
We mentioned in our previous post that the money sent to Ajuy, Iloilo was received. Our contacts bought relief goods. However, the influx of relief aid in Ajuy from other organisations made our contacts decide to determine the best day to distribute. Thus, on 22 December they gathered the beneficiaries and distributed the relief goods […]
Help Philippines Update – Relief Goods Delivered in Hernani, Eastern Samar
It was a long and hard journey for our contacts in Cebu to bring to Hernani town the relief goods that were bought through the funds that Hopevale Trust sent. Funds given from around New Zealand went to help this devastated town. Our donation was lumped along with other gifts to maximize delivery. A town […]