3. Enderun College students and volunteers
Opening its kitchens on Monday, September 28, Enderun College culinary students and fellow volunteers cooked hot meals to be distributed by the Red Cross. To date, Enderun College has sent out 16,000 meals which were distributed by the Red Cross and picked up by various volunteers who took them to evacuation and relief centers.
Enderun College was supposed to resume classes on October 1, Thursday, but opened their kitchens this morning to continue helping out typhoon victims. Contact Ancie Pamintuan at 0908-6795936 for any donations or assistance you can extend.
4. Medical mission groups
Makati Medical Center, Cardinal Santos Medical Center and PLDT is holding medical missions until October 4. MakatiMed is based at Rizal, Cardinal Santos Medical Center at Pasig and PLDT at Marikina. Doctors consult and distribute medicine to those in need.
To volunteer, call Dr. Victor Gisbert of the Social Services Department at 0917-8922807 and Dr. Johnny Sinon of Makati Medical Center at 0917-5261345.
Donations may be sent to the Social Services Office, G/F Makati Medical Center, Amorsolo St., Makati City. Look for Jocelyn or Fatima at 789-4790 to 91 and 888-8999 local 7124 and 7104.
5. Gang Badoy
Founder of the alternative education movement, Rock Ed and host of Rock Ed radio, Gang has made civic-awareness interesting for teenagers with hopes to turn apathy into collective action. Gang went onboard on Jam 88.3 for four straight days of 14 to 16 hours on air, using radio to inform people about the current situation in typhoon-affected areas and call out for help. Along with other DJs and volunteers, they utilized the airwaves to keep everyone connected, informed and inspired while updating their Twitter accounts.
At the end of the third day, Gang Badoy tweeted at 7:24 a.m. September 29, "What an honor to be given the chance to give out crucial info at a crucial time."
