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NMBA donates to supertyphoon Haiyan victims
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Posted on Nov 26 2013
Northern Marianas Badminton Association is donating over $2,000 dollars to the victims of supertyphoon Haiyan in the Philippines.
The donation came from the association’s fundraising drive last Wednesday and Friday at the TSL Sports Complex. NMBA general secretary Merlie Tolentino said the association got $1,261 from its over 100 members and the group is matching the amount so the total donation of $2,522 will be turned over to Sagip Kapamilya, a foundation established by the Philippines’ TV network giant ABS-CBN.
“We would like to thank our members for responding to our call to help the victims of supertyphoon Haiyan in the Philippines,” said Tolentino.
“We join the rest of the world in helping the Philippines in its relief efforts and pray that the victims will get the enough help they need to recover from this crisis,” the NMBA official added.
Supertyphoon Haiyan hit the Philippines (particularly the Eastern Visayas region) early this month, leaving more than 5,000 dead and millions of families homeless.
Tolentino said the donation will be deposited to the Sagip Kapamilya account next week.
The fundraising drive for the typhoon victims was part of NMBA’s commitment to community service. In the past years, the association also sent donation to the victims of earthquake and tsunami in Japan. The group also made in-kind/monetary donations to schools and some non-profit organizations.
“We would like our members to learn not only how to play badminton, but also how to get involved in community projects and developments,” Tolentino said. (PR)
