Our meeting for the week was called off by Pres. Jojo Bacarro due to inclement
weather. Still some of us managed to trek to Club Filipino and do some civic work
by delivering relief goods to the flood stricken residents of San Juan. FDG
Benny Pe donated 400 pieces of blankets that were picked up by PP Noni Topacio.
PP Gina Sanchez was able to solicit 500 bottles of drinking water, and 10 boxes
of instant noodles, while Asst Governor Sam Alvarado donated 10 boxes of used
clothes.
Pres. Jojo, PP Gina, IPP Nan Sallan, PP Noni, and I
delivered these goods to the San Juan City Hall and were personally received by
Mayor Guia Gomez. From the city hall we walked to the San Juan Gym that was
turned into a temporary evacuation site where about 3,000 families took shelter
from the floods. It was appalling to see all those men, women, and children
crammed in such a small space – the stench was also indescribable. This made us
realize how blessed we are when we were presented with so many suffering
people.
Cheers and enjoy Rotary :)
PP Jovie
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