SEVERAL TRI-COUNTY FILIPINO GROUPS, AND AT LEAST 1 FILIPINO MARKET (MABUHAY FILIPINO ORIENTAL MARKET IN SALINAS) ARE WORKING TO HELP PEOPLE IN THE TYPHOON-RAVAGED PHILIPINES. NOT ONLY ARE MORE THAN 10 THOUSAND PEOPLE BELIEVED TO HAVE BEEN KILLED WHEN TYPHOON HAIYAN HIT THE EASTERN PHILIPINES, BUT AT LEAST 10 THOUSAND MORE ARE NOW HOMELESS. THE OWNER OF THE EAST ALVIN DRIVE MARKET SAYS THAT SHE CAN TRANSFER FUNDS STRAIGHT TO THE G-M-A FOUNDATION IN THE PHILIPINES. MONEY THERE GOES DIRECTLY TO ANOTHER FOUNDATION, THAT HAS A PROGRAM IN PLACE TO PROVIDE DISASTER RELIEF. FOR MORE INFORMATION, PEOPLE CAN CALL THE OWNER OF MABUHAY FILIPINO ORIENTAL MARKET ON EAST ALVIN DRIVE AT (831) 444-0211.SEVERAL AREA CULTURAL CENTERS ARE ALSO PUTTING TOGETHER FUNDRAISERS.
