Jeesh… who would have thought that a bunch of pennies could help restock a typhoon-destroyed school in the Philippines? Fortunately, a fellow church friend, Honduras orphanage philanthropist, and 6th grade school teacher at Lyons Central School in upstate, NY did. His name is Eric Lewis… and a few months ago after a liturgy at St. Michael’s Parish...
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The following is an update on our typhoon relief in the Philippines. It´s a pretty amazing story of how a 22 year old Filipina struggled to survive the flood...
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Thank you to everyone who is helping us with our Philippines typhoon relief fund. Little by little we’re getting up there. We’re now at $3,398 in donations… on our way...
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My friend Emma just got back from Manila. Here was an update she sent me from her perspective of things over there: “I first came to the Philippines exactly...
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I’ve heard stories of entire neighborhoods disappearing from mudslides triggered by the typhoon rain in remote areas of the Philippines. Just a few days ago, one of my friends...
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Morris Gage is one of the nicest guys I know. He’s a good friend of my dad’s from upstate, NY — and he was a huge influence in the...
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Tonight, we videotaped the raffle for Rebecca’s floral painting. She donated this painting to help raise awareness for the typhoon victims. Thanks a million to all who have rallied...
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My friend and coworker, Cecile, will be putting out a collection jar at her garage sale tomorrow in Austin to help raise awareness and funds for the Philippines typhoon...
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I just had a quick MSN conversation with David, my Filipino friend. He’s one of the guys with a quote on the left side of this web site. Anyways,...
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**First Relief Update** The first call center that I helped launch for Dell over in the Philippines was with an outsource partner called Ambergris — located in Ortigas Center, Manila....
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Good news today: The United States Department of Agriculture just announced it will send nearly $9 million worth of rice and dry milk to the Philippines. This donation should...
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My buddy Art volunteered to create a free iPhone application for Social Donating. It’s called “FilipinoFloodRelief” — and it’ll pretty much be the same thing as this web site,...
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When I announced that I wanted to help raise funds for the Philippines typhoon victims I knew two things would happen… My family would help out My friends would...
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Kathryn Rybczak – from the Canandaigua, NY-based Daily Messenger — took the time to interview me last week. Like Gwen (Chronicle Express) and Jim (KVUE News), Kathryn asked a...
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Jim Bergamo – from the Austin, TX-based KVUE news team — took the time to interview my brother and I on Monday to help raise awareness for the Philippines typhoon victims....
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Remember that financial donations aren’t the only thing we can do to help our friends in the Philippines: We can pray for them too. One of my Filipina friends,...
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Sometime last month, the dishwasher in my parent’s house in Hall, NY leaked and ruined the kitchen, dining room, and living room floors. Well, one thing led to another,...
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There has been so much going on over the past couple days with our relief efforts that I haven’t been able to recognize several people who have stepped up...
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Hey guys, my brother (Dave) and his wife (Becky) have been a great support for SocialDonating.org so far. They were among the original “brainstormers” for how we could raise...
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Gwen Chamberlain – from the Penn Yan, NY-based Chronicle-Express — took the time to interview me on Friday to hear about what we’re doing for the Philippines typhoon victims. The article is...
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Another surprise donation came in for our Philippines typhoon victims fund. This one came from one of my best friends from another lifetime who I haven’t heard from in...
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My wife Vero bought butterfly wings for Halloween last year. But apparently butterflies are out of style in 2009 — and Little Red Riding Hood is in. So she...
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For at least six months, my fellow StreetAuthority co-workers Katie and Karyna have been collecting spare coins in a coffee mug for their “Breakfast Taco” fund. But today, they told me...
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An unexpected donation came in from a friend. I think her story is a great example of the idea behind “social donating” — something you see or hear about...
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**Warning: Sales Pitch Ahead (but it’s for a good cause!) ** Dear Social Donater, I know it sounds insane, but how would you like to save over $15,700 on dining,...
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Here are a couple quick updates for today… 1. We hit $500 in relief for the Philippines typhoon victims. I wired the money to Manila. My good friend Harold...
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If you’re like me, whenever you hear about a far-away natural disaster — like the typhoon that just flooded Manila, Philippines — you probably have a certain reaction… You...
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