Tropical Storm Ketsana – Manila Philippines

I know a lot of internet marketers outsource work to the Philippines these days and the people they hire are diligent and hard working.  I myself have a small team of writers and webmasters and watching the devastation unfold filled me with horror and sadness.   Worryingly, I also have one of that team unaccounted for – the last message he sent told me he was about to lose internet connection as the water was at the door!

The disaster hasn’t been as widely publicized here in the UK as I would have expected but the country really does need massive help from those of us lucky enough to live in wealthier countries.

I was very pleased to see that Xoom.com has set up a mechanism that allows free transaction fees on donations to the Phillipines Red Cross so please take a little of what you have and make a donation to help these guys get back on their feet as quickly as possible.

Below is the message I recieved from Xoom.com

Xoom is concerned about the situation in the Philippines and our hearts go out to everyone
impacted by Typhoon Ondoy. To help the Typhoon Ondoy relief efforts, we are offering
fee-free money transfers to the Philippine National Red Cross (PNRC).

You can donate to the relief efforts by visiting Xoom.com and entering the coupon code
“HELPONDOY” to make a fee-free money transfer donation to the Philippine National Red
Cross. This special coupon code is valid until Friday October 9, 2009.

How to Use Xoom to Help the Typhoon Ondoy Relief Efforts

Use the following steps to make a donation to the Philippine National Red Cross (PNRC):

Step 1 – Sign up for a Xoom.com account, or sign in to your existing Xoom.com account.
Step 2 – Select Bank Deposit as a disbursement option.
Step 3 – Enter the following Recipient Name and Bank Account details:

Recipient Name – Philippine National Red Cross (PNRC)

Bank Account Details – The following Philippine National Red Cross (PNRC) bank
account details will be needed at the time of the transaction. You can enter any one
of the following bank accounts to make their donation:

PNRC Peso Accounts:
•    Banco de Oro – Peso Account: 453-0018647
•    Bank of the Philippine Islands – Peso Account: 4991-0010-99
•    Metrobank – Peso Account: 151-3-04163122-8
•    Philippine National Bank – Peso Account: 3623-3680-0011

PNRC Dollar Accounts:
•    Banco de Oro – Dollar Account:  453-0039482
•    Bank of the Philippine Islands – Dollar Account:  8114-0030-94
•    Metrobank – Dollar Account: 151-2-151002182
•    Philippine National Bank – Dollar Account: 375-283500026

Enter Recipient Address and Phone Number:

Philippines National Red Cross
National Headquarters
Bonifacio Drive, Port Area
Manila 2803, Philippines
Phone Number: 632 527 0000

Step 4 - Enter the coupon code “HELPONDOY” at the bottom of the Payments page.

Please forward this email to your friends and family who would like to donate to the
relief efforts.

Tagged with: ondoy • tropical storm • typhoon

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