Dear Steemit Friends,
It humbles me today to share with you one of our latest projects to both provide support to Philippine communities in need as well as raise awareness of Steemit across the Philippines. We were very recently (literally 2 days ago) given the opportunity to meet with and partner with the Philippine Red Cross to help in an effort to raise funds for the people affected by the crisis in Marawi City.
As an organization we were able in 2 days to raise some funds to kickstart a donation effort supported by members of the Steemit Philippines organization to donate to this cause. As an ongoing partnership, we pledged that we would also use the power of Steemit to continue to raise funds and drive awareness to help ongoing recovery efforts as well as other projects that we plan on participating in and partnering on in the future - some of which include growing Steemit Awareness in communities where it can do the most good.
What is happening in Marawi and Why do we care?
Marawi is a southern province in the Philippines that was recently attacked and occupied and is currently in an ongoing armed conflict with well known terrorist organizations. This conflict started on May 23, 2017. Martial law has been declared in the Mindanao region where this province is located until December 31, 2017. It is believed that one or more of the world's most wanted terrorists by the US State Department reside here.
As a result of the continued fighting, residents of Marawi have either been displaced, injured, kidnapped and there has been a significant number of casualties. Several buildings and houses have been set ablaze and much of Marawi was flattened in what was described by The Economist as the heaviest urban fighting in the Philippines since World War II. On top of this, people trapped or living outside evacuation centers, have died of dehydration, lack of food, and diseases contracted due to living in congested evacuation camps.
Several countries including China, Russia, Australia and the United States have extend humanitarian aid and the Red Cross is just one of the many organizations involved.
You can read more about the conflict HERE.
How Can the Steemit Community Help?
First and foremost, we would appreciate any support in the form of Upvotes, Resteems, and Follows - Any SBD raised by this post and other posts by members of Team Philippines will be converted to cash and donated to the Philippines Red Cross. Expect us to provide regular updates and screenshots. If you would like to donate, you can donate directly to The Philippine Red Cross using various methods listed HERE. If you would like to donate SBD or Steem, you can send it to @steemph where it will be converted to cash and sent directly to The Philippine Red Cross account we were provided.
We got the opportunity to meet with the Head of the Philippines Red Cross - Atty. Oscar P. Palabyab - Secretary General and present him with a check representing some of the funds we initially raised through the Steemit Philippines community. We also got the opportunity to share with him information about the Steemit platform and the many good things that have come from this global ecosystem. We shared with him briefly our plans to help continue to raise funds using Steemit and our local and global community to help as much as we could.
We were also introduced to members of his staff who were in charge of other Red Cross projects that we could continue to work and partner with to increase awareness of the Steemit platform and to help grow the Steem Philippines community. The two individuals, Lulubelle Nora (not pictured) and Ryan Jay Jopia (Red Cross Youth Manager - pictured below) have arranged for us to meet in the next several days to discuss partnership proposals and future co-sponsored projects.
Your continued support will help immensely. We will continue to keep everyone posted as the partnership grows.
Overall, the day was eventful. We spent several hours talking to members of the Red Cross, listening to good music thanks to the event hosted by The Red Cross to raise funds, and ended with a number of us from the Steemit Philippines community having dinner and talking about future Steemit projects and initiatives that we wanted to pursue, develop, and partner on. A great day with great people and new friends and all for a worthwhile cause!
Please also visit posts such as the one made by @deveerei (Helping People & Giving: Rebuild Lives!) who is championing another initiative to help support efforts in Marawi.
As always Thanks for reading. Please show your support by clicking Follow, Upvote, Comment, and/or Resteeming this post and let me know what you think in the comments below
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Great job Steem PH! Looking forward for more activities from the team! Let's make it happen! :)
Definitely!
YES LET'S SPREAD THE GOOD NEWS OF STEEMIT AND LET'S HELP ONE ANOTHER...
It's amazing what we can do. Guess this is what Terry ( @surpassinggoogle ) mentioned before the 'Steemit Effect'! Maybe I can also attend our next events. Sad I missed out on this one. (Lol, I've never been in a concert before so that would be nice since this is also a concert) I'll make sure to be present on our next @steemph adventures. Thanks for this amazing post and for the feature.
Luckily I had no meetings at the time and was able to step away from work to join in on this amazing meetup.
You were with us in spirit @deveerei!
@cloh76 he is not with you in spirit. He is with you in dreams! He sleeping when this is all happening! lol :P
@grazz LOLOL If I could upvote twice I would
I agree!
HAHAHAHAHA! we're crazy as AF :P
I made the 2nd upvote for you @bearone
I luv you @dreamiely xxx
lol. He is a busy man. Needs his beauty rest :)
me and @deveerei believe that sleep is for the weak lol :P
I'll sleep when I'm dead...
Morbid 0.o
ohh PUHLEESE!
all yall need to sleep.
I think I'm the only one who actually gets sleep around here.
Just call me lola :D
That's forever sleeping and forever rest :) hahahahahah
Haha. You made it sound like I'm dead. Haha. I'll need Doctor Strange's astral form powers!
Not dead, just displaced :)
Haha, I see.
This amazing @cloh76! Great effort! <3
Thanks @purepinay - Team effort!
I can't believe what I am seeing. I am so proud of you @cloh76! This is definitely great and worth my comment, upvote, and resteeem!
We are really doing it. Here, today will be our Second Steemit University Campaign in Cebu and I wish for a positive outcome :)
Continue to do more. The Philippines need it :)
Thanks @jassennessaj, but it wasn't just me. @luvabi, @surpassinggoogle, @tjpezlo, @jeanelleybee, and @southparkqueen were also there and a number of Philippines community members donated.
BTW - you will be happy to know one of the Red Cross representatives we met supports Cebu, so we will work on some co-sponsored projects for Cebu as well.
Good luck with the 2nd University campaign. We would love to join you guys sometime!
WOW! @cloh76 for president! that will be the greatest project I ever witnessing now in my beloved Philippines, I will support this project by spreading this news, this is for our people in marawi "Babangon ka Marawi" Thank you for your creativity and initiative God bless you more!! Stay Awesome!
Thanks, but the credit is definitely not mine. The Thanks should go to the entire Philippines community who donated and supported this. If anything, the Thanks should also go to the following people @luvabi, @surpassinggoogle, @tjpezlo, @jeanelleybee, and @southparkqueen who were also there
I just don't have the words you guys <3
I'm so proud of you all. I think I would like to get photoshopped into all the photos from now on :D I am so darn jelly!!! a darn proud as hell jelly!!
Go @steemph family!
Sure thing! Just send us a template picture of you standing and we can super-impose you in the events you aren't able to attend! :D
You're the best @cloh76 ! I'll have to find a photo ;)
Include me in the photoshop please ^_^
Done!
Such a worthwhile and noble endevior .
The Red Cross team was very accommodating and genuinely interested in working with us - as were we with them!
Good post @cloh76
Please help
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Thanks @ balcheng!
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great work dudee keep it up..
upvoted you for thix post and following you for ur further posts
check my recent post which is very interesting hope you will like that and dont forget to upvote and follow back... it is your friendly neighbour... :) :)
Thanks @muhammadsharukh. I will definitely check out your posts. Thanks for the support
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@cloh76 awww ^_^
That made me feel so inspired and overwhelmed. Im so happy seeing people help community. 2thumbs up for this! you are a real great guy. 😃
It's a team effort! I can't do it alone. All of Team Philippines and the Steemit communities support make all these goodwill efforts possible.
Raise a glass for Steemit and Team Philippines!
Yes. All of you are awesome!
It encouraged me to keep trying.
I hope someday your kindness will payback better guys.
Great post. Please visit https://steemit.com/news/@chantha/charity-cycling-for-angkor-hospital-for-children-in-the-22nd-annual-angkor-wat-international-half-marathon-and-12th-annual.
Thanks. I upvoted your post as well. Will the SBD earned be donated to AHC?
Awesome! Congratulations this is really positive news.
Thanks. I agree. Steemit and the Red Cross can help each other achieve greater things
Great!
Nice patnership with red cross. I need to resteem this. Laki talaga naitutulong ng steemit community.
That would be great. Thanks!
Thank you for your continuous support @cloh76, you and @surpassinggoogle both are making such a difference in the communities inside and outside of steemit. We look forward to even greater things to be achieved!
-Your Steemph Family
Thank you @steemph for the continued support! Here is looking forward to more activities that will make a difference!
You're most welcome @cloh76! There will be tons more - we will definitely grow. We will not fail and we'll strive for success all throughout this Steemit journey!
- Your SteemPH Family
Upped and resteemed as a worthy cause!
Thanks @darthnava. I hope I get the chance to meet you sometime!
Me too, someday.
That is great!
Thanks. It is great!
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STOPThat is wonderful news. Making progress, #Steemit !
@janashby Yep. I heard a phrase today that fits perfectly. #teamworkmakesthedreamwork
Great post @cloh76
Thanks @sonchaeli
It's amazing how steemit community can help! Cheers! :)
Right! and this is only one example. There are so many more examples here on Steemit!
That is a very nice work... And I support those who help others... I have donated blood two times... I have those certificates too.. and I appreciate your efforts. 👍
Thanks. I try to donate blood as well on occasion. My goal is to always try and make a difference however I can
Dear senior @cloh76. My future post same like your. May I take some congclutions from your post. I realy need it. Nice to meet you sir. And thanks for coming to
of course. Take-away!!
Thanks sir. Later I will mention you in my post.
Great job.... That is a very nice work. Thanks for share
Thanks @american-pie
Nice to see your photos and it's been great getting to know you @cloh76
Thanks @hdmed - the pleasure is all mine.
Thanks again
Update:
All funds from this post donated to Red Cross (SteemPH will collect and donate all transferred earnings to en-cash and hand to Red Cross until they create their own account.) SP kept, but Total earnings equivalent sent via SBD including payout to Curators.
This is what charity is all about!