by Susan Palmes-Dennis
THE Filipino- American Spirit (FAS) is scheduled to serve dinner to members of the Carolinas Asian–American Chamber of Commerce (CAACC) to raise funds for the survivors of Supertyphoon Haiyan (known as Yolanda in the Philippines) on Dec. 5.
FAS Executive Director Wally Penilla said the dinner would consist of Asian fare like pancit (Chinese fried noddles), lumpia, lumpia shanghai (Chinese fried egg wrap), chop suey (steamed, mixed vegetables), salmon teriyaki, Filipino barbecue, steamed rice, leche flan and other delicacies.
The party is expected to draw at least 100 members of the CAACC and the Filipino community. Live music will be provided byPinoy Noir and Aloha Island Hula Girls along with line dancing with Alex Romero as DJ and DI.
A charity sale of jewelry donated by Merly Penilla will also be held during the dinner. Dr. Nini Bautista, FAS chairperson, chairman Emerita and CAACC past president said she hopes the activity would “ignite the community with ideas” on how to help their Filipino neighbors.
The Filipino-American Community of the Carolinas(FACC) is a member of the CAACC. Straight from the Carolinas learned that serving dinner is only one of the many fund-raising activites of Fil-Americans for the victims of supertyphoon Haiyan that hit the central Philippines last Nov. 8.
As of latest count, the Philippine death toll rose to 5,200 or 100 more than the 1991 casualty figure incurred in the flashfloods that hit Ormoc City in the same Leyte province.
The government also listed damages to property and agriculture at P12 billion or US $274 million.
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