WHEN : October 28, 2009 (Wednesday) at 6:30 P.M.
On the Feast of Saint Jude, Patron of Desperate Cases

WHERE : Saint Patrick’s Cathedral
(On Fifth Avenue, between 50th and 51st Streets)

Please bring your cash donations. All donations collected during the Mass will be channeled through the Philippine Jesuit Foundation, a duly registered charitable organization in the U.S., to support the rebuilding phase and long-term recovery of the affected families in the Philippines.

Check donations will also be accepted during the Mass. Please make your check donations payable to the Philippine Jesuit Foundation, and place “Ondoy and Pepeng donation” on the memo line.

For online donations, you may also visit: www.atenista-usa.org/site/

A choir composed of singers from the Ateneo Alumni Northeast, Hangad, Bukas Palad, Ateneo Chamber Singers, and friends will lead the congregation in singing some of our classic Filipino church songs.  Jandi Arboleda, co-founder of Bukas Palad Music Ministry, will lead the choir, together with two of Hangad’s founding members, Leanne and Chad Arcinue.

For inquiries, contact Project Leader Tina Cabanez at info@atenista-usa.org

The Ateneo Alumni Northeast, Inc. (AANI) in New York – the official alumni group in the U.S. Tri-state Region – will be channeling all online donations sent through the AANI website to the Philippine Jesuit Foundation (PJF), a duly registered and qualified charitable organization in the U.S. Your online donations through AANI (less PayPal fees of 2.9% + 0.30) will be remitted by the PJF to the Ateneo as quickly as possible.

Donations to the PJF are deductible gifts under the U.S. Tax Code Section 501(c)(3). Official receipts for individual donors – including those that have previously donated – can be issued upon request.

The AANI fundraising drive for typhoon Ondoy victims gives donors a safe, quick and convenient option to send online donations via credit card using PayPal.

To make a secure online donation, click on the “ChipIn” button below. Donations are now US tax-deductible.

For those who want to send check donations, please feel free to send them directly to the PJF.

Send or mail the check with the donor’s (1) full name, (2) email address, and (3) postal address to:

Cristina Tabora
Executive Secretary, Philippine Jesuit Foundation
236 West 27th Street, Ninth Floor
New York, NY 10001, U.S.A.
Telephone (212) 627-2788, (212) 233-0888
Downloadable PJF Donation Form available at http://www.philjesuit.net/illhelp.asp

Please tell family, friends and colleagues about this important update to help the typhoon victims.

Thank you for your support.

The Ateneo Alumni Northeast, Inc. (AANI) in New York, the official Ateneo alumni group in the U.S. Tri-State Region, is now accepting online donations for the victims of tropical storm Ondoy in the Philippines. All donations (minus PayPal fees) will go to Ateneo Task Force Ondoy, the relief efforts at the Ateneo de Manila University, which is now an open shelter for evacuees.

Over 27 provinces in 7 regions, as well as in the National Capital Region (NCR), are now under a state of calamity. Your help is urgently needed.

To make a secure online donation via PayPal, click on the “ChipIn” button below. Donations are now US tax-deductible.

Many of the victims are in dire need of your support. Any amount you can give will be greatly appreciated.

Thank you.

To all donors of AANI’s online fundraising efforts for typhoon Ondoy victims:

You will be receiving a PayPal receipt under the name of Michael (Mike) Ruivivar, the President of AANI. Mike is the designated intermediary for donations collected for this fundraising initiative. If you have questions for Mike, you may call him at (212) 391-9090. You may also reach him at the AANI headquarters, located at 43 W 46th Street (5th Floor) New York, NY 10036.