Typhoon Haiyan Disaster Relief
As mentioned by President Gordon in his above Stop Press remark the club has proposed a contribution to the relief fund.
Here is some detail on that and a link to the relevant site.
Disaster Aid Australia DART Response Teams, already working in the Philippines after the devastating earthquake on Bohol island, are in Leyte today with the Balay Mindanaw team to perform assessments and assist the sourcing and effective delivery of aid working alongside local government authorities.
Team Leader Ed Cox who was deployed to Indonesia after the 2004 Tsunami described the devastation on Leyte as, "far greater than what I witnessed in my 10 years as an aid worker. I was in Bandah Aceh, Indonesia in 2004, what I have seen today is far worse than that, almost every home has been destroyed and thousands are missing: families are absolutely devastated.
”Everything that Disaster Aid Australia has in its warehouse will be sent to the Philippines. This disaster will need more ... and then more ...