Dear Good Samaritans,
Philippines Emergency Appeal: Typhoon Tino (Kalmaegi)
You may have seen Australian media reports about Category 4 Typhoon Kalmaegi (locally known as Typhoon Tino) impacting Cebu in the Philippines. What is not being widely reported is the devastation on the neighbouring island of Negros, where our Good Samaritan program is based.
Along the coastline of Boulevard, a squatter settlement where many of our scholarship students, staff, and families in our nutrition program live, homes have been destroyed. Entire sections of the shoreline community have been swept away.
Watch a short video filmed by Sr Grace (sgs)
The inland community, including the Sisters of the Good Samaritan Kinder School, has also been impacted, with families facing significant damage, displacement, and loss of essential resources.
Many are now seeking temporary shelter in local schools, shopping centres, and the Sisters’ Outreach Centre. They have limited access to food, clean water, and basic supplies. These are our Kinder and scholarship students. Our colleagues. Our neighbours.
We are urgently raising funds to help families rebuild and to restore safe shelter, meals, and support. Together, we can help our Good Sam friends and neighbours in the Philippines begin again
If you are able, please give today by selecting Philippines Emergency Appeal in the donation form linked to the button below or by including Emergency Appeal in the subject line of your bank transfer.
Thank you for your compassion.
Son
Sonya Mears
Executive Director
Good Sams Foundation
Email: Smears@goodsamsfoundation.org.au