Obama OKs tax-deductible Haiyan aid

Obama OKs tax-deductible Haiyan aid: e Philippines thanked the United States on Wednesday, March 26, after US President Barack Obama legalized tax-deductible donations for Super Typhoon Yolanda (Haiyan) survivors.

Through the Philippines Charitable Giving Assistance Act, American taxpayers can “continue making tax-deductible donations to typhoon victims in the Philippines until April 15,” the Philippine Embassy in the United States said in a statement.

Students aid in North Carolina recovery | PoconoRecord.com

Students aid in North Carolina recovery | PoconoRecord.com: For the ninth year in a row, East Stroudsburg University students, accompanied by a faculty member, traveled south in January to volunteer for disaster relief work.

Gene White, ESU professor of physical education and chair of the physical education teacher education department, and six students spent the week of Jan. 5 in New Bern, N.C., where residents still are suffering the effects of Hurricane Irene. The hurricane ravaged many areas in 2009.

Snohomish Times Newspaper: United Way announces recovery fund for mudslide relief

Snohomish Times Newspaper: United Way announces recovery fund for mudslide relief: As the search and rescue effort in Oso, Washington continued into its fourth day, United Way of Snohomish County began the process of establishing a community-wide recovery fund to assist those affected by the mudslide.

United Way seeded its Disaster Recovery Fund for Mudslide Relief with $25,000 from its endowment. JPMorgan Chase added another $50,000 as soon as they heard the fund had been set up

2013 disasters 'consistent' with human-made climate change –UN

2013 disasters 'consistent' with human-made climate change –UN: he Philippines' devastating Typhoon Haiyan and drought in Australia were among recent weather extremes consistent with man-made climate change, the UN's weather agency said Monday, March 24. (INFOGRAPHIC: What UN reports say about climate change)

Victims of Typhoon Haiyan to receive lights from 'Party in the Dark' event - Local News - ET Mobile

Victims of Typhoon Haiyan to receive lights from 'Party in the Dark' event - Local News - ET Mobile: Victims of Typhoon Haiyan to receive lights from 'Party in the Dark' event

by Roger Adkins, Staff Writer | Posted 15 hours ago

PHILIPPI — Volunteers are being sought to “Party in the Dark” for a good cause.

Several community organizations are partnering with Alderson Broaddus University for an event in which volunteers will assemble solar-powered lights for typhoon victims in the Philippines, said Ashley Mittelmeier, director of marketing and communications.

The free event is being held at 8 p.m. Saturday at Heiner Hall located on the top level of the campus center.

“University students and community members will turn out the lights for an hour and assemble solar-powered lights,” she said.

Aid Charities’ Syria Worries Grow as Donors Steer Clear – Philanthropy Today - Blogs - The Chronicle of Philanthropy

Aid Charities’ Syria Worries Grow as Donors Steer Clear – Philanthropy Today - Blogs - The Chronicle of Philanthropy: Organizations such as Mercy Corps and World Vision have collected a tenth as much money for Syrian relief as for the 2010 Haiti earthquake or last fall’s Typhoon Haiyan in the Philippines, despite a comparable toll in death and displacement. Aid experts said the complexity and seeming intractability of the Syria crisis, public wariness about Middle East conflicts, and a widespread perception that all players in the war are bad actors have served as drags on giving.