Reunion of Yolanda Fundraiser Organizers, April 3, 2014 (Swiss Residence)

Clockwise, from left:  JJ Yulo, Regee Newport, Gracita Sieber, Gretchen Consunji-Lim, Erwin Lizarondo, Nora Tolentino, Amy Besa, Ige Ramos, Pia Lim-Castillo, and Alvin Reyes Lim.

The core organizers of the very successful November 20, 2013 Fundraising Dinner for Typhoon Yolanda victims, in which CHOP collaborated with Amy Besa (of Ang Sariling Atin Culinary Heritage Foundation), the Swiss Ambassador to the Philippines, Ivo Sieber, and his wife, Gracita Tolentino Sieber, got together for a mini-reunion dinner hosted by CHOP member Gracita Tolentino Sieber at the Swiss Residence. The evening was filled with a joyful reminiscing of the big success of
the event, which raised P330,117 from 69 generous donors. All the food, drinks, work and service for the fundraiser were donated by several volunteer chefs and purveyors, and every cent raised went to the Yolanda relief efforts of Aid Line Philippine Swiss (ALPS), which provides humanitarian assistance to Filipino communities in times of crises. CHOP thanks Amy Besa for spearheading the series of “Tulong-Tulong” fundraising dinners to benefit our Kababayans in the south, which gave CHOP the opportunity to do its share.

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