St. Anthony’s breakfast raises more than $1,600 for Philippines relief efforts

Published 10:43 am Monday, November 11, 2013

Members of the St. Anthony community will send more than $1,600 to aid in the relief efforts and clean-up from Typhoon Haiyan, the storm that crashed into the Philippines this past weekend, killing thousands and displacing hundreds of thousands more.

The church’s Filipino community on Nov. 10 hosted a breakfast originally designed to raise money to support parish programs. But after the storm  hit the Philippines on Nov. 9 the parish decided to instead direct the proceeds to the victims of the typhoon.

Special donations amounted to more than $1,600.00 and the proceeds for the breakfast were still being counted this weekend.

If you would like to contributed to the fund, please send your check made out St. Anthony Parish. Write “Philippines/CRS” in the memo field of the check. Send the check to:

Pam McGriff
St. Anthony Parish
314 S. 4th St.
Renton, WA 98057

The donations will be sent to Catholic Relief Services which has been present in the Philippines since 1945.