11/19/2025
EARTH WIND FIRE WATER
π A Community in Crisis β and a Call for Help π
Efforts are now underway to support two neighboring hamlets in Cebu, Philippines, where families have endured a relentless chain of disasters that has left them with almost nothing to rebuild from.
Our club has launched an urgent relief initiative to help 60 households β more than 320 people β with special focus on the immediate neighborhood of our fellow Rotarian Apple Basa, whose own family home was among those destroyed.
π₯ First came the fire.
Late in 2024, a massive blaze swept through Cansojong, reducing an entire street β including Maryβs home β to ashes.
π Then came the earthquake.
In September 2025, a magnitude 6.7 earthquake tore the ground open. Tsunami-like waves crashed into coastal homes and shops, destroying fishing boats and swallowing entire livelihoods.
π§οΈ And now, the floods.
Just this November, powerful rains and winds battered Dumlog and Cansojong. Muddy floodwaters surged to rooftop height, sweeping away animals, cars, trees, and even electric poles. Families escaped with only the clothes they were wearing. Their homes are unrecognizable. Their future feels uncertain.
Yet through it all, their spirit remains β fragile, but unbroken.
π We are asking for your help.
These families are facing unimaginable loss. Many have no clean water, no shelter, no food supplies, and no means to rebuild without outside support. Every donation β no matter the size β becomes a lifeline.
Let us come together and help these communities rise again.
Please join us in bringing hope, stability, and dignity back to Dumlog and Cansojong.
π Your generosity can rebuild homes. Zelle: [email protected]
https://gofund.me/2df216f5f
Your compassion can rebuild lives. The Rotary Club of Queensborough West