PRESS RELEASE:
BJJ Community Help Raise over $20,000
for Filipino Victims of Typhoon Haiyan
22nd November 2013
. Braver & Stronger, a t-shirt
designed by three artists to raise money for the survivors of Typhoon
Yolanda/Haiyan in the Philippines, has raised over £12,200 ($20,000).
Typhoon Haiyan was one of the deadliest storms recorded.
Several thousand people lost their lives and over 13 million people were
displaced.* Artist Bong Abad, originally born in the Philippines, collaborated
with fellow fightwear artists Seymour Yang (Meerkatsu) and Matt Benyon
(Scramble) to design the Braver & Stronger t-shirt. It went on sale over
the 16-18 November 2013 via
www.gawakoto.co.uk store and
BJJHQ.com. All profits would be donated to
relief aid organisation Disasters Emergency Committee and UNICEF.
During the short three-day pre-order period, over 1,500
t-shirts were ordered by people from all over the world raising over £12,200
($20,000) in profit.
Bong says: "Typhoon Haiyan has sparked the
"bayanihan" spirit (spirit of communal unity) with donations and
fundraisers from people worldwide. We are truly grateful to everyone who
supported our 'Braver and Stronger' tee project. Our efforts may just be a drop
in the ocean, but we hope it will make a difference.”
The devastation caused by Typhoon Haiyan will take many
years to repair. Donations can still be made to organisations including the Red
Cross, UNICEF, Save the Children and many others.
*Source: United Nations
UPDATE 1st Dec 2013
The full totals are as follows:
Donation via Gawakoto: £5,502 (approx $8,873 from 542 t-shirts) - donated to the DEC Typhoon Haiyan Appeal
Sales via BJJHQ: $12,120 (1,017 t-shirts) - donated to UNICEF Typhoon Haiyan Appeal
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PRESS RELEASE: BJJ Community Help Raise over $20,000 for Filipino Victims of Typhoon Haiyan 22nd November 2013 . Braver & ...
