13 November 2013
(Updated)
(Updated)
SEATTLE—The
Philippine government thanked the Boeing Company for its generous of
$250,000 and to the Boeing Employees Association, which has so far
raised $460,000 (the donation period is still ongoing and will be
closing on December 12) for the Typhoon Yolanda rehabilitation efforts.
In a ceremony held last Sunday, Nov. 24
at the Boeing facilities in Seattle, Consul General Marciano A. Paynor,
Jr. thanked the company and its employees for their support.
Welcomed by Dan Schull, Boeing’s sales and
marketing director for Asia Pacific, Paynor and other guests toured the
Boeing factory and had lunch with Capt. Alfonso Rodriguez and other
representatives from the Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines
(CAAP).
A short program followed, featuring the
blessing of the Boeing plane that, flying under Philippine Airlines
flight PR 11 (RP-C7772), flew to the Philippines 3,000 pieces of tarps and rope
donated by World Vision to help in the relief and rebuilding efforts in
the areas hardest hit by typhoon Yolanda.
Paynor also thanked World Vision for its
donation and relief work in the Philippines, and Philippine Airlines for
ferrying the contributions totaling nine pallets of equipment (about a
ton in weight).
Schull was joined by other Boeing
officials, Jaime Macandog, lead account manager; Wilson Chow,
communications oficer; and Wes Bare, executive VIP tour guide/visitor
relations specialist.
National Director for World Vision Johnny Cruz and Philippine Airlines Manager, Kiel Martin A. Garcia, were also in attendance.
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