Manila Downunder

~~ G-SPOT BARKADA CHARITY ~~

While some are stealing from us, many more are giving.

I would like to thank everyone who donated at our recent party to the museum we are setting up in the Philippines. Thanks to your awesome generosity we raised an absolutely AMAZING $193 on the night and some of is already in use restoring an important item from the early 1900s. The 'Railway and Industrial Heritage Society Philippines (Australia/New Zealand Chapter' is a non-profit group trying to start a museum in Paco and preserve important documents, photos, records and actual items of railway and industrial significance for the future.

History of the Philippines has been overlooked for so long, which is a tragedy given it is one of the worlds more interesting countries. We hope to be able to rectify this with a great museum encasing much important history for all Filipinos in the future.

Donations and contributions are always urgently sought at the address on the website above. Anything you may be able to spare is greatly appreciated.

VICTORIAN FIRES

Bunnings Warehouse is having a charity raising day today (Saturday February 14th - Valentines Day) taking donations and selling sausage sizzles with 100% of the money being given to the victims of this awful event.
Some of the G-Spot Barkada will be doing their bit at Mascot - Hope many other will get down to their local Bunnings and stuff their faces with as many sausage sandwiches as they can :-)



The town of Marysville in Victoria was one of the hardest hit, with 1 in 5 of the population believed to have perished.
I am told that next to nothing in this photo still exists today following the awful bushfire that has virtually wiped the town from the map.
All money raised at Bunnings today, or through RED CROSS at other times, will go towards helping to rebuild the lives of thousands of people.
Join the G-Spot Barkada in helping!