WBC LAUNCHES RELIEF FUND TO HELP VICTIMS OF SUPER TYPHOON HAIYAN
By Ronnie Nathanielsz
PhilBoxing.com
Wed, 13 Nov 2013
The World Boxing Council has announced that it will reactivate its Asia Relief Fund to secure donations from the world boxing community for the victims of super typhoon Haiyan which devastated a vast portion of the Visayas and Mindanao and caused an estimated 10,000 deaths.
In a statement the WBC said its members representing 165 countries ?wish to join the Philippines during this tragic time? noting that the Philippines is ?a boxing country with many heroes from the past and present.?
The WBC said ?the boxing community of this great country is loved and respected all over the world and there is consternation for the well-being of our friends, their families and friends.
It said the WBC will reactivate the Asia Relief Fund which secure funds during past tragedies in ASsia such as the 2004 Tsunami and the Japan disaster of 2011.
The World Boxing Council said that Angeles City based international referee Bruce McTavish who was recently honored as ?Referee of the Year? for 2013 and his wife Carmen are heading a committee for the WBC and will inform the members of the ways they could assist.
The WBC invited all those who wish to make a donation to send it to such institutions as the Red Cross in their respective countries or make a donation through the WBC in the following account.
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