PRASADAM, KIRTAN AND BOOKS – A CHRISTMAS GIFT FOR YOLANDA VICTIMS
Dear Prabhus and Didis,
Please accept our dandavat pranams.
All glories to Sri Sri Guru and Gauranga.
We are the Seva Team of the International Pure Bhakti Yoga Society Philippines (Radha Govinda Gaudiya Math),
located #37A P. Florentino St. Brgy. Lourdes Quezon City Metro Manila. One of our main objectives aside from
book distribution is Prasadam distribution, so at present we are engaged in the VEGETARIAN DINNER CLUB.
Recently, two or more Islands in our Country were severely hit by SUPER TYPHOON YOLANDA (HAIYAN). The
damage was so severe that more than eighty percent of the houses and infrastructures in Tacloban City, Guian,
and the neighboring Towns were devastated. Almost 5,000 dead bodies were recovered and few thousand more
are missing and believed to have been swallowed by the current of the ocean. Thousands of people lost their
homes and loved ones. The situation was shocking that even the Government was not able to make an immediate
response to the calamity. It took them almost a week before they could decide what to do, where to start, and
what should be done.
Many countries such as America, China, South Korea, Japan, Autralia etc. have sent donations to alleviate the
situation, but most of the relief goods do not reach many areas that are far from the airport. There is still a lot of
people who are starving and struggling to survive.
The people in this area need some help and inspiration, they need the mercy of Sri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu and
Gaudiya Vaisnavas. So, we the members of Philippine Seva Team in cooperation with GVP and Bhaktiprojects
would like to launch a massive PRASADAM DISTRIBUTION, BOOK DISTRIBUTION, AND DISTRIBUTION OF THE HOLY
NAMES (Kirtan). We are therefore appealing to the kindhearted vaisnavas and friends of Srila Gurudeva’s sanga to
give us donations so we can buy the following ingredients and equipment for IPBYS FEEDING PROGRAM:
3 pcs. 60 litters pots
2 pcs. 45 litters wolk
3 pcs. Gas burner
3 sets. LPG tank
50 sacks of RICE
5 sacks TVP
15 sacks of Potato
15 sacks of Sayote
10 sacks of Squash
5 kilos assorted spices
3 cans of cooking oil
3 sacks of All purpose flour
10 water containers
10 sacks assorted leafy veg.
238 litters of Diesel Fuel
TOTAL
3,000 each
1,800 each
1,500 each
3,000 each
2,250 each
4,750 each
900 each
300 each
450 each
1,000 each
1,375 each
300 each
300 each
42 lit.
9,000 - $210
3,600 - $83
4,500 - $104
9,000 - $210
112,500 - $2616
23,750 - $552
13,000 - $302
4,500 - $104
4,500 - $104
3,000 - $70
3,000 - $70
4,125 - $95
3,000 - $70
3,000 - $70
10,000 - $232
Php 210,475.
- $4,895
8,000 Tagalog Books x 9 pesos = $1,675
TOTAL: $6,570
Note: USD1.00 = PHP43.00 roughly
The above budget is an initial funding we needed to start the PRASADAM DISTRIBUTION, we will also need
sponsors for distribution of Filipino Booklets such as The Way of Love, The Secrets of the Undiscovered Self and
various English books of Gurudeva and Prabhupada. The Tagalog booklets are suitable reading materials for
average Filipinos, each booklet will cost 9.00pesos. It will take 24hours to travel by land and ferry boat to reach the
designated area. We will be serving rice and sabji ( mixed vegetables with TVP (dried soy) and tofu).
At present, we are preparing programs for Uma Didi, Vrinda Didi and Ranga Didi on this coming 26th of November
to the 9th of December. This coming Sunday November 24, Syamarani Didi and Vasanti Didi are also arriving in our
Math. So our IPBYS FEEDING PROGRAM TEAM will be available to leave Manila on the 2nd week of December.
Meanwhile, we will be waiting for your kind donations. Please send it to International Bhakti Yoga Society Phils.,
Inc. Account #2060286480 Banco De Oro – Market Market Branch - swift code BNORPHMM, or to Paypal
Account; yadunath.das@gmail.com (code 1436-3250-0356-3398-2352). Please notify us of your donations and we
will send you receipt if you need it. For more info call us at; 632-6246774, 63-9178345885
Philippines is a Christian country and everyone is expecting to have a Merry Christmas, so hopefully our humble
attempt of giving PRASADAM, BOOKS, AND THE HOLY NAMES to the victims of typhoon Yolanda will become a
historical Christmas Gift from our sanga.
We are looking forward for your favorable response.
Aspiring to be in the service of guru and vaisnavas,
Yadunath das