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Typhoon Haiyan relief events coming up in Spokane. How are you helping?

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FLI_111113_typhoon1-300x199On Thursday the Religion News Service reported that “Americans are opening their wallets and providing financial relief to the typhoon-battered Philippines at a pace that may be the third-highest ever for an overseas disaster, but still not enough to satisfy needs.”

Here in Spokane, churches, businesses and community groups are holding fundraisers for the victims.

On Sunday, beginning at 11:30 a.m., Thai Bamboo Restaurant on Division in Spokane, and the one located in Coeur d’Alene, will give 30 percent of its profits to the Feed the Hungry organization, which will help typhoon victims.

On Nov. 23 there will be a Yolanda Relief Concert from 5 to 8 p.m. at Chateau Rive at The Flour Mill. All proceeds go to the Red Cross for Haiyan (Yolanda) Typhoon relief. The event will feature talented and warm Philippine culture, plus there will be delicious authentic Filipino hors d’oeuvres, according to an announcement. Tickets can be purchased for $35 online.

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Tracy Simmons
Tracy Simmons
Tracy Simmons is an award-winning journalist specializing in religion reporting and digital entrepreneurship. In her approximate 20 years on the religion beat, Simmons has tucked a notepad in her pocket and found some of her favorite stories aboard cargo ships in New Jersey, on a police chase in Albuquerque, in dusty Texas church bell towers, on the streets of New York and in tent cities in Haiti. Simmons has worked as a multimedia journalist for newspapers across New Mexico, Texas, Connecticut and Washington. She is the executive director of FāVS.News, a digital journalism start-up covering religion news and commentary in Spokane, Washington. She also writes for The Spokesman-Review and national publications. She is a Scholarly Assistant Professor of Journalism at Washington State University.

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