When Yoko Ono, artist, widow, mother, Peace advocate and rights activist, posted a Tweet on 25 September 2009 about Ondoy (Ketsana), she did more than just the usual round of Twitter RT's (reTweets).
yokoono | Typhoon victims in Philippines in dire need of food & clothing. Call the American Red Cross to help. 18004357669
Yoko did not pass up the chance to do her duty and personally went to the Philippine Embassy in Tokyo before Christmas (December 2009) to make her donation of ¥5 million (Php 2.5 million) through Ambassador Domigor L. Siazon, Jr. Read about it here.
Thank you, Yoko Ono and to everyone on Twitter, celebrities and unnamed citizens of the world, for your kind thoughts.
Please leave your messages of thanks to Yoko over at her site imaginepeace.com.
Photo credits: imaginepeace.com and The Philippine Embassy in Japan.
