A local group is helping people who live in the Philippines, one year after a massive typhoon tore through the country.
The storm killed 6,00 people and another 4 million residents were left without homes.
"I felt a great need to respond to this tragedy," said Father Robert Kosek.
When the storm hit, Father Robert Kosek organized locals from the Fillipino community, among others, to collect clothes and ship them overseas to those who lost everything.
One year later, The Barnabite Heart to Heart Ministry is still at it. Folding, packing, and wrapping items collected all around the Lehigh Valley.
Vounteer Maria Louisa Kottke, whose family currently lives in the Philippines, says this help is so needed.
"We are blessed here, we have the opportunity, there are people there and they really don't," she said.
The group has already sent 10 tons of clothes to the Philippines, and is now working on sending over another 10 tons. The money raised goes to pay for shipping costs.
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