The Irish international and Hollywood actor have generously donated items to an auction in aid of victims of the recent typhoon in the Philippines.
West Bromwich Albion and Ireland striker Shane Long has donated a signed jersey he wore in the recent World Cup qualifier against Kazakhstan (see it on eBay here) to the appeal, while Martin Sheen has donated a number of items to PREDA Galway to be sold, including a signed Galway Film Fleadh tee shirt from 2011 (see it on eBay here) which he signed when promoting his Tipperary based film, ‘Stella Days’.
Both items will be listed on eBay and the sale will close midnight on Sunday the 15th of December.
Proceeds from the sale of both items will go towards the Philippines based children’s charity PREDA, who are currently having a typhoon appeal to support their work helping children orphaned by the recent typhoon and in developing long term projects to help rebuild the devastated farming economy.
PREDA is a children’s charity which works to free and rehabilitate children trapped in adult prisons and child prostitution in the Philippines. The recent typhoon has devastated thousands of families and with media focus switching elsewhere it is important not to forget that the relief effort must continue.
PREDA founder and multiple Nobel Peace Prize nominee, Fr. Shay Cullen and his team are currently helping evacuees in the affected areas. They are working with children orphaned as a result of the typhoon and are working with The Philippine Misereor Partnership to develop and implement a long term help in the disaster area where small farmers have been wiped out. They have lost everything.
Items purchased in the auction will be express posted or collection can be arranged in Galway.
For more information on the work of PREDA checkout www.preda.org or email predagalway@gmail.com.
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