Remembering Sendong – the Memorial Wall
PRESS RELEASE: REMEMBERING SENDONG THROUGH THE JCI BAI LAWANEN MEMORIAL WALL
More than 500 persons remain missing in Cagayan de Oro a year after Typhoon Sendong devastated the city on December 17, 2011. Families who were left behind had nowhere to go to honor their loved ones who untimely passed away. JCI Bai Lawanen, Mindanao’s first all-lady chapter of Junior Chamber International Philippines, considered the painful emptiness that these families were feeling. And voila! They conceptualized the JCI Sendong Memorial Wall Project. A community project, that will serve as a sanctuary for the grieving families.
On the 8x12 feet size memorial wall, made of romblon marble, are etched names of those who died and still remain missing due to Sendong. This tribute will stand with honor and di...