04 December 2013 - Philippine Consul General Ma. Hellen Barber De La Vega was invited on November 13 to the CBS Broadcast Center in Los Angeles to grace a fundraising event for the victims of typhoon Yolanda (Haiyan).
KCAL9 and the local CBS radio stations joined the American Red Cross in hosting a telethon to raise funds for those affected.
Celebrities from shows such as “The Talk”, including Sheryl Underwood, Sara Gilbert, Sharon Osbourne and Julie Chen; “NCIS” with Brian Dietzen, Pauley Perrette and Billy Ray Cyrus; “OMG! Insider” with Kevin Frazier; “Survivor” host Jeff Probst; Dr. Andrew Ordon from “The Doctors”, and Rob Marciano of “Entertainment Tonight” participated in the telethon.
A large number of former “Survivor” contestants, many of whom taped seasons in the Philippines, also helped out, among them Lisa Whelchel of “facts of Life” fame, Jonathan Penner, Malcolm Freberg and Parvati Shallow.
Radio participants included Shotgun Tom Kelly of K-Earth and Charles Feldman of KNX.
The one-day telethon was able to raise $164,000 for the victims of typhoon Yolanda (Haiyan). END