SURVIVORS of Typhoon Haiyan are receiving a helping hand from the people of Grimsby and Cleethorpes.
Many have been touched by the terrible plight of the Filipinos left behind to deal with the utter devastation caused by the natural disaster, and are rallying round to do their bit.
Today, shoppers in Cleethorpes will be urged to give what they can to the Phillipines relief fund by the Cleethorpes Rotary Club.
Members of the club will be collecting donations in St Peter's Avenue, today between 10am and 4pm, and will be showcasing a ShelterBox.
These small boxes do big things, by providing equipment for life-saving shelter and aid to victims of disasters.
ShelterBox, a national organisation, is currently working hard to deliver supplies to families affected by the typhoon, which was the biggest storm ever recorded to reach landfall.
It destroyed buildings and wiped out villages, causing more than 10,000 fatalities and leaving 800,000 people homeless.
The Cleethorpes rotary branch is raising money to send even more boxes out to needy victims.
Meanwhile, a staff nurse at Grimsby's Diana, Princess of Wales Hospital has donated his winnings from a competition to help survivors.
Mark Lawrence, who works on ward C5 at the Scartho Road site, was the winner of a contest to launch a new hand hygiene campaign.
The infection prevention control team at the organisation which runs the hospital, Northern Lincolnshire and Goole NHS Foundation Trust, launched a poster competition as part of their efforts to step up the fight against bugs.
They challenged staff to come up with a new, fun and eye-catching design for posters to promote hand washing among patients, visitors and staff.
Mark won a £100 voucher for his design, which will soon be featured in the entrances to all three hospitals.
He said: "I'm thrilled to have won and hope my design helps us in the fight against infections in our hospitals. The situation in the Philippines is terrible and I wanted to do my bit to help out."
And the Barton Lions are contributing to the relief effort with a £500 donation direct to the Phillipines.
Member Jeremy Walker is currently working in its capital city, Manila, but remains in contact with the group.
His last communication was that the money had been received.
Fellow Lion John Oxley said: "Jeremy is distributing the money around the local area.
"Jeremy has been a member for more than 10 years and his father was also a member.
"We have been thinking about him since we saw the news and it was good to hear from him."
