<b>ROCKLEDGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL </b>recently held a "Rainbow of Hope" campaign and book drive to help those affected by the Sept. 26 typhoon which hit the Philippines. The typhoon brought the equivalent of one month's rain in 12 hours, causing the worst flooding in the Philippines in more than 40 years. Almost 380,000 people sought shelter in schools, churches and other evacuation shelters.

The homes of nearly 1.9 million people in Manila and surrounding areas were thought to have been flooded as the typhoon struck. Many families lost their homes; many children could not go to school because their schools...