A tiny Sydney chocolate shop is proving you don't have to be a corporate giant to move mountains when it comes to providing vital assistance for victims of natural disasters.

Boon, opened by Filipino-born brother and sister team Alex and Fanny Chan less than 12 months ago, is spearheading a major relief program for the devastated Manila area, struck by Typhoon Ondoy on September 25 this year.

The Chan's family home in the Philippines was just one of many thousands affected.

Deeply moved by the disaster, Alex and Fanny have joined forces with the Philippine Consulate General in Sydney, and many other businesses and individuals to provide relief to their homeland.

Within weeks of handing over their Darlinghurst chocolate shop as a collection point, Boon had collected tonnes of canned goods, clothes and household items.

To make donating and coordinating the relief effort even simpler, Alex has devised the Pallet Purchase Program, a unique system where individuals and organisations can select goods from a pre-determined list with one of the partnering companies such as Campbell's Cash n Carry.

Alex has been touched by the generosity of the Australia public, saying that so many of his customers have been asking how they can also help.

You can make your contribution to the Pallet Purchase Program in-store at Boon Chocolates until the end of November.

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