Please help the Earthquake Relief in China!
Dear friends,
You may have heard about the sad news-- a 7.9-magnitude earthquake on Monday,
May
12th, devastated China. More than 15,000 deaths have been reported. Tens of
thousands of homes, schools and factories are razed to the ground. It is the
worst
disaster in China in 32 years. Roger Bilham, a professor of geological sciences
at
the University of Colorado at Boulder, estimated that the death toll could reach
as high as 50,000. (http://www.colorado.edu/news/r
It is a tragedy, but we can help to make it less miserable! There are still tens
of thousands of people missing, who might still be struggling in darkness. They
still have chance to love this world, if they can be found ASAP. There are also
tens of thousands of people injured, who are eagerly waiting for food and
medicine
to alleviate their pain. The Chinese resecue troops are fighting so hard against
death and pain. More and more people are being rescued; tents, food, clean water
and medicine are being sent there. However, that is NOT enough! More resources
for
refugee resettlement and home rebuilding are needed urgently. The sooner we can
act, the less they will suffer.
For us CU-CSSA, the Chinese Students and Scholars Association in Univ. of
Colorado
at Boulder, we are very sad to hear the disaster. Now we are trying our best to
raise money for them, and help as much as we can. If you are willing to help,
please donate for the people who are suffering pain. Any amount of donation will
be greatly appreciated¡ª as an example, $50 will provide enough food for a
typical
Chinese family for a month at this emergent time!
Ways to Donate:
1. You may donate by stopping by our booth at following time:
May 15th & 16 th (Thursday & Friday) 12:00-1:00PM:
outside the UMC(Broadway & Euclid) and
outside the Engineering center (Colorado & Regent) and
outside the bookstore on the hill (College Ave & Broadway) ,
May 17th and 18 th (Saturday & Sunday) 3:00-5:00PM:
29th street mall (outside Borders) and
King Sooper¡¯s (Table Mesa & Broadway)
May 17th and 18 th (Saturday & Sunday) 4:00-9:00PM:
in Pearl Street & Broadway;
2. You may also donate by contacting:
Jing Yin, president of CSSA, 303-960-6620,
jingphysics@gmail.com;
Quan Zhang, vice president of CSSA, 720-771-3033,
quanzhangustc@gmail.com
Cash or check (make it payable to ¡ˇăChinese Students and Scholars Association¡ˇŔ)
is acceptable. All money collected and the names of all donors will be posted on
the CSSA website at
http://www.colorado.edu
be sent directly to the Red Cross Society of China ASAP.
3. Or, you may mail check to the following address:
Jing Yin
1475 Folsom. St. Apt. 178
Boulder, CO 80302
4. Or, you may donate to the Red Cross directly by yourself online:
Hong Kong Red Cross:
http://www.redcross.org.hk
Canadian Red Cross:
http://www.redcross.ca/
page)
MercyCorps:
http://www.mercycorps.org/
(choose the donation designation as ¡ˇăChina Earthquake¡ˇŔ on the online
donation
page)
Thank you so much for your loving and caring!
Yours,
Chinese Students and Scholars Association
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