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After the catastrophic earthquake measuring 8.0 on Richter scales hit the
Sichuan Province, China on May 12, 2008, claiming more than 69,000 lives
and displacing more than 5 million people, the Kansas City Chinese Association
(KCCA) initiated and spearheaded a massive fund-raising effort to provide
much-needed relief to the disaster areas. With great enthusiasm and significant
contributions, KCCA was then joined by the Confucius Institute, Waddell
& Reed and Black & Veatch among many other corporations and organizations,
and general public making this event a huge success.
Educational needs have been identified as the top priority for the use of
these funds since tens of thousands of school children have been displaced
from their badly damaged schools. A steering committee consisting of representatives
from KCCA, the Confucius Institute, Waddell & Reed and Black Veatch was
created to oversee this "KC-Sichuan Friendship School" project. The selection
criteria for establishing a list of school candidates has been established
as follows :
- The recipient school has endured significant earthquake damage with normal
school functions severely disrupted;
- Funds will be used mainly for restoration, re-building and necessary upgrades
or expansions to accommodate displaced students;
- The entity receiving the funds shall have process and procedures in place
for accountability of the use of the funds. Project reporting and approval
by the steering committee is the prerequisite for funds release.
Several school applications have been received and are being reviewed by
the committee, including Jinzishan Village Elementary school (金子山乡中
心小学), Yinsha Village Elementary school (银沙村小学) and Yingpan Village
Elementary school (营盘乡中心小学) in Qingchuan County (青川县) of the Sichuan
Province.
These contributions were given out of the desire of donors to positively
impact the lives of students in the stricken areas of China. In addition
the donors will share in the following benefits:
- The name of the school will be the "KC Friendship School" (堪城小学), which
reflects the joint efforts from individuals, organizations and companies
in the KC area. The goal is to build a bridge between the people of KC and
the people of the earthquake impacted areas.
- There will be a plague in the school area engraved with the names of each
individual and organization donor.
- There will be additional opportunities for potential long-lasting culture
exchange programs(pen pal, adopt-a-family, etc.) in the future
We'll keep update our website with future development and continuous updates of the project and what
impact your donation will have on school children’s life in the disaster-stricken
area of Sichuan Province.
If you are willing to help these victims find healing through education, particularly children and their classmates, please send your donation(s) to the address below or
click "Donate" button to donate by PayPal. We thank you in advance for your kindness and consideration.
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Kansas City Chinese Association (KCCA) |
| Mailing Address: |
Kansas City Chinese Association |
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P.O.Box 23547, Overland Park, KS 66283 |
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北川县107名学生异地复课，5月19日，语文老师在辅导二年级的小学生。当日，从地
震重灾区北川县徒步转移到绵阳市南山中学的107名小学生全部在帐篷学校里复课。
May 19th, 107 second grader from Bei Chuan County walked to Mian Yang City, Nan Shan Middle School and resumed their classes in the temporary tent. |
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5月19日，南山中学老师在帐篷学校里辅导高三年级的学生。当日，四川绵阳市南山
中学组织部分无家可归的在校学生和接收的北川县转移而来的学生共计200余名，在学校操场临时搭起的帐篷里开始地震后的第一堂课。
May 19th, some homeless students from Mian Yang City Nan Shan Middle School joined with students from Bei Chuan County, took their first class after the earthquake inside the temporary tent. |
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