You are cordially invited... Charity Art Exhibit “Horses” by He Yuanming: Donations will help Little Red Scarf sponsor their 1000th Child suffering from Congenital Heart Disease in Poor Rural Gansu Province Distinguished artist, He Yuanming, donated a total of eight paintings to help Little Red Scarf sponsor their 1000th surgery for Hongyan. This includes two 4.5 ft x 2.2 ft large pieces and six 2.2 ft x 1.5 ft smaller pieces. According to Beijing Poly International Auction prices, smaller paintings are worth about $4,000 and larger paintings are worth around $30,000, estimating a total of $80,000 for 8 paintings. Time: March 8, 2014 (Saturday) 2:30-5:30 pm March 9, 2014 (Sunday) 12:00-5:30 pm Location: Los Altos Youth Center 1 North San Antonio Rd Los Altos CA 94022 Live painting demo by He Yuanming, wishing everyone a prosperous Year of the Horse! Saturday: Opening Reception Sunday: Donation of work to help the Little Red Scarf’s 1000th child suffering from congenital heart disease in Gansu Province Sponsored by the Ping and Amy Chao Family Foundation The 2012-13 EV Internship is finally coming to a close. Many of our interns - most have interned with us for two years - are headed off to colleges all over the country, and it has never been more appropriate to celebrate their achievements and contributions to TFish Fund. Ally, Emily, Isabel, Janna, Kevin, Lauren, and Sophia: you will be sorely missed.
I would like to share with you a recent memorable encounter I had while visiting a watch-repair shop.
There is a small watch-repair shop called House of Treasures near where I live. I frequent the shop enough that I've given it a Chinese name—Zhen Bao Wu. The shop owner is named Brad, a jolly and kind boss. He greets people even when he is repairing watches, and he always asks me about any updates regarding the TFish Fund. I made sure to bring him our 2012 Donor Book when I went in to the shop. He was surprised by all the projects we had been supporting, and, in particular, he was intrigued by the hemophilia project. I found out that his daughter’s boyfriend has hemophilia and, in addition to suffering from the illness, has to pay expensive medical bills. Congratulations to the Jenny Lin Foundation and the Burma Humanitarian Mission for successfully completing the 2012 Dollar-for-Dollar Matching Program! These two non-profits were selected to participate in our inaugural program based on their effectiveness, program impact, and shared vision of cause and financial transparency.
This year, the Jenny Lin Foundation raised $2405. As part of the Dollar-for-Dollar program, the Chao Foundation matched that amount, contributing to a total of $4810 that will be donated to the cause of furthering music education and scholarship for Bay Area’s youth. The Burma Humanitarian Mission raised $9311, matched also by the Chao Foundation, for a total donated amount of $18622. This amount will go towards the organization’s mission of supports community based health-care and education projects that improve lives of the Burmese people. Please join us in commending the success these amazing organizations. The past few months have seen new conditions emerge in Burma – conditions which challenge the backpack medics in unprecedented ways. The ethnic minorities in eastern and northern Burma still suffer significant health problems due to austere conditions and poverty. As a result, health challenges, such as malaria, dysentery and complications from child birth, have dramatically higher mortality rates due to the lack of care and available medicines.
The poor health state of affairs is manifested in a variety of ways. Where there are no backpack medics, one in 7 children dies before the age of 5 while one in 12 mothers dies as the result of childbirth. Dysentery claims 1 in 5 people who come down with it. The allure of reforms and removal of sanctions have exacerbated these conditions. The Regime is paving the way for international corporations to access to Burma’s natural resources: gems, lumber, hydro-power plus natural gas. In northern Burma states of Kachin and Shan, the Regime broke decades old ceasefires, attacking villages in order to seize land for development – causing approximately 100,000 people to flee for sanctuary in the jungles or China. In eastern Burma’s Karen State, the Regime is confiscating farm land, forest tracts and villagers homes to turn over to companies for exploitation. Villagers are forced to work for no pay for the developments. Atrocities continue throughout northern and eastern Burma. Nusan is a backpack medic supported by Burma Humanitarian Mission in Kachin State. At 26 years of age, she was 8 months pregnant with her first child when the Burma army attacked the village where she was providing community health care services. She and the other villagers fled into the jungle for safety. While running, she stumbled, fell and her water broke. Her baby died from the trauma. Multiple accounts abound on the violence inflicted on the innocent civilians in Kachin State. In October, the Burma army fired upon Kachin villagers who fled into China and set up a hide location. Among those injured was 7 year old, Bawm Hkaw. A bullet broke Bawn’s leg. Fortunately, a backpack medic team was nearby and treated Bawn, saving his life. Meanwhile, near Pa Wang, the Burma army attacked a village. After entering, they raped two women who had not escaped with the other villagers. A dozen other men were forced for carry supplies for the Army as it continued its march. Recently, the Chao Foundation sponsored Beijing Normal University's SSDPP to build a curriculum for elementary students in Service Learning and Community Service. Learn more about this five-year partnership and endeavor: http://www.prscc.com/.
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