Simple Scholarships: Recent Home Visit

_ [Simple Scholarships is a program that seeks to give out scholarships to kids rural China. Travel Expense Contributions is a branch under the NGO that delivers the aid in person. These volunteers personally visit the students to identify need and then deliver these donations to make sure that 100% has reached the correct recipients. The following is an update on their most recent trip. For more information, please visit here.]
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The volunteers from the Xiamen Simple Scholarships station met up at the KFC by Xiamen Hospital of T.C.M. for their trip. At the same time, volunteers from Fuzhou and Zhangping dispatched in the rain to convene with local volunteers in Wuping. At 14:00 on Jan. 15, they finished their visit and returned via Xiamen.

This visit is comprised of four cars of volunteers from three cities. Volunteers from Fuzhou traveled 1200 kilometers; those from Xiamen traveled 700 kilometers. They are: Liu Linzhen, Hellorita, Fangfang, Meizi, Feng, Zhen Bing, Huang Mengya, Qing Qibing, Lu Renjiang, Xuelan, Wuping, (the following are local) Wang Haitang, Xiu Guanlong, Lan Baituteng, and Liu Jiao.

They split up into 6 groups and visited 20 kids. They gave scholarships to 16 kids, totaling 9800 rmb. This trip also brought the kids 20 scarves, candies, oranges, books, and other New Year’s presents.

Future Errands:
1. One of the children who was on the list, Liu Cong, was at his aunt’s house. We did not have the aunt’s phone number. So Fangfang and Meizi will make sure to revisit when the child returns.

Costs:
1. Toll fees
2. 700 rmb worth of scarves purchashed by Qing Qibing
3. Gas
4. Books and candies
5. Lodging

Thanks to:
We are grateful to Fangfang and Mezi for being great hostesses, Qing Qibing’s donations of scarves, as well as Liu Linzhen and Zhen Bing’s donation of toll fees.

Specific grouping:
Group A: Lin Zhen, Feng, Lan Baituteng, visited 2 kids (one of them was not at home), they visited
again and included the kids on the list of those in need.
Group B: XuLan, Wang Haitang, Xiu Guanlong, Liu Jiao, visited 5 kids, all listed as kids in need.
Group C: Huang Mengya, Fangfang, Mezi, visited 4 kids, all listed as in need.
Group D: Zhen Bing, Qing Qibing, Lu Renjiang, Hellorita, visited 5 kids, 4 were listed as in need.
Group E: Lin Zhen, Xue Lan, Qing Qibing, visited 2 kids, neither were listed as in need.
Group F: Zhen Bing, Feng, Lan Baituteng, Qing Qibing, visited 1 kid, none listed as in need.

The specifics of the kids are listed as below:

Number     Name        Sex     Donation Status     Date Donated     Amt Donated     Grade       School/ Grade
1157          Liu Qiu         F              Type A                  1/14/2012                 600                  6        Central Elementary.
1158        F. Lanying      F              Type A                  1/14/2012                 600                  0        Mao Village Kinder.
1159       Wu Longgui    M              Type A                  1/14/2012                600                   4       Central Elementary
1160        Zhou Tong     M              Type A                  1/14/2012                600                   1       Central Elementary
1161        Xue Haidi       F              Type A                  1/14/2012                800                   8        ZhongBao Middle
1162      Lan Liangdi      F              Type A                  1/14/2012                600                   3       Central Elementary
1163    Chen Jinxiang    M             Type A                  1/14/2012                600                   5       ZhaoXin Elementary
1164     Z. Tongrong      M             Type A                   1/14/2012               600                   0       ZhaoXin Pre-school
1165     Zhong Liying     F             Type A                   1/14/2012               600                   0       ZhaoXin  Pre-school
1166     Zhong Linhui     M            Type A                   1/14/2012               600                   5       ZhaoXin Elementary
1167     Fang Tianping   M            Type A                   1/14/2012               600                   0       Mao Village Kinder.
1168     Lan Fangmei     F            Type A                   1/14/2012               600                    0       Mao Village Kinder.
1169     Zhen Tianfu      M            Type A                   1/14/2012               600                    2       Central Elementary
1170       Zhen Xiu         F             Type A                  1/14/2012               600                    2       Central Elementary
1171     Wang Liying     F             Type A                  1/14/2012                600                    0        TaoXi Village Elem.
1172     Liu Conglian     F             Type A                  1/14/2012                600                   6        Central Elementary
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Original article was written by Liao Guoheng, and can be found here. The article was translated and edited by U.S. Intern Sarah Chang.