On May
12, 2008, an earthquake registering a magnitude of 7.9
devastated many cities in China’s Sichuan province. As of
June 10, the death toll is nearly 70,000. 17,516 are
missing, and more than 15 million people have been displaced
from their homes.
How We Can Help
We
contacted the Sichuan Provincial Civil Affairs to offer our
help and were informed that
Earthquake
Survivors are in desperate need of warm bedding. One senior
victim made a heart-wrenching comment that he can get by
with a bowl of noodle, but in the mountains where they are,
it gets cold at night. The “1000 Warm Wishes Quilts”
program has set a goal of donating 1000 quilt sets to those
in need including seniors, adults, teenagers and children.
What
is the “1000 Warm Wishes Quilts”?
Our goal
is to donate 1000 quilt comforter sets to China Earthquake
Survivors to show the love and concern from the American
people.
Donation
item: “1000 Quilt” comforter set. Each set will include:
one quilt, one
pillow
with case, one cotton padded mattress and one sheet.
Cost per
comforter set: $30 USD
Goal: $30
x 1000 = $30,000
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“May this quilt from your American
friends keep you warm and warm your hearts with
courage to rebuild your life, family and
community.”
This message in Chinese will be
included with each quilt set.
**Or you may want to e-mail your wish to
info@MingsChina.com
to be included in the quilt set. Your wish (message
only) will be read and
cherished by the fortunate person who receives the
quilt set** |
How to
Donate
Via check or
money order payable to
Malama International,
a non profit 501(c)(3) tax exempt organization based in Avon,
CT. Our partnership with Malama International
enables 100% of your donations to benefit earthquake victims and
secure funding to China.
Please complete the
donation form.
To
donate online, go to www.malamainternational.org.
At the bottom of the "Donate" page, choose "Other" on the
drop down menu and type in your donation amount. Click on
"Complete information" and make sure to write " 1000 quilt
for China earthquake" in the "Comments" box. Please also
e-mail to
info@MingsChina.com to confirm your donation.
Malama
International will mail
receipts for tax purposes to individual donors.
What you
need to know about your donation:
Chinese Culture Exchange and
Malama International are the Connecticut sponsors. Donations will be wired to CCAA,
China Center of Adoption Affairs,
(No. 16 Wang Jia Yuan Lane, Dong Cheng
District, Beijing, China. Tel: 011-86-10-65548871),
our intermediary in China
responsible for ordering and ensuring delivery of the quilt
bedding sets to Sichuan Provincial Civil Affairs
Earthquake Relief Center.
How can I track my donation?
Please click
donation
report page to find information which will
include your first and last name. If
you do not wish to have your donation information listed on the
donation report, please notify us.
We
will also provide you with:
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Wiring
transaction receipt indicating your donation wired to CCAA
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Receipt from
CCAA
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Quilt ordering
invoice provided by CCAA indicating the order
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Pictures
of completed “1000
Quilt” comforter sets that have
arrived at CCAA
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Pictures of
quilts ready to ship to Sichuan Earthquake Relief Center
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Pictures of
quilts that have arrived at Sichuan Earthquake Relief
Center
Chinese Cultural Exchange, Malama International and CCAA will
not deduct any portion of the donation as
administrative costs.
We guarantee
that 100% of your donation will be used for the earthquake
relief effort!
Thank
you for your caring and support!
Please direct
inquiries to:
China
Earthquake Relief Effort Committee
Monique Drucker
Monique.Drucker@quinnipiac.edu
Diane Heineken
dianeheineken@yahoo.com
Linda Thompson
lindaethompson@earthlink.net
Cathy Chagnon curves@snet.net
Ming Hua He CCEhtfd@aol.comn
860-523-9797
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