Dear parents, students, colleagues
and supporters,
Yew
Chung Sichuan Earthquake Educational Development
Operation
(Y.C.- S.E.E.D. Operation)
It has been a year since
the Sichuan Earthquake struck. Yew Chung Community
has been engaged in different fund raising activities
to give their helping hands to the affected.
Apart from addressing the emergency relief, we
also aim at particpating in the long-term rehabilation
plan i.e. rebuilding a school there. Because
of your tremendous support, we are thankful to
announce that a total of around HK$1.26 million
has been donated to World Vision to support their
Sichuan Earthquake related work as of today to
rebuild a school. We are blessed that the details
of this school reconstruction project are finally
confirmed.
The summary of Y.C.-
S.E.E.D. Operation is:
| Project Goal |
To provide students of Minzhu Primary School
with a pleasant and improved education environment |
| Location of School |
Anyue County of Ziyang City in Sichuan
Province |
| Project Objective |
To rebuild a teaching block with an area
of 1,044 m2 |
| Expected No. of Beneficiaries |
(Direct) 445 students and 16 teachers;
(Indirect) about 10,000 local people |
| Construction Period |
About 8-12 months |
| Project Budget |
(Total budget) HK$1,800,000;
(Yew Chung's contribution) HK$1,440,000, 80% of the total budget |
| Operation and Financial Management |
To be closely monitored and managed by
World Vision's Guangyuan Office based on
World Vision's manual |
At
the ground-breaking ceremony of the school
reconstruction project, which is tentatively
scheduled in early June, we will organise a
small group of Yew Chung representatives to
be present. As this is our first friendly visit,
the representative team will also bring along
about 500 presents with them. We would take
this opportunity to call for your generous
participation in collecting gifts, preferably
light and small stationeries, for the students
of Minzhu Primary School. There will be gift
collection boxes at school offices in the period
of May 26 to June 1. Please do not hesitate
to contact Rev. Yan for more details.
The kick-off of Y.C.- S.E.E.D. Operation represents the start of our community
work for the affected in Sichuan Province. In the long run, Yew Chung teachers
and students will have opportunities to carry out community services and
have cultural exchange experiences there. We will organise volunteer teams
to visit Minzhu Primary School and co-ordinate with our local partners
to develop long-term co-operation plans, particularly in the aspect of
student education. Yew Chung community will stay together with the affected
to help their rehabilitation.
Thank
you.
God
Bless,
Sichuan Earthquake Relief Committee
