Dear Alumni and Friends,

We have all known the tragic earthquake in China's south-western Sichuan province. We cannot be more deplored when thinking about the 10000+ people killed and many more injured. Let's act, and help the disaster relief!

We have collected some donation information regarding to the Sichuan Earthquake (四川地震) :

1. Check with your employer. Currently, we have heard that quite a few companies have set up special funds for China earthquake, and they have special gift matching program for this fund. And also you should check with your employer for gift matching program if donating to other charity funds.

2. Donate through Sichuan Earthquake Relief Committee by Oversea Chinese, 
硅谷清华联网SVTN (Silicon Valley Tsinghua Network), 合法移民协会LIA(LEGAL IMMIGRATION ASSOCIATION), and 未名空间MITBBS.COM have organized a special fund.

志愿者完全不拿任何费用，GOOGLE CHECKOUT, PAYPAL免除对其手续费。所有捐款会全部用于救 灾。Please check the folllowing URLs:
http://www.mitbbs.com/article_t/Donation/27176182.html
http://tsinghuafoundation.org/earthquake08/index.html

3. Donate through American Red Cross (ARC).
American Red Cross has set up a page for China Earthquake: http://www.redcross.org/news/in/profiles/Intl_profile_ChinaEarthquake.html

When making donation, please choose: CHINA EARTHQUAKE RELIEF

The American Red Cross honors donor intent. If you wish to designate your donation to a specific disaster please do so at the time of your donation.

=================From ARC Website: =================

CHINA EARTHQUAKE RELIEF
On May 12, a powerful earthquake measuring 7.9 on the Richter scale struck Sichuan province in southwestern China, killing thousands of people. The American Red Cross is working with its partners in the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement, including the Red Cross Society of China, and other partners to assist those affected by this disaster.

Your gift to the American Red Cross will support emergency relief efforts to help those affected by this earthquake. Assistance provided by the American Red Cross may include sending relief supplies, mobilizing relief workers and providing financial resources.

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There will be a certain amount (to be added) of processing cost for the donation. ARC is rated as 4 star in the charity org review. It shows 6% overhead per this web study.
http://www.charitynavigator.org/index. cfm?bay=search. summary&orgid=3277
NOTE:
(A)Your donation will be tax deductable on your tax return.
(B) Many companies have the donation matching program. Please check your employer for that so that your donation amount can be maximized. American Red Cross has a webpage to check which company has this program: http://www.matchinggifts.com/redcross/. Some employers cannot be found on this list, but they still support donation matching program!!!
 

4. Many friends recommended Hong Kong Red Cross

www.redcross.org.hk

5. China Red Cross

http://www.crcf.org.cn/gb/jianjie/jkindex.asp (slow at this time)

6. Hong Kong樂施會和Hong Kong宣明會
https://www.oxfam.org.hk/public/donate/donate?donate_id=45
http://www.worldvision.org.hk/appeal/Sichuan/emer_frame.html

7. MercyCorps China Earth Quake relief
http://www.mercycorps.org/chinaearthquake/?source=1062

Please check this URL
http://www.mitbbs.com/article_t/Donation/27177988.html for a complete list of donation methods.
Let us make an effort to help those who are in need and to mitigate their pain and loss!

Best Regards,
Tsinghua Alumni Association of Northern California (THAA-NC)