本文发表在 rolia.net 枫下论坛It is good if one individual can help a few families. Things get stuck when one wants to do a lot. My co-workers ask me to go home in person, but I would rather save the ticket money towards the help.
I have revised the letter to send to co-workers for those who want to use it as an example. Others should revise the letter according his/her unique situation -----
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I am sure you have heard about the catastrophic earthquake in Sichuan Province yesterday. According to most recent media release, “the official death toll in the Chinese earthquake rose to nearly 12,000 today and 18,000 people are buried in quake-hit city of Mianyang.” Many lives are in danger right now.
Most of my families and friends are in Chengdu, Sichuan. Bad news regarding dead and missing people arrive one after another. Heavy storms and rains that came after the disastrous earthquake made the rescue effort very difficult. The roof of my grandma’s house was blew away by the wind. Unfortunately, the villages those experienced the most damages are in remote areas where young people have immigrated to the cities to survive. Many seniors like my grandma who are left alone in the villages were helpless in this disaster. For those who survived, they do not have financial and handy help to rebuild the houses.
Another serious problem is the quality of the school buildings. “Just east of the epicentre, 1,000 students and teachers were killed or missing at a collapsed high school in Beichuan county, a more than six-story building reduced to a pile of rubble about two yards high. The deaths were separate from another levelled school in Dujiangyan where 900 students are feared dead.” Many school building were poorly constructed with defective materials. It has been a long-time outstand situation but little effort was made in the past. Now the kids suffered with their lives and blood. Report said many school buildings crashed or had critical cracks after the earthquake. Better fix the building or rebuild the schools properly before the students can return to study.
Not everyone can work as a doctor or nurse to save lives in China, but you can make your own contribution towards saving lives, rebuilding the houses for seniors in the village, and reconstructing the schools for millions of children in Sichuan, China. I am here to collect your donations and will send them to my grandma’s village and the ruined school in Dujiangyan that is 50KMs away from my mom’s home in Chengdu, Sichuan.
Your support and help are much appreciated and will be memorized by the people. Act now for people in need and you will make a difference!
Many thanks and best wishes.
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