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CAST-TX and DFW Sports Jointly Calling for Donation to Sichuan Earthquake
May 14, 2008 AM
A major earthquake, measuring 7.9 on the Richter scale, jolted southwestern China 's Sichuan Province , at 2:28 PM Beijing time (6:28 GMT) on May 12, 2008. The earthquake was the most deadly suffered in China since 1976.
Per Xinhua (China’s official News agency), by Tuesday afternoon (May 12) local time more than 12,000 people in Sichuan province had been killed by the earthquake, with 9,404 reported buried in rubble and more than 26,000 injured. The death toll increased to 14,866 on Wednesday afternoon (May 13). With many roads to several of the most affected towns still cut off, the extent of the disaster remains unclear, raising the fear that the number of casualties will rise further. What a human tragedy.
CAST-TX and DFW Sports are now urgently calling for donations for Sichuan earthquake. We strongly encourage you to participate to show our care.
CAST-TX is a registered 503 (c) non-profit organization with a mission of promoting community services, assimilation to mainstream, information exchange and friendship among Chinese living in DFW area. DFW Sport is a non-profit sports fans club and many of its members are CAST-TX active members.
We will ensure you all donations will be delivered to China Red Cross for earthquake relief efforts in earthquake-stricken areas in Sichuan . We will publish the donation details including dollar amount and receipt number in the CAST website (www.cast-tx.org) for public supervision and audit. Personal info will not be released without donor’s permission.
To make a donation:
1） Pay by check
o Please mail your check to “CAST-TX, P.O. Box 940802 , Plano , TX 75094-0802 ”
o Make check payable to CAST-TX
o In the comment field of your check, please note:
i. for “2008 China Sichuan Earthquake Relief Fund”,
ii. contact information - name, e-mail address, and physical mailing address. We will mail you our receipt for your tax return next year.
2) Pay on line
o Please visit CAST website www.cast-tx.org，
o Click PayPal Payments under Earthquake Relief Fund
o Choose payment method – credit card or individual Paypal account
??????????In item column, please fill in “2008 China Sichuan Earthquake Relief Fund’ and your contact information (e-mail address, phone number, and physical mailing address). The info will show in your donation receipt for tax return purpose.
3) If you are able to raise the relief fund in your work place and dispatch to China via CAST-TX, please contact Jack Liu and other volunteers of CAST-TX via e-mail cast-tx@cast-tx.org

CAST-TX and DFW Sports
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* Info above sourced from various sources, including WSJ, FT, ????, Xinhua News Agencies

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Chinese Community Organizations Joining Forces
To Launch Earthquake Relief Fund

Dallas – May 13, 2008 – The Association of Chinese Professionals Foundation-DFW (ACP) and US-China Chamber of Commerce of Dallas (USCCC), announced today to immediately establish a disaster relief fund to provide humanitarian assistance to the victims and their families of the giant earthquake that struck Sichuan province in southwest China on May 13, 2008, China time.

The effort is aimed at consolidating financial assistance provided by individuals and businesses in the Dallas-Forth Worth area, and to ensure that such funds will be channeled to the appropriate organizations in the affected area, and can be applied effectively to help those in need. This special earthquake relief fund will target both the Chinese community, which is estimated to be about 100,000 in the Dallas-Forth Worth Metroplex, and beyond. At the time of this press release, the quake, 7.8 on the Richter scale, has claimed close to 12,000 lives, with many more still missing or injured.

According to Dr. Jun Ren, ACP’s newly elected President, Chinese community organizations will join forces through such pan-community initiatives to provide humanitarian assistance to those affected, especially school children. Reports indicate that at least eight schools have been destroyed by the earthquake. “We hope, through our best efforts, to raise funds from the local communities to help victims and their families. Given the scale of the disaster, the only thing that we are certain is that there are hundreds of thousands of people who need help, every effort, every penny and every second counts,” she said.

David Gu, President of USCCC, added, “we are proud that several non-profit organizations are pooling our efforts and resources together to demonstrate united support to the disaster-stricken area. We urge people from all walks of life, community organizations and businesses to do their utmost and show their compassion and support.”

Although 8,000 miles away, China has been the top trading partner of the DFW Metroplex for years, benefiting many communities and businesses. Dallas mayor Tom Leppert has recently led a large delegation on a tour to several cities in China to foster closer partnerships and co-operations. “In an era of globalization and flattening world, people from afar are actually surprisingly closer than one may realize,” Dr. Jun Ren commented, “hence we have an obligation to care and provide our help as much as we can.”

A series of outreach efforts will be launched immediately to rally support.

Individuals or businesses interested in providing financial support can write check payable to “2008 China Earthquake Relief Fund”, account details as below:

Account Name: 2008 China Earthquake Relief Fund

Account Number: 737886333

Routing number: 1110006141

Opening Bank: Chase

Bank Contact: Ms. Yvon Wang

Tel: 972.596.7483

Bank location: 1700 Coit Rd, Plano, TX 75075

Checks can be deposited at any Chase bank location, or online bill pay, or mail the check to ACP’s mail box at PO Box 832865, Richardson, TX 75083. Donations will be tax-deductible. Funds raised will be donated to Red Cross of China. PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, the international accounting firm, will provide independent audit on the fund-raising a pro bono basis.