| | it has been a week and one day since the deadly earthquake measuring 7.9 on the richter scale had hit sichuan province. it was so bad that even my aunt, who lives in hunan province, claimed that she felt the tremors of the earthquake. every single day, images and video clips of the aftermath is still shown all over the media - in the news, in newspapers, on the internet etc. it is absolutely heartbreaking to see the pictures of the destructiveness of the earthquake. there are so many buildings - especially schools, completely leveled, so many families torn apart, so many children orphaned and the death toll is at 40,000 and still rising. people all over the world are raising money for relief effort - especially the chinese. it is amazing to see how chinese people are uniting from all over the world - from canada, united states, taiwan etc. - giving whatever contributions they can give. just this past weekend, there were so many different organizations in 8th ave setting up stalls down the street, trying to raise money. lets just hope that all of the organizations are trustworthy. it is sad to think that there might be people trying to take advantage of the situation at a time like this. i wish there was something i can do to help besides donating money, but i don't believe i am in the position or have the qualification to do anything else but donate money. as of now, contributing money to relief fund is one of the best ways to help. so i urge everyone to donate at least a dollar. every dollar helps.
may all the victims rest in peace.
 Jenny
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| | Posted 5/20/2008 10:39 PM - 298 Views - 4 eProps - 2 comments
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