Dear Lu,<br><br>I am a graduate student at MIT and I have been organizing a fundraiser to support healthcare and education for AIDS in China. I would really love to see more support for this funding drive from the MIT Chinese community, so is it possible to forward this email to the CSSA list?<br>
<br>Thank you,<br>Jialan<br><br><br>-----------<br>Dear friends<br><br>Thank you so much for your outpouring of support
for the Fuyang AIDS Orphan Salvation Association. You have pledged
over $800 so far! These funds will go directly to support children
affected by the disease in rural Anhui and Henan provinces.<br>
<br>Because of your incredible generosity, I have already exceeded my
goal of $500 for this fundraiser. However, according to the People's
Daily newspaper (
<a href="http://english.people.com.cn/200702/27/eng20070227_352611.html" target="_blank">http://english.people.com.cn/200702/27/eng20070227_352611.html</a>),
there are currently over 76,000 AIDS orphans in China. There are still
many, many more children in Anhui and Henan who need help than AOS is
currently able to provide, so any more funds you give mean that more
children will received care. In addition, it is likely that every
dollar you give will be matched by an institutional donor working with
AOS. For more details, please see the message below from Ms. Eliza
Petrow who is organizing the larger fundraising drive here in
Cambridge. To learn more about HIV in China and the AOS program,
please see Eliza's excellent presentation at (<a href="http://web.mit.edu/jialanw/www/ruralchina.htm" target="_blank">http://web.mit.edu/jialanw/www/ruralchina.htm</a>). <br>
<br>Help me achieve my new goal of raising $1200 by April 15th for this
worthy cause. You may give me cash directly (if local), or you may
send your check directly to me for <span style="font-family: SimSun;" lang="ZH-CN"></span><span style="font-family: Arial;"><b>Alliance</b><b>
for Children Foundation</b></span><b><span style="font-family: SimSun;" lang="ZH-CN">,</span></b><span style="font-family: SimSun;" lang="ZH-CN">with reference to</span><b><span style="font-family: Arial;" lang="ZH-CN"> </span></b><b><span style="font-family: Arial;"><span>AIDS</span> Orphan Salvation Fund. </span></b><span style="font-family: Arial;"><br>
<br>For local Cambridge residents, please consider attending the fundraiser this Thursday which includes a viewing of the Oscar-winning documentary "The Blood of Yingzhou District" (<a href="http://www.allforchildren.org/events.html" target="_blank">http://www.allforchildren.org/events.html</a>). </span><span style="font-family: Arial;">Please forward this email to anyone you think would be interested in learning more about HIV in China.</span><b><span style="font-family: SimSun;" lang="ZH-CN"></span></b><b><span style="font-family: Arial;"></span></b>
<p><span style="font-family: Arial;">Please provide your address so that a proof of donation may be sent to you for tax purposes.<br></span></p><p><span style="font-family: Arial;">My address is</span></p><p><span style="font-family: Arial;">Jialan Wang<br>
60 Wadsworth St
Apt 8H<br>
Cambridge, MA 02142</span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: Arial;">You may also donate directly to AOS online at<br></span><span style="font-family: Arial;" lang="ZH-CN"> </span><span style="font-family: Arial;"><a href="http://www.afcfoundation.org/projects.php?donate=1" target="_blank">http://www.afcfoundation.org/projects.php?donate=1</a>.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: Arial;">Again, thank you!</span></p><p><span style="font-family: Arial;">Jialan </span></p>
<br>---------<br><br>---------- Forwarded message ----------<br>From: <b class="gmail_sendername">S. Eliza Petrow</b> <<a href="mailto:elizapetrow@gmail.com" target="_blank">elizapetrow@gmail.com</a>><br>Date: Mon, Apr 28, 2008 at 11:48 AM<br>
Subject: Re: Thank you!<br>To: Jialan Wang <<a href="mailto:jialanw@gmail.com" target="_blank">jialanw@gmail.com</a>><br><br>There
is no exact goal since the needs of the organization are enormous- if
we raise more money we can help more kids- if we less money we will
help fewer kids and will target the most critical. I think that I would
like to raise between $20,000 and $40,000 so that we can continue the
current program and expand it to the next county where there are so
many kids waiting to be helped and many HIV+ kids as well. There are
also some more kids waiting to be helped over the border in Henan
province (we are currently helping some there already). I think I found
a company that will match dollar for dollar what we raise so in that
sense I think it is possible to raise that much. But whatever we do
will be great because we can have a huge impact!<br>
<br>See you the 8th!<br><font color="#888888"><br>Eliza</font><br><br>-------<br><p><span style="font-family: SimSun;" lang="ZH-CN">你们好！</span></p>
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<p><span style="font-family: SimSun;" lang="ZH-CN">首先要谢谢你们在去年对我为中国滋根基金和中国艾滋援助基金募捐所给予的支持。是你们的慷慨相助感动了无数在贫困线和绝望中挣扎的中国穷人。</span></p>
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<p><span style="font-family: SimSun;" lang="ZH-CN">你们也许都听说过"颍州的孩子"这部获得</span>2006<span style="font-family: SimSun;" lang="ZH-CN">年奥斯卡最佳纪录短片的电影。我最近碰到一个曾经在该片中担任自愿者工作的朋友，他口中的颍州孩子的故事让我的内心久久不能平静。这些无辜的孩子们尚未来得及体验无忧无虑的童年，就被艾滋夺去了双亲，继之而来的更是乡亲们对他们的避之唯恐不及和亲人们的遗弃。。。。。。</span></p>
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<p><span style="font-family: SimSun;" lang="ZH-CN">中国政府在艾滋病的预防和治疗方面作了好多工作并取得了很大进步，但是这是一个全社会全世界都应该关注的问题，光靠政府的努力是不够的。</span>2003<span style="font-family: SimSun;" lang="ZH-CN">年，当地的张颖女士创办了阜阳市艾滋病贫困儿童救助协会，为这些受艾滋病影响的孩子们提供基本生活帮助，为艾滋病毒感染儿童提供医疗服务，并帮助孩子们顺利完成学业树立自信心。如果说北京奥林匹克运动会是全体中国人的骄傲，那么这些艾滋孤儿们即是我们所有人的责任。张女士和该协会的所有工作人员正把他们全部的心血的精力献给这些孩子们，千里之外的我们又能做些什么呢？我想我们可以尽我们的微薄之力帮助张女士的救助协会成长，壮大，乃至自给自足。</span></p>
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<p><span style="font-family: SimSun;" lang="ZH-CN">我知道你们已经为这一事业提供了很大帮助，再一次向你们寻求帮助让我十分犹豫。但是那些孩子们的故事在我心中挥之不去。确切的说，那不是故事，而是现实中的命运。我们给予他们的也将不仅仅是金钱上的资助，而是在绝望中寻找希望的勇气。所以，如果您再次伸出援助之手，我将不胜感激！</span></p>
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<p><span style="font-family: SimSun;" lang="ZH-CN">我希望能在</span>5<span style="font-family: SimSun;" lang="ZH-CN">月</span>15<span style="font-family: SimSun;" lang="ZH-CN">日之前为阜阳市艾滋病贫困儿童救助协会募捐到</span>500<span style="font-family: SimSun;" lang="ZH-CN">美金。该协会目前正资助</span>500<span style="font-family: SimSun;" lang="ZH-CN">多个受艾滋病影响的孤儿，平均每个孤儿每月的费用大约为</span>400<span style="font-family: SimSun;" lang="ZH-CN">人民币。您的捐款（最好是</span>20<span style="font-family: SimSun;" lang="ZH-CN">美金以上）将全部用于资助这些艾滋孤儿。您的捐款是免税的，而您的爱心行动将帮助他们完成学业，走出疾病阴影，健康成长，回报社会。</span></p>
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<p><span style="font-family: SimSun;" lang="ZH-CN">阜阳市艾滋病贫困儿童救助协会是一个非常高效和值得信任的组织，我的一些曾经在那里做志愿者工作的朋友也向我证实了这一点。您也可以登陆以下网址以更多的了解阜阳市艾滋病贫困儿童救助协会：</span><span lang="ZH-CN"> </span><a href="http://www.faaids.com/" target="_blank">http://www.faaids.com/</a><br>
<a href="http://english.people.com.cn/200702/27/eng20070227_352611.html" target="_blank">http://english.people.com.cn/200702/27/eng20070227_352611.html</a><br>
<a href="http://www.afcfoundation.org/projects.php?id=79" target="_blank">http://www.afcfoundation.org/projects.php?id=79</a><br clear="all">
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<span style="font-family: SimSun;" lang="ZH-CN">捐款方式：</span>1<span style="font-family: SimSun;" lang="ZH-CN">）您可以直接寄支票到以下地址，支票抬头请写</span><span style="font-family: Arial;">the
<b>Alliance</b><b>
for Children Foundation</b></span><b><span style="font-family: SimSun;" lang="ZH-CN">，</span></b><b><span style="font-family: Arial;" lang="ZH-CN"> </span></b><b><span style="font-family: SimSun;" lang="ZH-CN">并注明资助对象为</span></b><b><span style="font-family: Arial;"><span>AIDS</span> Orphan Salvation Fund</span></b><b><span style="font-family: SimSun;" lang="ZH-CN">。</span></b><b><span style="font-family: Arial;"></span></b></p>
<p><span style="font-family: Arial;">Jialan Wang<br>
60 Wadsworth St
Apt 8H<br>
Cambridge, MA 02142</span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: Arial;">2</span><span style="font-family: SimSun;" lang="ZH-CN">）您也可以直接在网上捐款，请登陆以下网址：</span><span style="font-family: Arial;" lang="ZH-CN"> </span><span style="font-family: Arial;"><a href="http://www.afcfoundation.org/projects.php?donate=1" target="_blank">http://www.afcfoundation.org/projects.php?donate=1</a>.</span></p>
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<p><span style="font-family: SimSun;" lang="ZH-CN">最后，请把这封信转发给任何您觉得可能感兴趣的朋友。谢谢您的帮助！</span></p><p><span style="font-family: SimSun;" lang="ZH-CN">-----------<br></span></p><br><span><b><span style="font-weight: normal;">Hello all,<br>
<br>I attended a workshop on <span>AIDS</span> in China last weekend, and the story of the <span>AIDS</span>
Orphan Salvation Association was incredibly moving and inspiring.
Featured in last year's Oscar-winning short documentary "The Blood of
Yingzhou District", the organization was started by a local woman to
help one girl with <span>AIDS</span> who had lost her
parents to the disease and had literally no one to turn to. Now the
organization helps over 500 orphaned children get health care, go to
school, find adoptive families, and overcome the incredible social
stigma of HIV/<span>AIDS</span>. I was really impressed
by the organization's efficiency and focus on effective intervention
and broad-based support, not just giving food and monetary aid. AOS is
working with the local government and is nearly self-sufficient, but it
still needs additional donations to build the organizational capacity
to expand and help the estimated 1000 <span>AIDS</span>
orphans in the local Anhui and Henan provinces. In particular, much of
these donations would go toward paying health care workers to make sure
the children with the disease get proper treatment. The program has
improved care dramatically, achieving over 95% treatment compliance for
often-complicated treatment plans in rural communities far away from
hospitals.<br>
<br></span></b></span><br>-- <br>Jialan Wang<br>PhD Candidate in Financial Economics<br>Sloan School of Management<br><a href="http://web.mit.edu/jialanw/www" target="_blank">http://web.mit.edu/jialanw/www</a><br><br>