[MIT CSSA Outreach] Fwd: Overseas China Education Foundation (OCEF) 2005 FallDrive

[YU PU]

>> >Dear CSSA President:
>> >
>> > Greetings!
>> >
>> > I am a volunteer of Overseas China Education Foundation (OCEF), a
>>non-profit organization that aims at helping impoverished rural children
>>in China stay in school.
>> >
>> > This year, OCEF has approved 2250 financial aid applications from rural
>>children who face imminent danger of dropping out of school unless
>>receiving sponsorship.  We have also identified several dozens rural
>>schools that could use some donated books.  We need to raise $100K by the
>>end of this year to be able to help those children.  It¡¯d be great if
>>members of MIT CSSA can give them a helping hand!
>> >
>> > Attached please find a cover letter with more details from OCEF
>>President Gan Liang.  We¡¯d be very grateful if you could kindly
>>distribute the cover letter to MIT CSSA members.
>> >
>> >
>> > We truly appreciate continued support of MIT CSSA
>> >
>> > Sincerely,
>> >
>> > Fang, Weiya
>> >
>> > OCEF Volunteer
>> >
>> > Email: weiya.fang at ocef.org
>> >
>> >
>> > 
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>> >
>> > Dear Friend:
>> >
>> > Do you know that over four million school-age children are deprived of
>>education in China due to poverty?  Do you know that in particularly poor
>>areas of China, 15% of children have no access to education?  Despite of
>>the government¡¯s recent subsidy policy to promote free 9-year education,
>>many poor regions cannot yet come up with the budget to implement the
>>policy.  Based on the feedback from our local coordinators and
>>inspectors,the new subsidy policy had only been implemented in a few of
>>our support sites.
>> >
>> >  The children should not be victims of poverty.  They should not be
>>excluded from classrooms while waiting for a policy¡¯s implementation.  If
>>you would like to help those children, please kindly consider doing so
>>through Overseas China Education Foundation (OCEF), a non-profit,
>>non-governmental, non-religious, all-volunteer organization with 13 years
>>of track record of helping under-privileged children in rural China.
>> >
>> > Since 1992, OCEF has distributed over 10,000 financial aid packages to
>>impoverished children in China, donated over 62,000 books to 77 rural
>>schools, and rebuilt/repaired 6 rural school.  Collection of student
>>information and delivery of financial aid are carried out 100% by our
>>volunteers, and we do not go through government agency at any level.  We
>>guarantee that your donation will go to only the most needy children.
>>
>>    This year, OCEF has approved 2250 financial aid applications from rural
>>children who are in imminent danger of dropping out of school unless
>>receiving sponsorship starting the next year.  If you wish to learn more
>>about the hardships facing these children, I invite you to read our
>>student stories at
>>
>>http://www.ocef.org/student-stories.html
>>
>>http://www.ocef.org/photo/online
>>
>>
>>   If you are interested in helping one or more of them, I sincerely
>>encourage you to make donation through OCEF and/or become our volunteer by
>>visiting our web site at www.ocef.org.
>>
>>   Please do not hesitate to contact me or email ocef at ocef.org if you have
>>any questions!   We appreciate your kindness.
>>Sincerely,
>>
>>Gan Liang, Ph.D.
>>President
>>Overseas China Education Foundation
>>gan.liang at ocef.org
>>Phone: 281-364-0055

Yu Pu, Ph.D candidate
Department of Chemical Engineering
MIT, Cambridge

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