NECINA-Sichuan Earthquake Relief Walk
Saturday, May 31, 2008
3-mile walk inside Boston CommonsWalk starts at 10 AM, Performance starts at noon
Please join us to walk three miles inside Boston Commons this Saturday for the Sichuan Earthquake Relief Fund. Your efforts will help the families affected by the 7.9 magnitude earthquake in Sichuan, China. As of today, more than 60,000[1] lives lost in this disaster, and more than 20,000 people remain missing. Thousands of children are left without families. Many among the 300,000 people injured still await medical attention. This earthquake destroyed hundreds of thousands of homes, making more than 5 million people homeless. They need your help to rebuild their lives. Please bring your families and friends to join us this Saturday, and extend your helping hands to the victims.
To take part in this worthy event,
- Register online NOW at http://www.acteva.com/booking.cfm?bevaid=160735
- Download and fill out the pledge form at below URL: http://www.necina.org/China_Quake_Relief/WalkRegistrationForm.pdf
- Bring the Pledge form to 5/31 Walk
All walk participants will receive a Walk for Sichuan Earthquake Relief T-shirt for on-site registrations. NECINA will also give out a one year FREE membership for donation of $50 or more.
Help raise awareness among your American friends, colleagues and co-workers about the extensive damages caused by this deadly earthquake, and gather support to help sponsor your walk by using the pledge form. Together we can do more to save lives and to rebuild homes and schools.
This event is jointly organized by various local Chinese associations including New England Chinese Information and Networking Association (NECINA). NECINA will forward 100% of the donations collected to Overseas China Education Foundation [2] (OCEF) to support their earthquake relief efforts. Please provide your email address with your donations for a tax-deductible receipt. Please visit the website http://www.necina.org/China_Quake_Relief/ for further information on donations.
NECINA is a non-profit and non-political organization dedicated to helping professionals in the New England area to share leading technologies and business experiences. Members are from a diverse group of industries including software, telecommunications, networking, bio-pharmaceutical, venture capital, finance, and law. NECINA offers top quality seminars, conferences and other events to encourage the exchange of information and to create business opportunities. Please visit the website for more information. http://www.necina.org.
[1] Numbers in this paragraph are based on the report on FOXNews.com May 25, 2008
[2] OCEF http://www.ocef.org/sichuan2008/letter-to-supporters-english.html