During our recent project trip to Abagar City in Abagar Banner, we
identified 65 children of families in dire need, who will have to pull out
of school because they cannot afford the RMB 1200 (USD 150) cost for
tuition/books/food & lodging. We have raised sponsorship for 12 students so
far - need help with 53 more.

If each club in the district would sponsor 1 child - we would be all set!

2. Rotary Gift of Life in China

We have been working hard to raise awareness in bringing the Rotary Gift of
Life project to China over the past 6 months. This week we have taken
dramatic action with the successful completion of an operation on Zhang
Guangrong, a young 6 year old boy from Anhui whose family is destitute after
the passing away of his mother last year from liver cancer. Zhang was in
dire need of a complicated VSD heart operation. We just paid a visit to him
today 3 days after the operation and are delighted to see him out of bed,
walking and sitting.

We have identified 3 impoverished children from Jiangxi province who are
also in dire need of heart surgery. 1 month is left in the Rotary year and
we feel this is a month where we should take MORE action not less.

We have limited resources and so would like to appeal to our colleagues and
friends in D3450 to help us sponsor one of the 3 children in need.

Any club interested in joining us please contact me (randal@rotaryshanghai.org) or (webmaster1@rotary3450.org)

Thank you for all your help.

Yours in Rotary,

Randal

Randal Eastman, President
Expatriate Rotarians & Friends Shanghai