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The Ronald Reagan Building hosts “China Earthquake School Rebuilding Fundraising Reception” organized by the China Society and the World Trade Center Association’s Committee on Peace and Stability Through Trade

Washington, D.C. June 4, 2008—Helping to rebuild some of the thousands of schools destroyed in the recent China earthquake is the focus of a fundraiser to be held at the Ronald Reagan Center in Washington, D.C. later this month. The event is organized by the China Society and the World Trade Center Association’s Committee on Peace and Stability Through Trade, and takes place on June 26, 2008. The Maryland-China Business Council, Union of Chinese American Professional Organizations, National Association of Asian American Professionals, Organization of Chinese Americans DC Chapter, AA United Foundation, Asian Fortune News, and United Press International Foundation are partnering organizations.

The earthquake occurred on May 12 2008 in the Southwest Chinese province of Sichuan. The quake, with a magnitude of 8.0 on the Richter scale, devastated the mountainous area around Chengdung, killing more than 68,000 people. Over 10,000 of those dead were students and teachers, crushed when their schools caved in. More than 7000 schools were seriously damaged. Ten million people have been directly affected, four million homes destroyed, and sixty thousand people hospitalized. Five million people are homeless.

To aid school rebuilding in the devastated area, the China Society and the World Trade Center Association’s Committee on Peace and Stability Through Trade will organize a fundraising campaign and an evening reception with light food, a cultural performance and auction at the Ronald Reagan Building. All proceeds will support school rebuilding through the China Red Cross and/or trusted local partners. On-line donations can be made at www.thechinasociety.org. Donors are encouraged to engage in long term follow up.

Reception Location
Pavilion Room, Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center
1300 Pennsylvania Ave., NW
Washington, DC
(202) 328-4748.

When: 6 pm to 10 pm, June 26 (Thursday)

Admission: Minimum $50 donation per person

About the organizers

The China Society

The China Society is a nonprofit, nonpartisan, educational organization based in Washington, D.C. and active since 2005. Its aim is to promote mutual understanding, friendship and cooperation between China and the world by organizing forums for intellectual exchange and social networking activities. It is open to all who are interested in China regardless of background. (www.thechinasociety.org)

The World Trade Center Association’s Committee on Peace and Stability Through Trade

The World Trade Center Association (WTCA) is a not-for-profit, non-political association that fosters the World Trade Center concept and develops inter-WTC cooperative programs. WTCA membership includes nearly 300 WTCs in almost 100 countries. Over 750,000 companies are affiliated with WTCA members worldwide. The Committee on Peace & Stability Through Trade was established to foster peace and stability through the promotion of international trade. (www.wtca.org)

Organizing Committee
Honorary Chair: Matt Salmon (Former US Congressman)
Co-Chair: John Dickson, Yeqing (Victor) Li
Committee Member: Yubin Ye, Rita Shan, Lili Zhang, Julia Liu, Michael Marshell, Linchun Li, Mariko de Freytas, Alan Tan, Xi Lu, Wu Li, Andy Dubosky, Clay Hickson, Mike Violette, Stephen Roberts, Daniel Choi, Stan Chai, Lily Qi, Changbao Ma, Tao Ni, Minyue Lin, John Jintang Wu, Ping He, Runan Zhang, Zengjian Hu, Qiang Lu, Changchun Xie, Dong Shen

Partnering Organizations
Maryland-China Business Council (www.mcbc.net)
Union of Chinese American Professional Organizations
National Association of Asian American Professionals (www.naaap.org)
Organization of Chinese Americans – DC (www.ocadc.org)
AA United Foundation
Asian Fortune News (www.asianfortunenews.com)
United Press International Foundation（www.upi.com）

Supporting Organizations
Monte Jade Science and Technology Association DC (cht1.endiva.net/mj-dc)
Coordination Council of Chinese-American Associations (cccaa.securespsites.com)
Consolidated Society of Chinese University Alumni Associations (www.cscuaa.org)
Hope Chinese School (www.hopechineseschool.org)
Friends of China Garden at USNA (www.uschinagarden.org)
Education Association for China Tomorrow (www.eact-ngo.org)

Sponsors
The World Foundation of Dr. Sun Yat-San
Triway Enterprise Inc. (www.triwayinc.com)
Asian Fortune (www.asianfortunenews.com)
AA United Foundation
Mr. Sihe Chen

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Contact:

Mariko de Freytas
English Communications Coordinator
marikodef@gmail.com
(202) 276-9703

Linchun Li
Chinese Communications Coordinator
lierxiaojie@gmail.com
(240) 472-6630