February
2010 Issue
USA Edition
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2010 Issue |
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Left: Tzu Chi volunteers comfort and care for a survivor in
Haiti. Right: US military soldiers join Tzu Chi's relief efforts
to distribute tarps with both hands, a bow and a smile.
Tzu
Chi
relief
team
in
Haiti
is
assessing
long-term
reconstruction
plans
for
the
quake survivors. As part of its mid-term relief
effort, Tzu Chi has signed an MOA with the City of Tabarre to build
public restrooms in order to improve the sanitary conditions in the
area. Tzu
Chi is distributing tarps and eco-friendly blankets to over 5,000
households this week to help prepare for the upcoming raining season.
5,000 tents will arrive in Haiti to be distributed to the survivors.
Tzu Chi continues its immediate relief operation in Haiti, focusing on the following areas: relief goods distribution, medical and emotional care (including home visits), and relief work program (food for work program). US military soldiers and UN peacekeepers who helped to provide security protection at Tzu Chi's distribution sites also joined Tzu Chi volunteers to distribute goods to the survivors with both hands, a bow and a smile. To read the full report on Tzu Chi's relief efforts in Haiti as of February 25, please click here. |
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Left: The new residents of the Great Love Village from
Namaxia township perform a ceremony in front of their new home. Right:
A home in the Shanlin Great Love Village.
On
February 11, Tzu
Chi
Foundation
officially
opened
the
Shanlin
Great
Love
Village,
built
for
the survivors of Typhoon Morakot. The first 500
families moved in, out of a total of 1,500 when the project is
completed. The first 500 homes and two churches were completed in just
88 days, so 500 families were able to move in before the
Lunar New Year.
To read the full story on the Shanlin Great Love Village, please click here. |
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Left:The Chairman of the Board of Daai Technology Co.,
Huang Huade, and the CEO of Daai Technology Co., Lee Dingming,
showcasing the eco-friendly products made up of recycled PET bottles.
Right: Each eco-friendly blanket is made up of 70 recycled PET bottles.
After
extensive
research
on
new
methods
of
reusing
recycled
plastic
bottles,
the
DAAI
Technology Co., Ltd. has unveiled its eco-friendly fabric
products. Blankets, scarves, shirts, and even doctor’s coats are made
from recycled plastic bottles; the fabrics absorb moisture, repel
perspiration and are fast drying. The company researches and
develops eco-friendly products using recycled plastic bottles, which
are collected and sorted by Tzu Chi's recycling volunteers.
Introduction of these products help
to raise awareness for environmental protection. The eco-friendly
blankets have been used in Tzu Chi’s disaster relief operations since
2007, and over 250,000 blankets have been distributed in more than 20
countries. Being
able to use renewed or re-purposed products is a blessing, and it helps
to ensure the preservation of earth for future generations. Profits
from the sale of these products are donated to the Tzu Chi Foundation
for Tzu Chi's humanitarian work.
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We
were all born with a pure and clean heart, a heart which is like a
clear, bright mirror. As we go through life, however, dust begins to
accumulate on this mirror. When our inner mirror is covered with dust,
we cannot see clearly. It is like the convex mirror at an
intersection—when clean, we can clearly see if other cars are coming
from different directions, but when the mirror is clouded over, we
cannot tell what may be coming. How do we begin to clean our inner
mirror? By doing good and helping others with a genuine heart of love.
At the start of this Lunar New Year, let us aspire to clean our inner
mirror and do good. This is what creates hope and promise for our world.
To read the full article, please click here. |
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About Tzu Chi Tzu
Chi
Foundation
was
established
in
1966
by
Dharma
Master
Cheng
Yen.
Since
then,
Tzu
Chi
has
grown
to
be
an
international
humanitarian
organization
with
over
5
million
members
in
47
countries,
providing
relief in 69 countries. The foundation dedicates itself in
the
fields of charity, medicine, education, environmental
protection, international relief work and the establishment of the
world's third largest bone marrow donor registry. It also promotes
humanistic values and community volunteerism.
In
1984,
Tzu
Chi
Foundation
in
the
U.S.
was
established
in
California
as
a
non-profit
501(c)(3)
charitable
organization.
Since
then,
62
local
offices
have
been
established
with
over
100,000
members
in
the
U.S.
working
to
make
a
difference
in their local communities.
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