April 2010
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USA Edition
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Left: Tzu Chi Haitian volunteers and US volunteers dance
together on stage at the prayer event. Right: Sister Sylvia cares for
earthquake survivors in Mexicali.
The
Tzu
Chi
relief
team
held
a
prayer event at the National Football
Stadium in Haiti on April 3, concluding Tzu Chi's immediate relief
operation in Haiti. Religious leaders from different religious groups,
UN peacekeepers and military police from different countries,
earthquake survivors, as well as Tzu Chi Haitian volunteers and US
volunteers gathered together to pray for a world free of disasters.
To read more about the April 3 prayer event, please click here.
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Over
700
Haitians
attended
Tzu Chi volunteer training classes from end of March to
beginning of April. Tzu Chi volunteers continue to focus on mid- and
long-term reconstruction work in Haiti. To read the full report on
the latest relief operation updates, please click here.
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A
magnitude 7.2 earthquake struck Mexicali, Mexico on April 4. Tzu Chi
volunteers from Mexicali and US immediately carried out disaster
assessments. Distributions were held on April 10, benefiting 191
households. To read the full report on Tzu Chi's earthquake relief
work in Mexicali, please click here.
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Left: Tzu Chi Great Love Village in Gaoshu, Pingtung. Right:
Women from the Lukai Tribe in Pingtung perform at the groundbreaking
ceremony for the Tzu Chi Great Love Village in Changzhi.
Tzu
Chi
is
building
several
Great
Love
Villages in Kaohsiung, Pingtung and
Tainan for Typhoon Morakot survivors. As previously reported, Great
Love Village in Shanlin was completed in February. The construction
work for the Great Love Village in Gaoshu, Pingtung was completed in
April. Residents moved into their new homes on April 19.
On April 26, a groundbreaking ceremony was held for a Tzu Chi Great Love Village in Changzhi, Pingtung. During the ceremony, people of different religions gathered together to give their blessings to the survivors of Typhoon Morakot. To read the full story on the latest updates of Typhoon Morakot reconstruction work, please click here. |
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Left:Tzu Chi volunteers encourage local residents to clean
their community and protect the Mother Earth through actions. Right:
Tzu Chi recycling volunteers collect and sort recycled bottles.
It
is the 20th anniversary of Tzu Chi's environmental protection/recycling
work. Tzu Chi's environmental protection work started 20 years ago
after Dharma Master Cheng Yen, in one of her speeches, urged the public
to use our hands to engage in environmental protection work. Volunteers
of all ages, ranging from 1 to 104, engage in recycling work in
different parts of the world.
As part of Earth Day initiatives, Tzu Chi volunteers throughout the US organized and participated in various environmental protection events such as street cleaning, park cleaning, walkathon, etc. In Southern California, Tzu Chi Collegiate Association members and local community members gathered together to "Walk for the Earth" on April 3. To read the full story on the "Walk for the Earth" event, please click here. |
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At
this very moment, different people are doing different things. Some are
caring for people in need and benefiting their community. Others are
acting in a way that creates problems. This all takes place in the same
second---each person uses that same second differently. The
consequences of these actions, however, are also very different, and
they have different impacts on our communities, society, and planet...
To read the full article, please click here. |
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The annual Buddha Bathing Ceremony and Global Tzu Chi Family Festival is coming up on May 9 this year. On that day, a Buddha Bathing Ceremony will be held to celebrate Buddha's birthday, while other activities will be held to celebrate Global Tzu Chi Day and Mother's Day. For more information on the event in your area, please contact your nearest Tzu Chi office. |
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Tzu Chi USA is proud to announce the launch of "US Tzu Chi 360" program, which features news from Tzu Chi USA. To watch the news videos, please click here. |
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In May and June, Tzu Chi scholarship recipients will be announced and award ceremonies will be held throughout the US. For more information about the 2010 Tzu Chi Scholars program, please click here. |
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2010 Tzu Chi Free Income Tax Preparation program (VITA Program) started on January 30 and ended in mid-April. In Los Angeles, San Jose and Oakland, over 800 low income households received this free service from Tzu Chi. |
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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 48 countries, providing
relief in 70 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, 85 branch
offices and facilities in 24 states 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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