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Fox 42 News Interviews Creighton Students about Trip to China
On Saturday, June 14, Fox 42 News (Omaha, NE) aired a story about the Creighton students' trip to China. The interviews focus on the earthquake donations brought over to China and relief effort the students took part in.
Thanks from the Asian World Center
On Tuesday, May 20, 2008, over 3,000 first aid supplies in addition to $2,200 in monetary donations was handed over to China’s Soong Ching-ling Foundation in Beijing by 19 students and faculty from Creighton University (Omaha, NE) and St. Mary’s College (Notre Dame, IN). The Soong Ching-ling Foundation, China’s number 1 NGO, held a formal "Creighton University and St. Mary's College May 12 Earthquake Donation Ceremony” presided by Tang Wensheng (唐闻生), President of the Soong Ching-ling Foundation. On behalf of the Soong Ching-ling Foundation, President Tang presented Honorable Certificates to Creighton University and St. Mary’s College respectfully for our timely China relief effort. Pictures of this occasion are posted below.
On behalf of the College of Arts and Sciences, School of Pharmacy, and the Skutt Student Center, the Asian World Center expresses our sincere thanks to you for your contributions.
Should you wish to continue our China relief effort, please make your contribution through China’s Soong Ching-ling Foundation online donation website at: http://www.sclf.org/zxjz/jzxm/index_298.htm
Above: Dr. Jinmei Yuan (Creighton University) receives recognition on behalf of Creighton University from China Soong-Ching Ling Foundation for the team's assembled earthquake relief donations
Above: The whole team pictured with representatives from the Soong Ching-Ling Foundation
Above: May 17, 2008 - Earthquake relief donations (first-aid, medicine, tents, etc.) are packaged and prepared to be brought over to China