AmCham South China Delegates of Meizhou Charity Trip with Donations in Kind.(Provided to Newsgd.com)
The American Chamber of Commerce in South China (AmCham South China), as its 7th consecutive annual charity effort, brought a large group of business and community leaders including executives from multinational corporations to Wuxing Village and the nearby impoverished villages this week.
As a poverty-stricken village by provincial standard under the administration of Meizhou City, Wuxing Village has a registered population of 5000 people, including 285 individuals of 81 poverty-stricken households. AmCham South China’s fundraising efforts this year collected in-kind donations worth over RMB 254,100, covering clothing, computers, educational materials, bedding, food and beverage from the member companies.
As part of its overall charity activities, AmCham South China also coordinated cash donation of RMB230,000 by chamber’s generous members Mead Johnson Nutrition and Jingxing Real Estate to the Guangzhou Youth Development Foundation. These funds will be used to save lives of orphaned children in need of immediate life-saving surgery, and to help raise Wuxing Village above the poverty line.
Children of Wuxing Village Give Warm Welcome to the AmCham Delegates. (Provided to Newsgd.com)
On January 11th, a team of medical professionals from the Guangzhou Women and Children’s Medical Center and the Sanitation Center of Zhuanshui County co-offered free onsite medical checkups and consultations to the villagers. The delegation also visited the local families in need of assistance, allowing AmCham South China to learn more about the villagers’ living condition. In addition, a few foreign teachers brought their tailor-made English lessons to the village’s primary school. On the next day, potential investors and experts will join the delegation for investment inspection during the visit to Wuxing Village and other nearby impoverished villages. GLIESE Film Company Ltd. sent a crew to film the events for a documentary to be released at a future date to raise awareness for the need for philanthropy.
Guangzhou People’s Association for Friendship with Foreign Countries of Guangzhou Foreign Affairs Bureau, Guangzhou Charity Association of Guangzhou Civil Affairs Bureau, Guangzhou Women and Children’s Medical Center, and Guangzhou Youth Development Foundation are partners of American Chamber of Commerce South China in the AmCham South China-Mead Johnson 2016 Charity Theme Events.
