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One Foundation plan to hold "5.12” Sichuan earthquake relief Report
2008/5/19/ Monday

On May 15, the Red Cross Society of China & Jet Li One Foundation plan to hold "5.12 Sichuan earthquake relief Report. One Foundation released latest overall collection of donation to the public media including two latest actions: The first batch of supplies will arrive in Chengdu on May 17, and will organize volunteers to the disaster areas for implementation of relief projects.

Vice President of Red Cross Society of China Miss Su Juxiang, "Ambassador of love," Initiator of One Foundation Mr. Jet Li delivered a speech apart to express greetings and best wishes to suffered people in disaster area who called on the whole society to participate actively for disaster relief .

One Foundation’s hot news: three-day fund-raising RMB 24.05 million.

The Executive Chairman of One Foundation Ms Zhou Weiyan released the latest overall fund-raising collection. Up to May 15 at 12:00, it reached up to RMB 24.05 million including RMB 13.85 million from donations of individuals and RMB 12.2 million from corporate contributions.

On May 12 Wenchuan’s earthquake happened, One Foundation collected RMB 1 million to support the disaster areas at the first time.

Meanwhile, One Foundation’s partner and cooperator such as Tencent network, SOHU, Taobao, launched online fund-raising activities. Tencent network and Taobao takes use of its online payment platform like “Caifutong” and “Zhifubao” providing the vast number of netizens to donation with quickest and most convenient channel for contributions. Tencent net’s ‘Caifutong” received more than 1 million yuan of donations from netizens within 24 hours.

Subsequently, the Kong.com network, Tianya networks, MTVChina, 51. Com, Quick Money and Fans Network, Shanghai's network and many other sites and iRadio network, the Central People's Radio Voice of the city also jointed this event by utilizing their own Platform to call on people’s participation. Up to May 15, hundreds of thousands of people donated their love through the Internet and more than 800 million netizens paid close attention on line to concern disaster area relief.

One Foundation’s partners also moved in action for contributions. On May 12, Tencent public fund contributions to the first RMB 1 million. Later, Taobao, Qiao Jiangnan Food Culture Co., Ltd., Huamao-David Lapan Hotel Development Co., Ltd also held contributions apart. The available funds of finance raised will be directly transferred into exclusive account of One Foundation of Chinese Red Cross Fund for rescuing the earthquake-stricken area in Sichuan. One of the four major international accounting firm of Deloitte and Touche accounting firm will audit the whole relief finance applied in the earthquake disaster and track the use of money and material release, to ensure its open and transparent.

The Expressions 1 +1 +1 = 1 which manifests that we are a big family, everyone involved in the concept of public charity has been confirmed once again in this emergency tragedy. It is based on our members’ one identity and trust that led to proper funds available to carry out rapid assistance to the affected areas.

Latest Action: Jet Li flew to Chengdu with the first batch of supplies on May 17.

Since “5.12”earthquake happened, One Foundation always kept paying close attention to the relief progress of the disaster. It kept in touch with the rescue teams of Red Cross Society of China in the disaster areas everyday for renewal information. Jet Li and Mr. Guo Changjiang, the vice president Red Cross Society of China create interactive communication of several telephone exchanges each day.

With succor develops in-depth and the continuous loss of statistics mastered, the problem of lacking of tents, blankets, food, drinking water, drugs, life, medical supplies of basic security become more prominent. It was learned that these supplies in neighboring Sichuan provinces and cities there have been out of stock. One Foundation called on the large number of enterprises over country donating supplies. At present the basic necessary supplies in disaster areas mainly are: tents, quilts, convenience food, drinking water, and so on. One Foundation needs more enterprises willing contribution can purchase new materials and donated funds available to assist suffered people. Local Red Cross branch and One Foundation will help the donation’s distribution and supervise the whole process.

Jun Yao groups, JiXiang Airline particularly provide aviation support to One Foundation to transport storage of the materials from Shanghai to Chengdu.

On May 17, Initiator of One Foundation Jet Li will fly to Chengdu with first batch of materials and the supplies will be directly transferred to the local Red Cross and disaster areas. Deloitte and Touche accounting firm's audit staff will also be accompanied to monitor the process.

Sustained attention: Making up a specific plan to organize volunteer groups to disaster areas in several installments.

The 7.8 earthquake occurred in Wenchuan County, Sichuan is a serious earthquake disaster, a large number of rescue and reconstruction work will be last out as a long-term and arduous task, and  corresponding assistance to the affected areas demands continuous investment of human Material.

According to One Foundation’s professional description, after serious disaster happened, the relief task will be divided into several stages, each stage has a different focus. The first stage is the situation after the disaster occurred seven days, the focus is on emergency relief to save lives. Sichuan earthquake rescue work is still in this stage. And the second stage mainly concentrates on preventing the outbreak of large areas of the epidemic and post-disaster Psychological crisis; The third stage mainly focus on post-disaster reconstruction. This is a long-term task and requests professional operation from relief organizations to fund-raising.

One Foundation’s professional team have foreseen part of the reconstruction and they found the possibilities of demanding more social resources. It starts to make a comprehensive plan including the post-disaster reconstruction, fund-raising plans and how to promote propaganda and organization of volunteers to disaster areas. One Foundation has made long-term preparations for combat to the earthquake and maintained a continuous concern.

The first team consisted of One Foundation’s staff arrived in Chengdu on May 15. They will assist the local Red Cross for supplies reception and distribution as well as collecting first-hand information for continuous rescue plans.

One Foundation plans to organize volunteers to the disaster areas and join the rescue and reconstruction work.

One Foundation will continue to uphold its responsibility to respect each donator to publish all the finance usage, material release of the report and available funds regularly to the community to ensure that each of the donors can be informed.

One Foundation has always advocated the "1 +1 +1 = 1," everyone involved in the concept of public charity. We hope that the suffered people can rebuild their homes as soon as possible through our long-term sustainability of every family member’s efforts.



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