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'Give a Helping Hand' Charity Dinner 21st May 2009

Tue, 10/02/2009 - 03:42 — admin

Charity Gala Invite 2009

Please see the attached flyer for information on corporate sponsorship opportunities, and join existing sponsors such as Nokia, Airbus, Areva and CBRE!

Charity Event Background

The inaugural ‘Give a Helping Hand’ charity dinner in 2000 was launched by a group of young professionals from the EU-China Junior Managers Training Program. Participants of this training program were placed in various corporate offices in Beijing for a short period while simultaneously studying mandarin. The charity dinner is a dream brought to life by Gary Cicero and Ana Herrera and a team that used their placements and networks through the European Chamber of Commerce in China to source sponsors. Since its inception in 2000, the dinner has been an increasing success, with sponsorships on the rise each year.

2008 Charity Photo
2008 Charity Photo

The dinner has raised over four million RMB since its inception, and all funds raised go to Operation Blessing China.

Operation Blessing China is dedicated to the principle of stewardship to the needy and to all our supporters. It provides aid to the needy with love and compassion and its core programs in China include heath care, education assistant, disaster relief, orphans impact etc.
The “Give a Helping Hand” Funds channeled through the Operation Blessing China Orphan Impact Program have impacted approximately 2,800 orphans to date (Mar2008):

  • 114 life-saving surgeries
  • 90 life-changing surgeries or medical aid and rehabilitation
  • 334 orphans provided with medical checks
  • 3 caretaker trainings provided for 98 caregivers affecting approximately 1400 orphans
  • 17 special-needs orphans provided with special education assistance
  • Increase the quality of life for approximately 571 orphans through the renovation of 3 large buildings, construction of 2 new kitchens and a library, hosting 1 medical clinic, 1 summer camp, and providing 90 beds at an orphanage.
  • 7 orphanages caring for 568 orphans who were provided with milkpowder and nutritional drinks equivalent to 350,000RMB worth.