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-亚特兰大中国商会倡导捐款救灾运动-
当奥林匹克运动会在北京召开之前,当奥运火炬传递到世界之颠珠穆朗玛之际,中国正沉浸在实现百年梦想的欢乐祥和氛围中,百姓们欢欣鼓舞地准备欢迎世界各地朋友之时, 5月12日突如其来的一场自然灾害降临在中国西南大地。四川省汶川县发生的7.8级特大地震不仅波及到十几个省市自治区,并且在瞬间夺去了上万人的生命,毁坏了无法计数的财产。 这场灾难是继1976年唐山大地震之后中国所遭受到的最大的自然灾难。看到一幢幢新房化为瓦砾,一条条街道变成废墟,医院设在操场上,军人疲惫地抢救遇难者,父母撒手人寰,活泼天真的孩子被埋葬在自己的课桌下,有谁不为之动容,有谁不潸然泪下。繁荣与和平来得那么蹒跚那么不容易,而摧毁和困惑却来得那么迅猛那么无情。
亚特兰大中国商会理事会当日紧急讨论了如何为祖国为亲人尽义务,表达海外华人的爱心。两周前的和平集会是亚特兰大华人的正义,关爱和团结的最好明证。商会已经决定捐款,理事们也都慷慨解囊,已经筹集了一笔不小的款项,以这笔款成立了亚特兰大中国地震捐赠”账户,在中国商会(CBAA)的提议下,亚特兰大华人写作协会, 湖北同乡会、川渝同乡会、湖南同乡会、中山校友会、全美华协(NACA)、专业人士协会(ACP)、亚特兰大现代中文学校(ACCA)很快加入并组成亚特兰大中国地震捐赠委员会,加入捐款活动。并于本周末(5月17、18日)将在Chinatown和现代中文学校现场举行捐款活动。希望会有更多的社团、企业、个人加入到我们的行列中,参与捐赠活动。所有金额将全数连同捐款人名及其数额的名单交给中国红十字会。
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Powerful Earthquake Hit Sichuan, China, Filled The Hearts Of Oversea Chinese With Sorrow And Resolve.
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Tuesday, May 13, 2008
People woke up on Monday morning to a shocking reality: according to the state media reports, a massive earthquake struck central China.
The epicenter of the quake was in Wenchuan County in Sichuan Province near the famed Wolong Nature Reserve, home of the panda-breeding program-but was felt as far away as Bangkok, Hanoi and Taipei.
The death toll from this 7.9-magnitude earthquake has risen to nearly 12,000 and scores more were feared dead as rescuers continued to sift through the rubble of flattened schools and homes in search of thousands still missing, according to Xinhua news agency reports from the local government. As more reports and pictures became available, an already devastating picture turned increasingly more ghastly.
The worst hit areas remain inaccessible to rescuers, due to the remoteness and difficulty of the mountainous terrain of western Sichuan province. Nonetheless, the military troops and other rescuing forces, under the direct supervision of the Chinese Premier, Wen Jiabao, are continuingly pouring in.
The cries and moans of the victims are heard throughout the world, wrecking the