I am currently given some money to provide for expenses by my college (UCLA) to volunteer here at chengdu ( i am here right now). my family lives here.
Does anyone want to volunteer, or know of any opportunities? i cant commmunicate very well here so hopefully i can find a group that speaks englsih.

-eilly
anyone have facebook?

Ruoran Li
Queens’College, Cambridge
UK

I saw on TV once that staff from a biscuit factory were working overtime, packing the biscuits and sending them to Sichuan. I would like to help in small ways like these - packing, sorting etc. Perhaps similar factories could send things that needs to be packed to mothers/grandmothers who are not working. Then we can work from home and contribute however little to the people in Sichuan too.

I shall review all the suggested volunteer sites provided here and appreciate this information being made available to me.

I shall leave this reply in the event there exists an opportunity for someone to contact me regarding relief efforts.

Boston, Massachusetts, 617 529 6289 (or) work 617 951 0600 ext. 2135.

Work, passport, health documents in order, can be updated for travel - my last visa I think has expired, so would need time to puruse new visa period (was just in China 2/23-3/16).

Can secure references for background, current Mandarin level (depending on topic and very broadly, perhaps just below intermediate on some days, others, beginner to intermediate, others, a little higher than intermediate).

If summoned, would make necessary arrangements to ensure I have broad time parameters and availability for whatever is required of me in terms of time. Last term of Visa available to me was 120 days - so, perhaps I could secure this duration again - don’t know if this is possible - but I would be avilable if allowed.

Thanks again for this website - understand completely that certain dynamics in Sichuan make more proximate volunteer efforts too dangerous or impractical.

Regards,

Dave Sprague

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