Love in Action
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Prompt Aid Rendered to Typhoon Victims and Affected Animals Combined Reports by Kaohsiung and Pingtung News Groups, Formosa(Originally in Chinese) On September 19, 2010, Typhoon Fanapi swept across Kaohsiung and Pingtung in southern Formosa accompanied by gale force winds and torrential rains, inundating twenty-one towns and destroying many buildings, including 753 schools. The agricultural sector suffered tremendous losses. Supreme Master Ching Hai immediately provided emergency relief funds and instructed our Association members to help those in need. Our Association members from Kaohsiung promptly rushed to the Gangshan and Alian areas where the disaster situation was most grave. Assisted by the village chief and police officers, they visited the destitute and affected households in those districts, conveying to them Master’s love and concern as well as giving them relief cash. At the same time, they informed the people of the importance of adopting the vegan diet to mitigate global warming. The recipients were very grateful to Master for Her love and timely aid. During the typhoon, many animal shelters were also damaged. In Kaohsiung County, the Gangshan Dog Shelter was submerged in four feet of water. That evening Mr. Chen Xue-ren, the person responsible for the dogs, risked his life to rescue single-handedly more than 400 of them, moving them to a much safe place. His bravery and loving action are truly admirable. Our relief team contributed 40 bags of nutritious vegan dog food to this shelter in token of their heartfelt concern for their animal friends. In the Pingtung area, our Association members, upon learning of the disastrous situation, immediately launched a relief operation in the aboriginal tribal villages in several townships in the county. From September 20 to November 3, with assistance from the Pingtung County Aboriginal Cultural Association, they delivered to the affected region three batches of relief materials that included daily necessities, drinking water and food, distributing them to the people taking temporary shelter in schools or camps. They also sent emergency supplies to 50 households in Yilin and Dahou tribes in Laiyi Township and offered relief cash to 40 households in the Laiyi tribes whose homes were partially destroyed. In addition to expressing gratitude to Master, all the relief recipients prayed to God and Buddha to bless Master with good health and safety so that She could continue to help more people in need. Expenditures by Supreme Master Ching Hai for Typhoon Relief Work in Formosa
Description | Amount (NT$) | Receipt
Food (rice, noodles, instant noodles, soy milk powder, canned food, drinking water) | 232,762 | A
Hygiene items utensils (towels, disposable diapers, toilet paper) | 72,580 | B
Relief cash (45 households) | 134,000 | C
40 bags of vegan dog food for the Gangshan Dog Shelter in Kaohsiung | 11,400 | D
Total | NT$450,742 (US$14,778.42) |
* 1. Pingtung fellow initiates prepared vegan moon cakes with their own money to celebrate the Mid-Autumn Festival with the victims. 2. Throughout the relief operation, the team members paid for their own transportation, food and accommodation. Expenditures for Charitable and Relief Activities in Formosa from January to April 2010 Total Amount in Tables 1 and 2 = NT$695,399 (Approx. US$21,833.15) Table 1: Details of Charitable and Relief Activities (Currency: NT$)
Place | Date | Description of Activities | Amount | Appendix
Tainan | Jan. 13 | Distributed hot food and winter clothes to homeless people. | 14,855 | A
Hsinchu | Jan. 14 | Distributed winter clothes, food and cash to the homeless, sick people and dependent elderly. | 79,795 | B
Hualien | Jan. 15 | Contributed cash to Hualien County Animal Protection Society. | 2,000 | C
Hualien | Jan. 16 | Distributed sleeping bags to homeless people. | 3,204 | D
Miaoli | Jan. 18 | Supported the Hsihu Township’s “Winter Relief” event by taking care of destitute and needy villagers. | 20,000 | E
Hualien | Jan. 18 | Visited parolees supervised by the Hualien District Prosecution Office, held a soul-elevating seminar, and shared the “Be Veg, Go Green 2 Save the Planet” message. Served vegan snacks after the seminar. | 2,770 | F
Kaohsiung | Jan. 19 | Held an “Amoura Photo Exhibition of the Noble Wilds,” advocating respect and protection of animals. | 66,598 | G
Tainan | Jan. 20 | Placed the “Be Veg, Go Green 2 Save the Planet!” message on 14 bus routes run by the Tainan Kaohsiung Transportation Co. Ltd. | 139,650 | H
Tainan | Jan. 20 | Visited inmates at Tainan Mingde Labor Prison, conducted environmental seminars, and contributed books. (Supported by fellow initiates.) | 0 |
Keleung | Jan. 23 | Offered financial support to destitute households. | 9,000 | I
Miaoli | Jan. 25 | Participated in “Adopt and Maintain Street Lights” campaign initiated by the Hsihu Township Office. | 10,000 | J
Miaoli | Jan. 25 | Contributed cash to Hsihu Township Office to help underprivileged villagers in remote villages pay for their bus fuel, school fees and medical fees. | 10,000 | K
Yunlin | Jan. 27 | Contributed soul-elevating publications to various elementary and junior high schools in Yunlin County. (Supported by fellow initiates.) | 0 |
Tainan | Jan. 28 | Visited inmates at Tainan Prison and gave spiritual talks. (Supported by fellow initiates) | 0 |
Tainan | Jan. 31 | Organized 38 EP seminars and information sharing activities at various schools in Tainan to support the government’s “Save Energy, Reduce Carbon Emissions, Be Veg, Go Green” campaign. (Supported by fellow initiates.) | 0 |
Taipei | Jan. 31 | Visited inmates in Sindian Drug Abuse Treatment Center, gave spiritual talks, taught meditation, and organized English conversation classes and vegetarian cooking classes. (Supported by fellow initiates.) | 0 |
Hualien | Feb. 01 | Sponsored a winter feast for the homeless by providing 187 packets of vegan snacks. | 7,242 | L
Taoyuan | Feb. 06 | Contributed living necessities to orphanages, destitute households and elderly people. | 38,502 | M
Yunlin | Feb. 08 | Monetary contribution to provide scholarships for students at Guilin Elementary School, Guhang Township, Yunlin County. | 10,000 | N
Taichung | Feb. 09 | Contributed living necessities to the Mufeng Home for the Physically Challenged, Maria Social Welfare Foundation. | 15,003 | O
Tainan | Feb. 10 | Visited inmates at Tainan Mingde Labor Prison, conducted environmental seminars, and contributed books. (Supported by fellow initiates.) | 0 |
Keelung | Feb. 11 | Offered financial support to destitute households. | 6,000 | P
Taipei | Feb. 11 | Visited inmates in the Sindian Drug Abuse Treatment Center, gave spiritual talks, taught meditation, organized English conversation classes and vegetarian cooking classes. (Supported by fellow initiates.) | 0 |
Taipei | Feb. 11 | Contributed cash to the Taiwan Dog Rescue Association to improve the wellbeing of the animals. | 5,000 | Q
Keelung | Feb. 19 | Contributed sleeping bags to homeless people. | 18,270 | R
Keohsiung | Feb. 27 | Distributed meal boxes to the homeless during the Lantern Festival. | 13,710 | S
Tainan | Feb. 27 | Visited inmates at Tainan Prison and gave spiritual talks. (Supported by fellow initiates.) | 0 |
Tainan | Feb. 28 | Organized EP seminars and information sharing activities at various schools in Tainan to support the government’s “Save Energy, Reduce Carbon Emissions, Be Veg, Go Green” campaign. (Supported by fellow initiates.) | 0 |
Kaohsiung | Mar. 07 | Investigated the quake disaster situation in Jiaxian Township and distributed cash to destitute villagers who had lost their houses. | 10,000 | T
Kaohsiung | Mar. 07 | Participated in the March 5 Scouts’ Day Event held in Kaohsiung. Offered vegan food tasting and advocated the Be Vegan to mitigate global warming message at the venue. | 4,890 | U
Hualien | Mar. 15 | Visited parolees supervised by the Hualien District Prosecution Office, held a soul-elevating seminar, and shared the “Be Veg, Go Green 2 Save the Planet” message. Served vegan snacks after the seminar. | 3,500 | V
Tainan | Mar. 17 | Visited inmates at Tainan Mingde Labor Prison, conducted spiritual seminars and meditation sessions, and contributed spiritual books. (Supported by fellow initiates.) | 0 |
Hualien | Mar. 17 | Visited inmates in Hualien Prison, held a soul-elevating seminar, and shared the “Be Veg, Go Green 2 Save the planet” message. Served vegan snacks after the seminar. | 2,760 | W
Kaohsiung | Mar. 19 | Conducted EP seminars and vegan cooking classes at several rural communities in Xiaogang. | 6,000 | X
Hualien | Mar. 24 | Visited inmates in Hualien Prison, held a soul-elevating seminar, and shared the “Be Veg, Go Green 2 Save the planet” message. Served vegan snacks after the seminar. | 3,168 | Y
Tainan | Mar. 25 | Visited inmates at Tainan Prison and gave spiritual talks. (Supported by fellow initiates.) | 0 |
Taipei | Mar. 31 | Visited inmates in Sindian Drug Abuse Treatment Center, gave spiritual talks, taught meditation, and organized English conversation classes and vegetarian cooking classes. (Supported by fellow initiates.) | 0 |
Tainan | Mar. 31 | Organized EP seminars and vegan cooking classes at various schools in 22 communities in Tainan. (Supported by fellow initiates.) | 0 |
Miaoli | Apr. 06 | Assisted Hsihu Township Office in directing traffic near the Bone Ash Cemetery during The New Year period. (Supported by fellow initiates.) | 0 |
Keelung | Apr. 12 | Organized an EP seminar and vegan food tasting event at Keelung City Hall. | 3,854 | Z
Taipei | Apr. 13 | Participated in “Praying for the Fetus” street event and later contributed cash to the Save the Fetus Foundation. | 5,000 | Z1
Yilan | Apr. 14 | Held an EP seminar and served vegan snacks at Dongshan Junior High School. | 9,500 | Z2
Tainan | Apr. 17 | Cleaned up the beaches as an EP effort. (Supported by fellow initiates.) | 0 |
Hualien | Apr. 19 | Visited parolees supervised by Hualien District Prosecution Office, held a soul-elevating seminar, and shared the “Be Veg, Go Green 2 Save the planet” message. Served vegan snacks after the seminar. | 3,780 | Z3
Keelung | Apr. 21 | Organized an EP seminar and vegan food tasting event at Keelung Municipal Government Office. | 5,019 | Z4
Kaohsiung | Apr. 28 | Conducted EP seminars and vegan food tasting events at 6 schools in Kaohsiung City. | 6,940 | Z5
Tainan | Apr. 29 | Visited inmates at Tainan Prison and gave spiritual talks. (Supported by fellow initiates.) | 0 |
Taipei | Apr. 29 | Visited inmates in Sindian Drug Abuse Treatment Center, gave spiritual talks, taught meditation, and organized English conversation classes and vegetarian cooking classes. (Supported by fellow initiates.) | 0 |
Tainan | Apr. 30 | Organized EP seminars and vegan food tasting events at various schools and the Rotary Club in Tainan. (Supported by fellow initiates.) | 0 |
Keelung | Apr. 30 | Organized an event at Keelung Cultural Center Square to advocate the message of mitigating global warming with the vegan diet. Served vegan food at the event. | 1,889 | Z6
Total | NT$537,899 |
Table 2: Expenditures for Charitable Activities, January to April 2010, Formosa (Currency: NT$)
| January | February | March | April |
Place | No. of Households | Amount | No. of Households | Amount | No. of Households | Amount | No. of Households | Amount | Appendix
Taoyuan | 1 | 5,000 | 1 | 5,000 | 1 | 5,000 | 1 | 5,000 | 1
Hsinchu | 2 | 10,000 | ─ | ─ | ─ | ─ | ─ | ─ | 2
Miaoli | 7 | 21,000 | 6 | 18,000 | 7 | 21,000 | 6 | 20,000 | 3
Taichung | 1 | 5,000 | 1 | 5,000 | 1 | 5,000 | 1 | 5,000 | 4
Chiayi | ─ | ─ | 3 | 10,500 | ─ | ─ | ─ | ─ | 5
Taitung | ─ | ─ | ─ | ─ | 1 | 4,000 | 1 | 4,000 | 6
Keelung | ─ | ─ | ─ | ─ | ─ | ─ | 3 | 9,000 | 7
Monthly Total: | 11 | $41,000 | 11 | $38,500 | 10 | $35,000 | 12 | $43,000 |
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