September
17, 2001, Monday (Originally in Chinese)
Relief
efforts by Chinese organizations convey their love Municipal Government
appeals for donation of
essential items
[Our
reporter Au Guan-yu reports from New York]
On September 16, 2001, several Chinese organizations, including the
New York and Long Island Branches of the Tzu-Chi Association, and the
Supreme Master Ching Hai International Association, continued to mobilize
a large army of volunteers providing food supplies to the rescue workers
at the World Trade Center site.
After
the WTC attack, the Supreme Master Ching Hai International Association
set up two supply stations only two streets away from ground zero, working
in shifts from early morning to midnight, providing a constant supply
of food and drinks to the rescue workers. Their forty-strong team consists
of men and women, elderly people and children, working with concerted
effort. Some are responsible for purchasing materials and food, some
prepare sandwiches and hot soup as fast as they can, and others are
engaged in delivery and changing shifts. All of these actions reflect
the initiates' devotion to providing physical and mental support for
the rescue workers to carry on with their efforts.
