Love in Action
Expenditures for Charitable and Relief
Activities in Formosa from January to April 2008
Total Amount in Tables 1 and 2 = NT$907,983
(Approx. US$29,045)
Table
1: Details of Expenditures for Charitable Activities in Formosa
from January to April 2008 (Amount in NT$)
Place |
Date |
Description of Activities |
Amount |
Appendix |
Changhua |
2008.01.01 |
Participating
in the 2008 New Year Lamp Lighting and Praying Event held by the
city government, distributing flyers, and serving hot drinks |
2,870 |
A |
Keelung |
2008.01.11 |
Distributing
New Year cash gifts and sleeping bags to street friends under
the care of the Ren An Foundation |
20,000 |
B |
Kaohsiung |
2008.01.15 |
Funding
lunch for destitute students in county elementary schools |
200,000 |
C |
Yilan |
2008.01.20 |
Treating
street friends under the care of the Lotung Street Friends Service
Center with a vegetarian year-end dinner and giving them warm
scarves |
12,000 |
D |
Miaoli |
2008.01.20 |
For
the benefit of the local community, supporting the street lights
adoption project launched by the Hsihu Township Office |
10,000 |
E |
Tainan |
2008.01.23 |
Visiting
inmates at the Tainan Mingde Labor Prison, holding spiritual talks
and meditation teaching sessions (supported by fellow initiates) |
0 |
|
Pingtung |
2008.01.27 |
Extending
concern to low-income and destitute households in Sinzhih Village
of Wanluan Township and Yilin Village of Laiyi Township by giving
them rice and New Year cash gifts |
73,750 |
F |
Taipei |
2008.01.28 |
January
visit to inmates in the Sindian Drug Abuser Treatment Center,
holding spiritual talks, a meditation teaching session, and English
conversation and vegetarian cooking classes (supported by fellow
initiates) |
0 |
|
Tainan |
2008.01.31 |
Visiting
inmates at the Tainan Prison, holding soul-elevating seminars
and meditation teaching sessions (supported by fellow initiates) |
0 |
|
Tainan |
2008.02.04 |
Visiting
inmates at the Tainan Mingde Labor Prison, holding spiritual talks
and meditation teaching sessions (supported by fellow initiates) |
0 |
|
Tainan |
2008.02.04 |
Visiting
inmates at the Tainan Prison, holding soul-elevating seminars
and meditation teaching sessions (supported by fellow initiates) |
0 |
|
Changhua |
2008.02.10 |
Contributing
spiritual publications to county school libraries to provide spiritual
food for local inhabitants and give them a correct concept of
“respect for all life and love for animals” |
32,808 |
G |
Taipei |
2008.02.29 |
February
visit to inmates in the Sindian Drug Abuser Treatment Center,
holding spiritual talks, a meditation teaching session, and providing
English conversation and vegetarian cooking courses for them.
(supported by fellow initiates) |
0 |
|
Chiayi |
2008.03.01 |
Visiting
and contributing 500 kg of vegetarian dog food to the compassionate
Ms. Wang Yu-zhen, who has adopted over 200 dogs |
10,710 |
H |
Tainan |
2008.03.02 |
Participating
in the 2008 Formosa Lantern Festival held by the county government,
exhibiting Master’s Longevity Lamps and praying for world
peace |
10,997 |
I |
Taipei |
2008.03.25 |
Sharing
the ideal of loving animals with teachers and students of Taipei
Longshan Junior High School by giving them Master’s animal
books and informative materials (flyers, document folders, tablemats)
concerning the healthy vegetarian lifestyle |
30,276 |
J |
Changhua |
2008.03.26 |
Sharing
the idea of saving Earth with a compassionate vegetarian lifestyle
by demonstrating vegetarian cooking to teachers of Huatan Township’s
Baisha Elementary School |
6,396 |
K |
Tainan |
2008.03.27 |
Visiting
inmates at the Tainan Prison, holding soul-elevating seminars
and meditation teaching sessions (supported by fellow initiates) |
0 |
|
Tainan |
2008.03.27 |
Visiting
inmates at the Tainan Mingde Labor Prison, holding spiritual talks
and meditation teaching sessions (supported by fellow initiates) |
0 |
|
Taipei |
2008.03.27 |
Caring
for street friends by contributing 200 pairs of working shoes
|
15,900 |
L |
Changhua |
2008.03.30 |
Sharing
the “No Meat No Heat” environmental protection concept
at a drawing event by distributing flyers, vegetarian sandwiches,
beverages, and eco-friendly cups |
4,238 |
M |
Changhua |
2008.03.31 |
Contributing
spiritual publications to county government offices and organizations,
providing spiritual food to local inhabitants, and giving them
a correct concept of “respect for all life and love for
animals” |
76,375 |
N |
Taipei |
2008.03.31 |
March
visit to inmates in the Sindian Drug Abuser Treatment Center,
holding spiritual talks, a meditation teaching session, and English
conversation and vegetarian cooking classes (supported by fellow
initiates) |
0 |
|
Chiayi |
2008.04.07 |
Supporting
Earth Day, holding a “No Meat No Heat” activity at
Jhuchun Elementary School to promote environmental protection
(supported by fellow initiates) |
0 |
|
Chiayi |
2008.04.13 |
Making
a financial contribution to a fair held by the Association of
Spinal Cord Injury of Chiayi City |
10,000 |
O |
Taipei |
2008.04.14 |
Supporting
Earth Day by assisting the Taiwan Indigenous Cultural Enterprise
Development Association to convene the World Summit of Indigenous
Cultures,
hoping to learn from the indigenous people’s pure thinking
and ability to communicate with nature, in order to find ways
to address global warming |
169,644 |
P |
Changhua |
2008.04.14 |
Supporting
Earth Day by setting up a Save Our Earth billboard in Changhua
City, calling on the public to reduce carbon emissions |
4,515 |
Q |
Yilan |
2008.04.19 |
Supporting
Earth Day by holding a vegetarian tasting event at the Yat-sen
Community in Yuanshan Township, calling on people to protect our
beautiful earth with a noble diet and lifestyle |
10,000 |
R |
Hualien |
2008.04.22 |
Supporting
Earth Day by providing free vegetarian delicacies to the city
government and Forestry Bureau offices, Mingli Elementary School
and Syuetian Elementary School to promote the “No Meat No
Heat” concept |
26,504 |
S |
Tainan |
2008.04.24 |
Visiting
inmates at the Tainan Prison, holding soul-elevating seminars
and meditation teaching sessions (supported by fellow initiates) |
0 |
|
Yilan |
2008.04.25 |
Participating
in an environmental protection seminar held by the Education Department
and Environmental Protection Bureau and providing free vegetarian
snacks |
12,000 |
T |
Tainan |
2008.04.26 |
Supporting
Earth Day by launching a drive to collect a million signatures
for a petition for the No Meat No Heat Declaration (supported
by fellow initiates) |
0 |
|
Taipei |
2008.04.30 |
April
visit to inmates in the Sindian Drug Abuser Treatment Center,
holding spiritual talks, a meditation teaching session, and English
conversation and vegetarian cooking classes (supported by fellow
initiates) |
0 |
|
Total: |
NT
$738,983 |
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Table 2:
Relief Funds Given to Needy Households in Formosa
from January to April 2008
|
January |
February |
|
Place |
No.
of Households |
Amount |
No.
of Households |
Amount |
Appendix |
Taipei |
4 |
18,000 |
4 |
18,000 |
1 |
Hsinchu |
1 |
4,000 |
1 |
4,000 |
2 |
Miaoli |
3 |
9,000 |
5 |
15,000 |
3 |
Taichung |
1 |
5,000 |
1 |
5,000 |
4 |
Chiayi |
1 |
3,000 |
2 |
6,000 |
5 |
Taoyuan |
─ |
─ |
─ |
─ |
6 |
Monthly
subtotal: |
10
|
$39,000 |
13
|
$48,000 |
|
|
March |
April |
|
Place |
No.
of Households |
Amount |
No.
of Households |
Amount |
Appendix |
Taipei |
5 |
21,000 |
3 |
13,000 |
1 |
Hsinchu |
1 |
4,000 |
1 |
4,000 |
2 |
Miaoli |
4 |
12,000 |
4 |
12,000 |
3 |
Taichung |
1 |
5,000 |
1 |
5,000 |
4 |
Chiayi |
1 |
3,000 |
─ |
─ |
5 |
Taoyuan |
─ |
─ |
1 |
3,000 |
6 |
Monthly
subtotal: |
12
|
$45,000 |
10
|
$37,000 |
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To view the Humanitarian
Relief Activities by the Supreme Master Ching Hai and Her International
Association, please visit
http://www.GodsDirectContact.org.tw/humanitarian
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