| Letter of Appreciation
A Timely Gift to the City of Cedar Rapids
Iowa City and Cedar Rapids in the
midwestern state of Iowa, USA experienced their worst flooding in
history in June 2008. With
Her love and warmth, Supreme Master Ching Hai eased the pain and lightened
the burden of the people by making a munificent contribution of US$10,000
to help them resume their normal lives. Following the flood relief
work by our Association members (please refer to News Magazine#199
for more details), Mayor Kay Halloran of Cedar Rapids sent Master
a touching thank you letter, with updates on the rebuilding of the
city.
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(Originally in English)
CEDAR RAPIDS
City of Five Seasons
November 5, 2008
Supreme Master Ching Hai:
On behalf of the residents
of the City of Cedar Rapids, thank you for visiting our city
on June 20, 2008. The city is most grateful for your generous
gift of $10,000 to aid in our flood recovery. This humanitarian
deed was exemplary and most appreciated.
The citizens of Cedar Rapids
have joined together in our recovery from the June 2008 flooding
disaster. Our citizens rolled up their sleeves and pulled
together to rebuild, reinvest and revitalize our community.
New affordable housing has been developed and many residents
have restored and rebuilt their homes. Our residents opened
their doors to homeless, pitched in to clear debris, cleaned
up flood-damaged properties, mentored flood-damaged businesses
and continue to provide input on plans to rebuild this community
to be greater than it was before. Major downtown employers
have since re-opened their doors while other employers continue
to pay their employees – many whose homes were impacted
by the flood – until their businesses re-open. Your
generous gift has helped to make this all possible.
We are truly grateful for
your gracious support during our city’s time of need.
| Thank
you,
Kay
Halloran, Mayor
City
of Cedar Rapids, Iowa
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