| Typhoon relief committee just held its first press conference on August 18. TCCBC president Chang hosted the conference and answered Chinese journalists’ question about the mission of the mentioned committee. As the chairman of the committee, she proclaimed the following event invitations and people of different racial origins are welcomed. |
| Event |
Date |
Place |
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| Relief Concert |
Aug 29 |
Vancouver Presbyterian Church |
| TCCBC Fundraising |
Aug 22/23 |
Aberdeen Center |
| Taiwan Fest |
Sept 5-7 |
750 Pacific Avenue, Vancouver |
| Auction |
Sept 12 |
Pacific Cultural Center, White Rock |
| Donation |
To Be Assigned |
TIO House |
| Kara Oke Game |
Sept 20 |
81 W40 Avenue, Vancouver |
| Last Evening |
Oct 30 |
Nikkei Center |
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| Chairman Chang also clarified the total amount raised was $60,000 and the committee’s target was $250,000. The Presbyterian World Service and Development (PWS&D) fund would coordinate with the committee and remit donations back to Taiwan. People can help miserable Taiwanese suffering from overwhelming destruction by following any one of the instructions below: |
| 1. |
Telecom Remittance
Bank: HSBC
Account
Name: TCCS
Account No.: 10570-016-024730-081
Note: Please keep your bank receipt and present it to any our director for tax refund purpose. |
| 2. |
Check
Make payable to TCCS
Note the purpose ‘Typhoon Morakot Relief’ |
| 3. |
Cash
People can go to any director’s office and donate cash. |
| Your donation is tax refundable. Please give us your detail information including: Your Name, Mailing Address and Phone Numbe. We will deliver your receipt as soon as possible. |
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| The Relief Committee held its second news conference on August 25th. Chairman Chang announced the coming relief concert will be given on August 29th, this Saturday. She also specified the mission of mentioned committee is to raise donations from Taiwanese Christian Society which is not covered by most charity institutions. |
| Other than TCCBC, chair of relief committee, all directors will have their own fundraising activities. There are three major coming events: Concert, Taiwan Fest, Thanksgiving Banquet. The committee will officially disband after its thanksgiving banquet. |
| President Chang and directors wish all Canadians to show their condolences and share their abundance with those suffering. |
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| Alice Wong, MP for Richmond and Parliamentary Secretary for Multiculturalism, would like to express her condolence for the victims of Typhoon Morakot which struck Southern Taiwan on Aug 8th. She called a press conference on August and stated, “I am deeply saddened for the loss of life suffered by those victimized by the typhoon. I will continue working with the Ministry of International Cooperation in Ottawa, and the local Chinese community to find ways to assist with this natural disaster.” Typhoon Morakot brought extreme heavy rains and caused record high life lost in recent Taiwan history. |
| President Chang was invited to join the conference with other Chinese community leaders. She encouraged all compatriots kindly share their surplus with those suffering. |
