To the Broad and Whitehead Community:

We want to express our heartfelt gratitude for your care, contribution and generosity toward the Sichuan earthquake relief effort. As many of you know, the earthquake claimed more than 51,000 lives, injured over 280,000 and left over 5 million people homeless (for more information on the earthquake, click here). Your generous contribution will help change the lives of the survivors, and equally importantly, give them hope for a better tomorrow.

Within the Broad and Whitehead community, we have raised $ 11298 since May 13th, through donations and raffle ticket sale. All funds raised have been sent to specific relief funds for Sichuan earthquake at Hong Kong Red Cross and at Chinese Consulate General in New York. Detailed accounting is here.

The above number is just a partial reflection of the care and strength of the Broad and Whitehead community, as we received tremendous help during the effort. In particular, support from the leadership and help from the communications office and facilities are critical for the success of our fund raising events. Numerous individuals have offered help and encouragement and have made contributions by different ways.

The earthquake relief will be a long and difficult process. We deeply appreciate your continued care for this cause, as well as the relief efforts for disasters in other parts of the world.

Thank you!

The Broad and Whitehead Sichuan Earthquake Relief Effort Organizers