http://savinglives.mylocalcause.com Mon, 02 Jun 2008 03:34:57 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en We have decided to switch funds and donate the Mercy Corps and the Tsinghua Foundation instead of the Red Cross, as they are working more actively on site in Sichuan. Also, I am working on a form to directly collect donations to send to the funds. I need ... http://savinglives.mylocalcause.com/2008/06/01/upcoming-donation-page/ After the brutal earthquake struck the Sichuan region, about 5,500 children had been deprived of their parents. As they huddle in the refugee camps, many couples around the nation are seeking to adopt the orphans for proper care and love. In addition to the welcoming attitudes of the couples, the ... http://savinglives.mylocalcause.com/2008/06/01/adopting-sichuan-orphans/ This is surprising news released just 8 hours ago. Apparently, the Chinese government had received warning of the a possible massive earthquake in Sichuan as early as 2006! As revealed by Li Shihui of the Chinese Academy of Sciences after the earthquake, the Chinese government has been actively ... http://savinglives.mylocalcause.com/2008/06/01/chinese-officials-ignored-quake-warnings/ 179 hours, that is over 7 days, can you just imagine? With thousands missing, the faster we act, the better chance there is to save those lives! -Vish Sridharan http://savinglives.mylocalcause.com/2008/05/31/china-earthquake-man-survives-after-eight-days-as-death-toll-tops-40000/ As rescue workers work to clear the rubble, the extent of the destruction is further revealed, showing us that this is just the tip of the iceberg. Also, survivors of the initial shake are not out of the fire yet, aftershocks still shake the ... http://savinglives.mylocalcause.com/2008/05/31/death-toll-continues-to-rise-dangers-not-over/ On May 12th, 2008, China’s Sichuan Province was forced to experience the devastating effects of worst quake the country has witnessed in over thirty years, one that ranked a stunning 7.9 on the Richter scale. Leaving thousands homeless, injured, killed, or confined beneath tons of wreckage, ... http://savinglives.mylocalcause.com/2008/05/31/international-response-and-what-you-can-do-to-help/ Some people call it "God's anger of Chinese-Tibetan conflict." Some people call it "the Mandate of Heaven." No matter how we conceive it, however, we, as a part of this world, realize that this is one significant earthquake which cracked up a fissure that ... http://savinglives.mylocalcause.com/2008/05/31/why-we-all-must-care/ I cannot deny the fact that one of the reasons that the Sichuan Earthquake caught my attention was because I am ethnically Chinese. I also have relatives in the area, and of course I was concerned for their safety. However, this also puzzles me; ... http://savinglives.mylocalcause.com/2008/05/31/my-take-why-i-care/ On May 12, at 2:28 CST, a 7.9 magnitude earthquake hit the province of Sichuan in China. The tremor was felt as far as Shanghai, nearly 1700 kilometers away. Over 65,000 people have been reported dead, over 350,000 thousand injured, and many others missing. Thousands of buildings ... http://savinglives.mylocalcause.com/2008/05/31/mission-statement/ Welcome to savinglives.Mylocalcause.com. This blog was formed by the Sichuan Earthquake Awareness Group, a group of socially-aware budding philanthropists, in an effort to raise awareness about the destruction in the Sichuan province due to the May 12 earthquake.  Unable to just sit and watch the ensuing chaos,  the group took action ... http://savinglives.mylocalcause.com/2008/05/31/hello-world/