|
The Hometown Education Foundation
(HEF) was founded by Dr. Tonghai Yang in 2004 to
help the poorest kids in his home county Ningguo, Anhui, China to
continue their VERY BASIC
Elementary through High School Education.
These kids are in danger of dropping out of school just because their
family could not afford the mandatory school fees and book fees
($60-$150 a year). Some of them lost parent(s) due to accidents or
diseases, others have a family member with severe chronic disease with
a major medical bill, and others have a disabled parent. A little
support goes a long way to help these kids establish a basic
educational background for their future. A mere $60 helps an elementary
school kid to stay in school for a whole year, and a mere $80 helps a
middle school kid to stay in school for a whole year. Getting into high
school is a big achievement for a rural student in China; only 50
percent of them can get into high school via a highly competitive
entrance exam. $150 can help a poor high school student stay in school
for a year. Your generous support will make a huge difference to the
needy students and their families. Please be assured that your donation
goes directly to the needy students 100 percent. Dr. Yang pays
the overhead in US, and his colleagues in China pay the overhead in
China. Your donation is tax deductible. To make a donation, please make a check payable to the Hometown
Education Foundation, and send it to
Hometown Education Foundation
c/o Tonghai Yang
9 W. Geneva Cir.
Madison, WI 53717
You are also welcome to use google checkout (above) to make a
donation. In that case, please drop me an email at thyang@math.wisc.edu
so
I can send you a receipt with thank you note and record your donation
correctly.
Sponsoring one or more needy students
are very welcome and greatly appreciated too if you prefer direct
contact with students. Please feel free to contact Dr.
Tonghai Yang at thyang@math.wisc.edu or (608)263-4219.
The Hometown Education Foundation is officially recognized by the IRS as a publich
charity.
You can also help HEF by using Good Search for your online
search and your online shop. Everytime you search using www.goodsearch.com,
it will donate 1 cent to the HEF. It is very simple. The first time you use
it, you indicate that you are supporting `Hometown Education
Foundation', then start your search. That is it. Even though 1
cent is almost nothing, we could collect $3.65 a year from your effort
if you use it once a day on average, which is real money fro the
students in real need. From the webpage, you can click `goodshop'
and shop online then as usual. The good part is that everytime you shop
online from `goodshop', we will get a certain percentage donation from
the retailer at no cost of yours (part of the retailer's charity
donation). Thanks a lot for your help in advance. As always,
your check donation is greatly appreciated. Please spread the words to
your friends too. www.goodsearch.com use Yahoo engine to search and has
a clean front page similar to Google.
|
|
|
|
Hui Yu is a 8th grader
during 08-09. She was born in 1994. She lives with her parents.
Her father has had two surgeries and can not do heavy work. Her mother
has stomach problem and is slightly retarded. They depend solely on the
farm income of about 2000 yuans ($300) a year, plus a little
subsidy from the government. She is quite helpful at home
to her parents, and works hard in school. She is above average in
study. She has been sponsored by Ho
Leung Au-Yeung since 2007.
|
|
|
|
|
|
Jia Ren (girl, 10 in
2004),
a third grader in Jia Lu Elementary School. She lives with her
grandma (see photo). Her father disappeared a few years ago
and Her mother remarried and left.
She is generously sponsored by Alejandro Adem and
Melania Alvarez Adem.
|
|
 |
