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Update (January 2, 2012): Thanks to our donor's generous donations, we are able to support more and more poor students despite ever falling dollar. Please support us with your generous donation.
The Hometown Education Foundation (HEF) is an IRS approved public charity. It was founded by Prof. Tonghai Yang in 2004 to help the poor kids in 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. Prof. 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 (left) to make a donation (very simple). 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 Prof. Tonghai Yang at thyang@math.wisc.edu or (608)263-4219.
Shop here (left column) and we get donation---One extra click, and 3% of the proceed for the poor kids! Simple and free, please try it.
You can also help HEF by using Good Search for your online search. It will donate 1 cent to the HEF. You can also shop at Good Shop to benefit the poor kids (1% of the proceed). In both case, you need only first indicate that you support Hometown Education Foundation!
Please spread the words to your friends too.
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