Organization: Stanford Linear Accelerator Center
Date: Tuesday, 22 Dec 1992 10:38:34 PST
From: Charles Young <YOUNG@SLACVM.SLAC.STANFORD.EDU>
Newsgroups: soc.culture.hongkong
Subject: Re: SOS CHINA EDUCATION FUND---An Introduction

In article <wy.8@apmaths.uwo.ca>, wy@apmaths.uwo.ca (YANAN WU) says:
>
>**************************************************************************
>                        A Voluntary Registration Form
>                        of SOS CHINA EDUCATION FUND
>                    for Future Communications and Reports
>**************************************************************************
>(1) Name or Name of Organization:
>(2) Mailing address
>        Street:
>        City:                   State/Province:         Zip Code:
>        Country:
>(3) Telephones (office and home):
>(4) Fax:
>(5) E-Mail:
>(6) Contribution
>     A) Total amount of contribution included this time:
>     B) (Optional) I want my contribution to be used on (specify amount for
>        each choice):
>        (a) Sponser-A-Student:       (one-time US$40.00 minimum required)
>        (b) General students:
>        (c) Teachers:
>        (d) Schools:
>        (e) Fund operation cost:
>        (f) Other (please specify):
>(7) Membership
>        (a) Yes: I would like to become a member of the Fund and fully
>                abide by her Constitution and Bylaws. A membership fee of
>                US$20 is currently suggested. I understand that, to complete
>                my membership registration, I have to furnish sufficient
>                information for the Fund to be able to maintain regular
>                communication with me.
>        (b) No: I choose to be a member of the Fund at a later time.
>(8) Signature:
>                                Introduction to
>                         The SOS China Education Fund
>                                6726 Waldo Avenue
>                              El Cerrito, CA 94530
>                             sos@thetis.oce.orst.edu
>0. The Fund
>        The Fund is a non-political, non-profit and independent organization.
>        It was initiated in 1991 and registered in October 1992 by a group of
>        Chinese and American student and scholar volunteers in North America.
>        Most of the Fund Officers are elected annually.
>1. Purpose
>        The objectives of the Fund are to raise money from any available
>        sources to promote the education in China, especially to help rural
>        students, teachers and schools for better education.
>2. Projects
>        We are collecting and compiling information on potential beneficiaries
>        in China and soliciting donations from all resources possible. We will
>        bridge the needs with the kind helpful hands in many possible ways.
>        Awards, scholarships and adopt-a-child's-educations will be our
>        primary programs in the Fund. And your help in any forms to these
>        aspects are sought and welcome at any moment.
>3. Membership
>        The Fund depends on your direct or indirect help for her success. We
>        sincerely hope you can become members of our fund, generously share
>        your ideas, talents, actively involve in the work of the fund, and
>        assume leadership roles in this noble cause. We are calling for more
>        people's participation to give the children the education they
>deserve.
>        A membership fee of US$20 is currently suggested for each individual.
>        Please fill out the Voluntary Registration Form and mail it with your
>        contribution to the Fund Treasurer or any other Fund Officers listed
>        below.
>4. Donations
>        Donations will be used to award the students, teachers or schools back
>        in China entirely according to donors's desires as specified in the
>        Voluntary Registration Form. Donors will be periodically informed of
>        the progress the Fund and the beneficiaries make.
>
>        All donations are tax-deductable. Your cancelled check is all you need
>        to justify a deduction.  If the Fund has your regular mailing address
>        you will also receive a thank-you letter that will serve as a
>        convenient reminder in your tax files.
>        Make checks or money orders payable to:   "SOS China Education Fund";
>        Send to:   c/o Jie KANG, 2610 E. 5th Pl, Apt. 1, Tulsa, OK 74104, USA.
>5. Communications
>        Your communication with and participation in the Fund will definitely
>        help and positively influence the Fund's operation. Please feel free
>        to contact any of the Fund Officers at any time.
>        The Fund also has an email network for dedicated caring people to
>        closely keep in touch with the Fund activities. To be listed in the
>        email network and to get other information on the Fund's email
>        services, please send your request to luan@oce.orst.edu or
>        bao@physics1.unl.edu.
>6. Officers
>        President:      Wenyuan SHI
>                        6726 Waldo Avenue
>                        El Cerrito, CA 94530
>                        Tel: (510)524-4929(H); 643-5457(O)
>                        Fax: (510)642-7000(Attn: Wenyuan Shi)
>                        Email: wenyuan@violet.Berkeley.Edu
>        Vice-President: MinQi BAO
>                        260 BEHLEN LAB
>                        University of Nebraska-Lincoln
>                        Lincoln, NE 68588-0111
>                        Tel: (402)476-3148(H); 472-5810(O)
>                        Fax: (402)472-2879(Attn: Minqi Bao)
>                        Email: bao@physics1.unl.edu
>        Vice-President: JB McCombs
>                        1259 El Camino Real, #263
>                        Menlo Park, CA  94025
>                        Tel: (415)328-3915(h)
>                        Email: jmccombs@Star.Conn.com
>        Vice-President: Ya-nan WU
>                        Dept. of Applied Maths.
>                        University of Western Ontario
>                        London, Ontario
>                        Canada  N6A 5B7
>                        Tel: (519)434-8493(H); 679-2111, ext.8798(O)
>                        Fax: (519)661-3813(Att'n: Applied Maths. Yanan Wu)
>                        Email: wy@apmaths.uwo.ca
>        Secretary:      Shusheng LUAN
>                        2555 SW Pickford St, #A
>                        Corvallis, OR 97333-1684
>                        Tel: (503)753-8619(H); 737-2568(O)
>                        Fax: (503)737-2064(Attn:Shushneg Luan)
>                        Email: luan@oce.orst.edu
>        Treasurer:      Jie KANG
>                        2610 E. 5th Pl, Apt. 1
>                        Tulsa, OK 74104
>                        Tel: (918)592-4083(h)
>                        Email:  YJD37892@vax1.utulsa.edu

One very important and interesting detail you forgot to post:

  How much of the funds raised go towards administration expenses,
  how much is spent on fund raising, and how much is actually
  spent on your stated purpose?

These are some questions that everyone should enquire of every agency
that asks for contributions in order to sort out the good guys from the
bad. Legitimate ones will provide audited accounts summary on request.
Do you mind posting yours?