CAST-TX and DFW Sports Jointly Calling for Donation to Sichuan Earthquake

May 14, 2008 AM

A major earthquake, measuring 7.9 on the Richter scale, jolted southwestern China 's Sichuan Province , at 2:28 PM Beijing time (6:28 GMT) on May 12, 2008.  The earthquake was the most deadly suffered in China since 1976.

Per Xinhua (China’s official News agency), by Tuesday afternoon (May 12) local time more than 12,000 people in Sichuan province had been killed by the earthquake, with 9,404 reported buried in rubble and more than 26,000 injured. The death toll increased to 14,866 on Wednesday afternoon (May 13). With many roads to several of the most affected towns still cut off, the extent of the disaster remains unclear, raising the fear that the number of casualties will rise further. What a human tragedy.

CAST-TX and DFW Sports are now urgently calling for donations for Sichuan earthquake. We strongly encourage you to participate to show our care.

CAST-TX is a registered 503 (c) non-profit organization with a mission of promoting community services, assimilation to mainstream, information exchange and friendship among Chinese living in DFW area. DFW Sport is a non-profit sports fans club and many of its members are CAST-TX active members.

We will ensure you all donations will be delivered to China Red Cross for earthquake relief efforts in earthquake-stricken areas in Sichuan . We will publish the donation details including dollar amount and receipt number in the CAST website (www.cast-tx.org) for public supervision and audit. Personal info will not be released without donor’s permission.

To make a donation:

1）  Pay by check

o        Please mail your check to “CAST-TX, P.O. Box 940802 , Plano , TX 75094-0802 ”

o        Make check payable to CAST-TX

o        In the comment field of your check, please note:

                                                               i.      for “2008 China Sichuan Earthquake Relief Fund”,

                                                             ii.      contact information -  name, e-mail address, and physical mailing address. We will mail you our receipt for your tax return next year.

2) Pay on line

o        Please visit CAST website www.cast-tx.org，

o        Click Donate under Earthquake Relief Fund

o        Choose payment method – credit card or individual Paypal account

§         In item column, please fill in “2008 China Sichuan Earthquake Relief Fund’ and your contact information (e-mail address, phone number, and physical mailing address). The info will show in your donation receipt for tax return purpose.

3) If you are able to raise the relief fund in your work place and dispatch to China via CAST-TX, please contact Jack Liu and other volunteers of CAST-TX via e-mail cast-tx@cast-tx.org

CAST-TX and DFW Sports

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* Info above sourced from various sources, including WSJ, FT, BackChina.com, Xinhua News Agencies