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River Of Hearts
River of hearts will be on vacation for a month (until 20th August). Please call the drop off before going there.
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JUNE 5th , 2010, MINHANG
RIVER OF HEARTS SORTING PARTY RECAP
Photostream:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/riverofhearts/
It was the classic rookie mistake. Thinking of the 2 days ROH event as another version of any other sorting party!
It all began last April when the British International School Shanghai in Minhang offered to hold the last River Of Hearts sorting party of the 2010 academic year and the 30th party since 2003. Our scouting team had inspected the premises to find a pleasantly quiet and state of the art campus behind a busy countryside village complete with congested narrow streets lined up with fruit vendors and gigantic overpass that shaded the countryside and dwarfed the traffic.
The campus had all the key elements to organize a successful sorting party. However, in this secluded area, 25 km from the city center, we wondered how convenient it would be for volunteers to reach the School. BISS administrative staff, Kerry and Kelly assured us that BISS School would assist ROH in every way in and off campus. A shuttle bus was made available throughout the day that would travel from the East Xujing subway station to the campus. And with that, we were set.
ROH's big events usually start the afternoon before the sorting party, when container trucks map their journey through every drop-off location in Puxi and Pudong to collect bags, boxes and small furniture. Thankfully, back at the school sixty, year 10-11 students were challenged by their teacher Nic Tanner to extend their time on campus and help unload five trucks which by 4 pm remained stuck in traffic. When they arrived, willing students, turned edgy by the wait, transformed the chore into a fun activity, the way only teens can do!
On Saturday, a Gideon's band of twenty die-hard BISS students showed that they were no “accidental” volunteers and joined 50 Morgan Stanley employees and 30 “Project Abroad” volunteers. In addition, 50 ROH friends including a group of Indonesian Students who came for the first time, Bean dynamic Volunteers group and students from other schools (SCIS, SAS, SNU, YCIS etc) ensured that the 30th ROH sorting party will be one party to remember on the BISS Minhang campus.
Since no party is a party without food, we take this opportunity to thank Trenchers (second time to help with 50 healthy wholesome and awesome sandwiches) and Amazing Grace (Grace Leow took five minutes to decide to partner with ROH and contribute 100 lunch boxes. We met Grace, we met Amazing) restaurants for providing the much appreciated lunch for these fantastic and hungry volunteers as well as Michelle Masella's Ayi who cooked delicious Chinese food that was well appreciated by our Chinese and international volunteers alike.
In all and in spite of numerous challenges that test the character and the commitment of every volunteer, 40 cubic meters of items were collected and sorted into 420 bags and 60 boxes that would soon make their way to South Yunnan near the Burmese border. A school of 2000 children and their parents living in hilltop villages are eagerly anticipating to be the recipients of generous givers from Shanghai. In addition, a group of Migrants Students collected a busload of appliances, suitcases and clothes which will be distributed among their 300 fellow classmates.
ROH coordinators
Email: rohshanghai@gmail.com
Website: www.riverofhearts.org
(Submitted by daniel on Sat, 2010/06/12 - 11:00)
What We Do
River of Hearts is a charity program of Community Center Shanghai. We collect items at various drop-off locations around Shanghai and re-distribute them to people in need throughout China.
Our Mission
To provide a way for people to donate clothing, shoes, bedding, toys and other items in good condition to people in need. Community Center Shanghai works with various charities and governmental organizations to deliver donated items to persons and communities in need.
History
2007: Shipped 301 boxes of clothes, shoes, bedding, bags, and toys to Yunnan Province. Shipped 422 boxes of clothing to Qinghai Province. Shipped 616 boxes of clothing to Shanxi Province.
Total boxes shipped to-date to needy Chinese people: 4237+ boxes of clothing and 100 sleeping bags and 44 tents.
After its first shipment in 2007, River of Hearts received a report that said,
"Your shipment of clothes, shoes, bedding, bags, and toys arrived yesterday. 36 volunteers lined up in a narrow street to transport over 300 boxes to the office. Spectators on the street watched us unload and commented on this good work - knowing it was going to benefit the upper mountain villages.
At this time, we have staff hiking to distant villages to evaluate their needs. I hope to send 20% of the goods further up the valley to Gong Shan and on the way, train a few volunteers to survey villages and help distribute clothes. While assessing needs on a case-by-case basis requires significant time and effort, it ensures we are as effective as possible in assisting those in real need.
We appreciate your efforts in collecting all the items and boxing them up - they arrived in excellent condition. And for covering the cost of the transportation, we realize it was not a small amount.
Many heartfelt thanks to River of Hearts and all their volunteers for making this delivery so successful."
2006: Shipped 274 boxes of clothing to Fugong Country, Nujiang Prefecture in Yunnan Province. Shipped 402 boxes of clothing to One H.E.A.R.T. in Lhasa, Tibet. Shipped 351 boxes of clothing to Qi Tai He, Heilongjiang Province. Shipped 570 boxes of clothing to Love Without Boundaries, orphanage schools.
2005: Shipped 766 boxes of clothing to Jinan, Shangdong; Zhengzhou, Henan; Guiyan, Guizhou; Fujiang Dev. Foundation in Fugong, Yunnan; Kaifeng, Henan; Zhengzhou, Henan. A team of River of Hearts representatives also visited Fugong County, Nujiang Prefecture in Yunnan Province.
2004: Shipped 487 boxes of clothing, 100 sleeping bags, 44 tents to Qi Tai He, Heilongjiang Province; Fugong County, Nujiang Prefecture in Yunnan Province; Handan, Hebei; Chongqing and tsunami victims in Indonesia. Donated 10,000 pieces of clothing to Shanghai Charity Foundation for flood victims. Also provided clothing and beds to the Huge Grace orphanage west of Shanghai.
2003: Shipped 48 boxes of clothing to earthquake victims in Western China.
2003: River of Hearts charity established.
Follow the link for pics
http://www.flickr.com/photos/27521672@N05/
More information, please visit
riverofhearts.org
How You Can Help
Volunteers:
• Provide boxes
• Offer your home to be a drop-off location
Assist with "sorting parties" that are held approximately once a quarter. At these parties, we sort, box, and label all the donated items for distribution and shipment.
• Offer your vehicle to pick up donations
Donations:
- • Clothing
• Shoes
• Bed linens and blankets
• Normal-sized toys
• Cash - to help defray the transportation expenses of getting these items out to the countryside
We ask that donated items should be clean (please launder before donating) and in good condition. If there are special items you wish to donate, please call before delivering.
DROP-OFF LOCATIONS
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Lido Villa |
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