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Donations pour in for Shanghai blaze victims

By Jia Xu (chinadaily.com.cn)
Updated: 2010-11-19 17:37

 

A retired Shanghai woman donates one month's income to Shanghai Charity Foundation on Nov 19, 2010. [Photo/Shanghai Morning Post]

Victims of the Nov 15 Shanghai blaze received an average of 100,000 yuan from the Shanghai Charity Foundation (SCF), the Shanghai Morning Post reported Friday.

Tong Hang, a retired teacher, received food, clothing and a laptop. "For better or worse, my family and I survived, and we are grateful to all the kindhearted people, charities, and commercial entities," Tong said.

"Charitable deeds came from all over the city," a representative of SCF said. "As of Nov 18, we've gotten 5.5 million charitable donations from society," and "more money will come, we believe," said Chen Tiedi, honorary director general of SCF.

For money donations to SCF, two methods are available:

    1: Bank account transfer: 

      Account Number 0764 5704 2916 06744

      Account Name: Jing'an Branch of Shanghai Charity Foundation

      Account Bank: Beijing Xilu Branch of Shanghai Pudong Development Bank

    2. Direct donation: SCF office

      Address: Central Hall Floor 1, Building 1，Haifang Road #421

      Hours: 9:00 to 19:00

      Telephone: 021-6271 4432

      Contact: Wang Lu