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EARTHQUAKE DESTROYS TIBET GIRLS SCHOOL Evanston Connection Raising Money to Rebuild School, Lives An earthquake reported at a magnitude of 6.9 hit Yushu county high in the Himalayas of Eastern Tibet on the morning of April 14th. The powerful quake killed more than 2,200 people, injured 12,000 and left many buried under debris or homeless. Tibet Girls School was completely destroyed. While many lost lives and loved ones in this disaster, we eventually learned that ALL our students have survived. The priority now is to raise money to help care for our students and rebuild our school. TO DONATE ONLINE: Use a credit card with this secure online payment system. TO DONATE BY CHECK: Checks can also be made out to “Tsogyaling Meditation Center” and mailed to Tibet Girls School, c/o Heartwood Center, 1599 Maple Avenue, Evanston, IL 60201 USA. All donations are tax deductible as allowed by law and 100% of funds collected will go to rebuilding Tibet Girls School. With a waiting list of 100 girls, the need for education will be more important than ever, even as the more pressing needs of disaster recovery begin to be met. TO CONNECT US WITH OTHER FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES We are expanding our efforts to connect with foundations and other resources to help us rebuild and provide education to more girls. If you know of any foundations, grant opportunities or other resources to help us in this rebuilding effort, please call Nancy Floy at 847.491.1122 x11 or click here to email. The school’s board of directors will be putting all of their efforts toward helping the surviving students and rebuilding the school. Nancy and Asang are working with the consulate officials in Chicago. They are making arrangements to travel to the area to personally deliver and oversee the distribution of funds raised along with Lopen Tsewang, the school's director, who we have learned survived the earthquake. About the Tibet Girls School Home to Nomad yak herding and farming families, the remote mountainous region surrounding Yushu is where Asang calls home. Asang escaped from Tibet shortly after his sister and her baby died during delivery. Along with his wife, Nancy Floy, the school was meant to honor his sister and all the women at risk by offering the key to health and opportunity: education. Tibetan women in this area—also called the Nangchen region—typically have as many as six to 10 children, yet the region has one of the highest mortality rates for infants and mothers during pregnancy and childbirth. Education is the key to health and opportunity. Recipient of the 2010 Women and Engaged Buddhism Award, the Tibet Girls School for girls ages 14 to 20 was opened in 2008 to help Nomad yak herding families provide more opportunities for the next generation. Teachers provide healthcare information, especially the use of birth control. The students are taught sewing, weaving and other handicrafts, as well as business and computer skills. The girls cook for themselves as they learn Chinese, math, reading and writing in the Tibetan language. All donations are tax deductible as allowed by law. The Tibet Girls School is a program of the Tsogyaling Meditation Center of Evanston. Your donation truly will make a difference. To make a tax-deductible contribution, click the secure button below to pay online with your credit card. Or, send a check — payable to "Tsogyaling Meditation Center" — to: Tibet Girls School c/o Heartwood Center 1599 Maple Avenue Evanston, IL 60201 Thank you so much for your generous contribution. Please share this news and link with your friends and colleagues to help us help rebuild Tibet Girls School. NEED DETAILS? SEE OUR DONATE PAGE >>	This recent photo from Tibet Girls School. The school is now gone. Director Lopen Tsewang reports that the girls are okay. He is currently working to get classes set up in temporary tents. PLEASE DONATE NOW: Your contribution can help us rebuild our school. This video was created just four days after the earthquake. Asang continues to wait for his visa, but he and Nancy were able to get initial donations of $5,000 to Yushu for the girls and their families to get medical supplies and food, as well as make burial arrangements for family members. The rest of the money raised will first set up the temporary school in Nanchen, then toward rebuilding Tibet Girls School. MORE NEWS about China / Tibet Earthquake Tibetan school founded by Evanston man destroyed in quake, WGN Chicago, April 14, 2010 Tibetan school run by Evanston couple destroyed, NBC Chicago, April 14, 2010 Tibet girls school with local ties in Evanston crumbles in quake, CBS 2 Chicago, April 14, 2010 The Tibet Girls School destroyed in earthquake, Chicago Public Radio, Worldview, April 15, 2010 Benefit to aid quake-demolished school, EvanstonNow.com, April 14, 2010 Locals, students reach out to Tibetan earthquake victims, The Daily Northwestern, April 25, 2010 SPREAD THE WORD Would like to help get word out about this tragedy and how people can help? Download our flyer. The color PDF includes two copies of the 1/2-page flyer. Just print or copy and cut to size. Thank you so much! TIBET GIRLS SCHOOL BENEFIT RESULTS IN GREAT SUCCESS Thanks to everyone who has contributed auction items, time, money and support. ABOUT THE BENEFIT, PICS >> PRESS RELEASES Media information and press releases about the program. JOURNEY FROM TIBET The story behind how Tibet Girls School began. See our Photo Galleries: Journey from Tibet Meet the Students Students Learn to Write Global Activism Expo 2009 Losar Celebration Tibet Girls School Tsogyaling Gallery Ridgeville Farmers Market Bake Sale Global Activism Expo 2010 Earthquake Relief Spring Benefit New Location for Tsogyaling The Mary Hunt Wittenmyer Fund Yaks and the Himalayas
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EARTHQUAKE DESTROYS TIBET GIRLS SCHOOL

Evanston Connection Raising Money to Rebuild School, Lives

An earthquake reported at a magnitude of 6.9 hit Yushu county high in the Himalayas of Eastern Tibet on the morning of April 14th. The powerful quake killed more than 2,200 people, injured 12,000 and left many buried under debris or homeless. Tibet Girls School was completely destroyed.

While many lost lives and loved ones in this disaster, we eventually learned that ALL our students have survived. The priority now is to raise money to help care for our students and rebuild our school.

TO DONATE ONLINE:
Use a credit card with this secure online payment system.

TO DONATE BY CHECK:
Checks can also be made out to “Tsogyaling Meditation Center” and mailed to Tibet Girls School, c/o Heartwood Center, 1599 Maple Avenue, Evanston, IL 60201 USA.

All donations are tax deductible as allowed by law and 100% of funds collected will go to rebuilding Tibet Girls School. With a waiting list of 100 girls, the need for education will be more important than ever, even as the more pressing needs of disaster recovery begin to be met.

TO CONNECT US WITH OTHER FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES
We are expanding our efforts to connect with foundations and other resources to help us rebuild and provide education to more girls. If you know of any foundations, grant opportunities or other resources to help us in this rebuilding effort, please call Nancy Floy at 847.491.1122 x11 or click here to email.

The school’s board of directors will be putting all of their efforts toward helping the surviving students and rebuilding the school. Nancy and Asang are working with the consulate officials in Chicago. They are making arrangements to travel to the area to personally deliver and oversee the distribution of funds raised along with Lopen Tsewang, the school's director, who we have learned survived the earthquake.

About the Tibet Girls School

Home to Nomad yak herding and farming families, the remote mountainous region surrounding Yushu is where Asang calls home. Asang escaped from Tibet shortly after his sister and her baby died during delivery. Along with his wife, Nancy Floy, the school was meant to honor his sister and all the women at risk by offering the key to health and opportunity: education.

Tibetan women in this area—also called the Nangchen region—typically have as many as six to 10 children, yet the region has one of the highest mortality rates for infants and mothers during pregnancy and childbirth. Education is the key to health and opportunity.

Recipient of the 2010 Women and Engaged Buddhism Award, the Tibet Girls School for girls ages 14 to 20 was opened in 2008 to help Nomad yak herding families provide more opportunities for the next generation. Teachers provide healthcare information, especially the use of birth control. The students are taught sewing, weaving and other handicrafts, as well as business and computer skills. The girls cook for themselves as they learn Chinese, math, reading and writing in the Tibetan language. All donations are tax deductible as allowed by law. The Tibet Girls School is a program of the Tsogyaling Meditation Center of Evanston.

Your donation truly will make a difference.
To make a tax-deductible contribution, click the secure button below to pay online with your credit card.

Or, send a check — payable to "Tsogyaling Meditation Center" — to:

Tibet Girls School
c/o Heartwood Center
1599 Maple Avenue
Evanston, IL 60201

Thank you so much for your generous contribution.

Please share this news and link with your friends and colleagues to help us help rebuild Tibet Girls School.

NEED DETAILS? SEE OUR DONATE PAGE >>

Tibet Girls School

Tibet Girls School students

This recent photo from Tibet Girls School. The school is now gone. Director Lopen Tsewang reports that the girls are okay. He is currently working to get classes set up in temporary tents.

PLEASE DONATE NOW:
Your contribution can help us rebuild our school.

This video was created just four days after the earthquake. Asang continues to wait for his visa, but he and Nancy were able to get initial donations of $5,000 to Yushu for the girls and their families to get medical supplies and food, as well as make burial arrangements for family members. The rest of the money raised will first set up the temporary school in Nanchen, then toward rebuilding Tibet Girls School.

MORE NEWS about China / Tibet Earthquake

Tibetan school founded by Evanston man destroyed in quake,
WGN Chicago, April 14, 2010
Tibetan school run by Evanston couple destroyed, NBC Chicago, April 14, 2010
Tibet girls school with local ties in Evanston crumbles in quake, CBS 2 Chicago, April 14, 2010
The Tibet Girls School destroyed in earthquake, Chicago Public Radio, Worldview, April 15, 2010
Benefit to aid quake-demolished school, EvanstonNow.com, April 14, 2010
Locals, students reach out to Tibetan earthquake victims, The Daily Northwestern, April 25, 2010

SPREAD THE WORD
Would like to help get word out about this tragedy and how people can help? Download our flyer. The color PDF includes two copies of the 1/2-page flyer. Just print or copy and cut to size.
Thank you so much!

TIBET GIRLS SCHOOL BENEFIT RESULTS IN GREAT SUCCESS
Thanks to everyone who has contributed auction items, time, money and support.
ABOUT THE BENEFIT, PICS >>

PRESS RELEASES
Media information and press releases about the program.

JOURNEY FROM TIBET
The story behind how Tibet Girls School began.

See our Photo Galleries:

SITE MAP | © 2009-2010 Tsogyaling Meditation Center of Evanston | Tibet Girls School
www.evanstonmeditation.org | web site by Grotto Communications