Monday

Dear friends,

Up to 12:00pm, May 26, 14 days after the quake, a total of 65,080 people are reported death, and another 23,150 are report injured (Source: Press Office, State Council)

The strongest aftershock since the 8.0-magnitude quake of may 12 hit at 4:21 pm with Qinchuan County being the epicenter. 6 people were reported died and over a thousand injured.

Amity staff rushed to Qingchuan, the epicenter of the aftershock today. Need based assessment is being made at the moment to development concrete plans of help.

Mr. Ye Xiaoxiang, Director of Amity Yunnan Office and Mr. Cai Chunbo, project officer arrived in Mianzhu last night and joined the rest Amity staff on the ground. Discussions were made to plan the relief work further.

At the headquarters, Amity is in urgent contact with NGOs in Shanghai to raise babies napkins and powdered rice for children identified in the group work with the volunteer professors for counseling. 20,000 boxes of babies napkins will be dispatched to Mianzhu soon.

Peace,

She Hongyu

Dear friends,

I'd like to share with you our fund-raising activities conducted this afternoon.

Professor Wu Weishan, a famous sculptor, who was invited to sculpt for Beatrix, the Dutch Queen and Gloria Macapagal Arroyo,the Philippino President will hold an interactive communication with the sculpture fans and readers on May 24th at the Pioneer bookstore in Nanjing. On the occasion, Professor Wu Weishan is to sign his work “Wu Weishan’s Painting Sculpture”, “Wu Weishan’s Enjoyable Sculpture” and “The Poetic of Sculpture”, which were awarded as “The most pleasing book” in succession of 2005, 2006 and 2007. All the income will be contributed to the Amity Foundation for the relief work in Sichuan Province.

Prof. Wu is a member of China People's Political Consultative Committee, Director of China Sculpture Academy, Dean of Institute of Fine Arts of Nanjing University, Honorary phD. of Inje University and doctor advisor in both Fine Arts and Design Art. He is an expert enjoying Special Government Subsidy from the State Council and Fellow of Royal British Society of Sculptors. Prof. Wu has had solo exhibitions in countries and regions such as UK, USA, Netherlands, Japan, Korea, Hongkong and Macau SAR and Taiwan region. There is a Wu Weishan Sculpture Garden in Busan, Korea. A permanent exhibition room named after Prof. Wu has been set up in Nanjing Museum. There are also Wu Weishan Sculpture Studio and exhibition halls in Macau.

In order to cooperate with Professor Wu Weishan’s charity sale, The Librairie Avant-Garde bookshop will donate all the sales profit on the day to Amity Foundation for the relief work in Sichuan Province.

THE MOST UPDATED NEWS RECEIVED: OVER 12,00 0 YUAN WAS RAISED IN THE ACTIVITIY TODAY AND PROF. WU WENSHAN MADE A PERSONAL DONATION OF 10,000 YUAN. TOTAL FUND RAISED AMOUNT TO OVER 22,0000. PICTURES AVAILABLE AT http://amityfoundation.org.cn/article/view1674.aspx

She Hongyu