************************************************************** IFCSS Headquarters News Release No. 5069 Oct 21 , 1993 ************************************************************** Independent Federation of Chinese Students and Scholars (IFCSS) 733 15th Street, N.W., Suite 440, Washington, D.C.20005 Tel. (202)347-0017 Fax: (202)347-0018 Email: ifcss@wam.umd.edu IFCSS Report on the Latest Donation Drive ========================================= On the Chinese Moon Festival Weekend, the IFCSS HQ started a donation drive among the CSPA beneficiaries to relieve the current financial difficulty of the organization (see IFCSS News Release No. 5065). We also carried the advertisement in the World Journal Newspaper. We hope that each CSPA beneficiary would donate $20 to the IFCSS: half the money will go to June 4th victims and the other half will cover the operating cost of the IFCSS (or you can specify where your donation will go). The existence of the IFCSS proved to be important to the CSS community. It not only provides a platform for a collective voice of the Chinese students and scholars, but also serves to protect their interests. We are grateful that 332 people have responded to our call, and showed their generous support at this time of dire need. Some individual donations went far beyond the $20 amount we asked for. Together they have contributed to the continued existence of the IFCSS and to its expanding service programs to the CSS community. However, they only occupy about 0.7% of the CSPA beneficiaries. We sincerely hope that more people will join in to show their support for the IFCSS and their concern for the June 4th victims. Your support will make great difference for those victims in China and for our CSS community in the U.S. We really appreciate your help. Again, your donation is tax deductible. You may make your check or money order payable to the IFCSS, and send it to: IFCSS 733 15th Street, NW Suite 440 Washington DC 20005 We also appreciate your help in passing this message around to your friends and other people who do not have access to this E-mail message. Thank you very much. ********************************************************************* * IFCSS Headquarters Office * *-------------------------------------------------------------------* * President: Lin Changsheng Vice President: Shi Heping * *-------------------------------------------------------------------* * PBS-L is IFCSS's news distribution list for individuals. To sign * * on or off from the list, please send email to listserv@ifcss.org * * leave the subject line open and put in the mail body: * * (For signing on) sub PBS-L last name first name * * (For signing off) unsub PBS-L last name first name * * For more information about IFCSS, write to ifcss-info@ifcss.org * *********************************************************************