Harvard China Care

Harvard China Care will be celebrating its Second Annual Children's Day Carnival on April 11th from 2 to 5PM at the SOCH Penthouse Suite located in the Harvard Quadrangle. The afternoon will feature exciting performances, cultural activities and games, carnival food, and raffle prizes! Please join us for this fun-filled event - all families welcome! Click here to learn more...

Read the Winter 2008 Newsletter!

Take some time to reflect with us on the events and accomplishments of 2008! This edition of the newsletter recaps another successful year of serving Harvard China Care's mission and includes exciting updates from China Care Foundation and Baoji's Children's Home! Click here to read more...

Welcome the 2009 Executive Board!

President...............................................................................................................Jessica Wen '10

Vice President.........................................................................................................Elaine Liu '10

Treasurer...............................................................................................................Max Meyer '12

Secretary...............................................................................................................Helen Yang '12

Fundraising Co-Coordinators...........................................................................Danni Xie '12 .....................................................................................................................................Chris Sun '12

Dumplings Co-Coordinators......................................................................Daphne Xiao '11 .................................................................................................................................Dianne Xiao '11

Mentoring Program Co-Coordinators.........................................................Frances Jin '10 ..................................................................................................................................Yuying Luo '12

Medical Committee Co-Coordinators................................................................Nan Du '12 ...............................................................................................................................Robyn Thom '11

Internship Co-Coordinators..............................................................................Tian Feng '11 ......................................................................................................................................Emily Liu '11

Orphanage Liaison..............................................................................................Annie Yao '10

Publicity Manager.............................................................................................Alexa Stern '12

Composed of both new and familiar faces, HCC's 2009 Board is exited to get the Year of the Ox off to a great start! We hope you will join us as we embark on another year of achieving our mission to better the lives of Chinese orphans and adopted children.

Watch the NEW 2008 Harvard China Care Video!

Help us celebrate the one-year anniversary of the opening of the HCC Children's Home in Baoji, China! Learn more about what Harvard China Care does both abroad in China and at home in the States by watching this film. Documentary generously produced by Christo Tsiaras.

Celebrate the One-Year Anniversary of the
HCC Children's Home in Baoji!

This November, we mark the one-year anniversary of the Harvard China Care Children’s Home in Baoji, Shanxi Province, established in partnership with the Jenzabar Foundation.

A little over one year ago, this home opened its doors to the sickest and weakest infants from surrounding institutions. Since its launch last November, it has provided medical care to over forty infants, been home to six HCC volunteers, and seen six children adopted into loving homes around the world. These children are playful, energetic, funny, quiet, loud, curious—but most of all, they, like your children and hopefully mine someday, each have the chance to live a healthy life and pursue dreams of their own. Thanks to the staff in our home who provide personalized and professional care, and the generosity of your support, these children can go on to live as though they are not orphans at all but rather, simply children.

Sherri Geng on 12.02.08 @ 09:00 PM EST

*** SAVE THE DATE ***
for Harvard China Care's
Third Annual Fall Benefit Dinner & Silent Auction

Winner of an Academy Award (two nominations)
Winner of a duPont-Columbia award
Winner of two George Foster Peabody and Writers' Guild awards
Winner of two Emmys (twelve nominations)

and a screening of the Oscar-winning documentary, The Blood of Yingzhou District, co-produced by Mr. Lennon and Ruby Yang of the Chang Ai Media Project (formerly the China AIDS Media Project). Mr. Lennon and Ms. Yang co-founded the Chang Ai Media Project, which launched the first major AIDS campaign in China and whose AIDS awareness ads have been seen more than 500 million times in China.

This event is tentatively slated for Wednesday, November 12, 2008. Please email us for more information, and check back soon for more details!

Watch the 2007 Harvard China Care Video!

Author Xinran Xue Visits with Harvard China Care

World-acclaimed author Xinran Xue came to speak with Harvard China Care members on October 18, while in Boston promoting Motherbridge of Love, a poem-turned book submitted by an anonymous adoptive mother. Xinran, a columnist for the Guardian Newspaper was born in Beijing and is also the author of The Good Women of China and Sky Burial. In 2004, she founded a charity called The Mothers’ Bridge of Love (MBL), a London-based organization dedicated to reaching to Chinese children living all over the world, including those adopted by Western families and those still living in China.

JOIN HCC! 2007 FALL INFORMATION SESSIONS

First Annual Harvard China Care Benefit

Harvard China Care on 10.08.06 @ 02:13 AM EST [link]

Orphaned from AID(S): A benefit dinner and silent auction

Orphaned from AID(S): Children and Health Care Policy in China

Dec. 14, 2005 * 6-8pm * Ticknor Lounge, Boylston Hall

Orphaned from AID(S) is a benefit dinner and silent auction seeking to raise awareness of key health care issues that China faces as it enters the twenty-first century. At the same time, we also aim to raise money for the surgeries of three children, for whom this dinner and auction represent a life-saving opportunity.

Dr. Arthur Kleinman of Harvard University and Dr. Jing Jun of Qinghua University will speak at the dinner. In addition, we will feature silent auction items such as JetBlue tickets, a dinner for two at Henrietta's Table and a 1-night stay at the Charles Hotel, and more!

Please RSVP with Aidan Madigan-Curtis. We hope to see you there!

Shelley on 12.03.05 @ 09:46 PM EST [link]

Welcome! Join HCC!

Welcome to another great year at Harvard! This year we have many great activities and projects planned for HCC, so come join us if you would like to make a difference in the lives of orphans! These children have so little to begin with—each and every volunteer means so much to them!

If you missed the freshman activities fair on Mon., Sept. 12, there's still the Upperclassman Activities Fair on Friday, Sept. 16, 1:30-5:20pm in Tercentary Theatre (the big grassy area between Memorial Church and Widener Library).

And please come to Harvard China Care's first information session of the year! It's on Sunday, Sept. 18, 3-4pm, in Lowell House's Junior Common Room. Here's a map if you don't know how to get here!

Whether you're a freshman or a senior, it's never too late to help out!

Shelley on 09.14.05 @ 08:46 AM EST [link]

Interested in Joining a Mentor Program?

Harvard China Care has been talking for awhile now about creating a mentorship program for older adopted children (9yr+) who cannot make our Dumplings playgroup because of the age cap. We are currently recruiting students who will commit to being a mentor for at least a semester... but we would like to know how large or small this program will be. So, if you are interested in joining, please email Jessica (pang@fas.harvard.edu) with your child's NAME and AGE. If you know other families who would like to be a part of this program as well, let them know! Check back at this site for updates on the progress of the mentorship program.

Jessica on 02.24.05 @ 09:00 PM EST [link]

Future Dumplings Dates!

Our next Dumplings will not be until Saturday, March 12, 2005 because we were unable to secure the venue for an earlier date! Please mark your calendars to join us in another round of Dumplings fun. Please also RSVP to harvarddumplings@yahoo.com so we will know how many families to expect.

We only have a few Dumplings left in this school year. The following are the dates of the playgroups. Mark your calendars and reserve a spot for Dumplings!

Saturday, March 12, 2005
Saturday, April 9, 2005
Saturday, April 23, 2005

Eva on 02.20.05 @ 08:32 PM EST [link]

Dumplings Update: 2/20/2005

Beginning with a traditional Chinese Dragon game, Dumplings on February 19 was once again a success with more than a dozen families attending. The theme of this Dumplings is Chinese Markets and stories were told about shopping at some of the largest markets in China including markets in Guangzhou, Yunnan and Kashgar. After looking at Chinese and Hong Kong currency, the kids made their own versions of Chinese currency and later made their own versions of a stencil craft that could often be found in China's markets. The kids went home learning a little bit more about shopping in China and a little bit wealthier with their Chinese yuans.

Eva on 02.20.05 @ 08:31 PM EST [link]

Brighten a Child's Life: Join Harvard China Care

Harvard China Care General Meeting!
Thursday, February 17, 8pm
Leverett JCR

There are thousands of children living in orphanages across China.

Many of them have never gone to school, walked outside, seen a movie--things that we take for granted. Some of them are in dire need of surgeries or therapy.

Some of them just need love.

Come join Harvard China Care at our first introductory meeting of the semester. Discover all the ways in which you can help a child in China have a better life, from fundraising to volunteering in China to playing
with and mentoring adopted children. If you love making kids smile, love China, or love both, this is the organization for you!

We welcome everyone: there's no comp or application, and you don't need to know anything about China. Just bring your great ideas, enthusiasm, and care! We'll provide refreshments.

Hope to see you there!

Shelley on 02.15.05 @ 09:24 AM EST [link]

Valentine's Day: Treat your friends and contribute to a good cause!

Want to eat pizza and help orphans at the same time? On Valentine's Day, Uno's in Harvard Square will donate 20% of your bill to Harvard China Care. Print out this flyer and present it to your server. Don't forget to tell your friends about it!

For another Valentine's treat, send your friends cards specially made and designed by Harvard China Care with the help of the Adams House Press. Simple and sweet, these cards are perfect any time of the year!

Shelley on 02.10.05 @ 01:57 AM EST [link]

Fundraising News: Boston Marathon and More!

If you are an athlete or just like to run, help the club raise money by running in the Boston Marathon (April 18, 2005)! We have six t-shirts to run in the marathon, and we are looking for 4 more runners. If you know someone who would be interested, please send their information to either Aidan at madigan@fas.harvard.edu or Gary at gcooney@fas.harvard.edu. Both Aidan and Gary will be running in the marathon as well! The entire amount of money raised will go toward our projects in China.

Harvard China Care recently received a large donation which will further its goal in renovating the orphanage in Saiqi. Learn more about our Saiqi project here.

Eva on 02.06.05 @ 11:45 PM EST [link]

Dumplings Celebrates Chinese New Year

After cutting up 20 red envelope templates, 40 firecracker squares, 80 dragon body strips at the planning meeting on Thursday, the Dumplings celebration of Chinese New Year this Saturday (Feb. 5, 2005) was a great success. Beginning with a zodiac game, parents, kids and the volunteers all had a fun imitating their respective zodiac signs. There was a lot of “cock-a-doodling” since 2005 is the year of the rooster! Dumplings then split into different groups and rotated between three stations to make (non-explosive) firecrackers, dragons, and red envelopes. Storytelling featured “Nian,” a traditional tale about why children love to play with firecrackers for New Year. Dumplings concluded with the kids enjoying Chinese treats, such as rice crackers and egg rolls, playing with their accordion dragons, and showing off colorful firecrackers. They especially enjoyed practicing saying “Happy New Year” to get a piece of candy for their newly created red envelopes. At the end of 2 hours, the girls learned a little more about Chinese New Year and brought home dragons, firecrackers and red envelopes to mark another new year.

Eva on 02.06.05 @ 11:44 PM EST [link]

China Care Club Conference (February 4-6, 2005)

In conjunction with the China Care Foundation, this weekend Harvard China Care hosted the China Care Club Conference to help start more university clubs like the ones at Harvard, Brown, and Yale. With close to forty delegates, the conference was a great success! Click below to read more about the weekend...

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Eva on 02.06.05 @ 11:42 PM EST

Dumplings Playgroup to Celebrate Chinese New Year!

Come to Dumplings on February 5, 2005, and celebrate one of the most jubilant Chinese holidays of year--the coming of the New Year! 2005 is the year of the rooster--come make Chinese crafts and enjoy delicious Chinese snacks. ~10:30am at First Church Congregational (on the corner of Mason Street and Garden Street)~

Penny on 01.30.05 @ 10:19 AM EST [link]

New Student Officers

HAPPY NEW YEAR!!

2005 brings an excellent new team of students to the board of Harvard China Care.

Click below to learn more about our new leaders

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Gary on 01.08.05 @ 05:09 PM EST

Apply today!

Now you can apply online for the Summer Volunteer Internship with only a few quick and simple clicks. The deadline is February 2, 2005.

We are no longer accepting applications for the club conference taking place in February, but please contact us if you are interested in helping in some other way!

Shelley on 12.23.04 @ 10:15 PM EST [link]

Students: Interested in starting a China Care Club on YOUR campus?

PLAY WITH CUTE CHINESE KIDS!

SAVE THE LIVES OF CHINESE ORPHANS!

ATTEND A LIFE-CHANGING CONFERENCE!

READ ON!

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Harvard China Care on 12.06.04 @ 09:30 PM EST

Dumplings Update!

Hello all,

Thank goodness it didn't snow on Saturday morning! =) With a grand total of a dozen families, Dumplings was yet another success.

Click [More] to read about what we learned! Also, read on for upcoming playgroup dates; mark your calendars!

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Jessica on 12.06.04 @ 09:22 PM EST

Helping a Heart on Halloween

On Halloween, a group of volunteers went "trick or treating" around Cambridge to raise money for Guo Yanfei, a seven-year-old girl with a heart condition in need of immediate medical care. Together, we raised over $1500—just enough to cover the cost of the surgery when combined with a grant from the China Care Foundation.
Thanks to the efforts of our volunteers and the generosity of our donors, we may have been able to help save a little girl's life!

To find out more about Guo Yanfei, who lives in the Saiqi Orphanage, click here. This will be updated as we receive more news about Yanfei's condition.

Click on 'more' below to read what Aidan, who masterminded the project, and our contacts in China had to say!

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Shelley on 12.05.04 @ 01:23 AM EST

Join us for the Second Annual Children's Day Carnival on April 11th!