Love in Action
 

Expenditures for Charitable and Relief Activities in Formosa from October to December 2005

Total amount in tables 1 and 2 = NT$1,563,810 (approx. US$46,947)

Table 1: Details of expenditures for charitable activities in Formosa from October to December 2005

(Currency in NT$)

Location

Date

Description of Activities

Amount

Appendix

Hualien

2005.10.03

Visiting parolees under the guidance of the Hualien District Prosecutors’ Office; holding soul-elevating seminar and Convenient Method teaching session (supported by fellow initiates)

0

 

Miaoli

2005.10.15

Caring for the underprivileged by conducting a vegetarian booth at a fair to raise funds for paralyzed people

4,330

A

Keelung

2005.10.22

Cleaning up the Dawulun Beach in support of environmental protection efforts by the Keelung Environmental Bureau

4,373

B

Changhua

2005.10.26

Visiting inmates at the Changhua Prison, holding soul-elevating seminars and Convenient Method teaching session (supported by fellow initiates)

0

 

Tainan

2005.10.27

Visiting inmates at the Tainan Prison, holding soul-elevating seminars and Convenient Method teaching session (supported by fellow initiates)

0

 

Tainan

2005.10.31

Contributing spiritual books to 39 libraries in Tainan County from September 19 to October 31 to express  concern for society and uplift the world

244,970

C

Taipei

2005.11.03

Holding an exhibition of Supreme Master Ching Hai’s art at the Taipei Municipal Social Education Hall entertaining citizens through a spiritual feast of visual creations from October 29 to November 3

10,821

D

Miaoli

2005.11.06

Showing concern by serving vegetarian snacks at a fair held to “show gratitude to the elderly and give the mentally infirm a home”

7,270

E

Tainan

2005.11.23

Visiting inmates at the Tainan Mingde Labor Prison, holding soul-elevating seminars and Convenient Method teaching session (supported by fellow initiates)

0

 

Tainan

2005.11.24

Visiting inmates at the Tainan Prison, holding soul-elevating seminars and Convenient Method teaching session (supported by fellow initiates)

0

 

Taipei

2005.11.24

Contributing a “Love Ocean” bath vehicle to the Taipei County Government Social Affairs Bureau to provide hot baths and warm, healthy facilities to the homeless

771,243

F

Yilan

2005.12.14

Caring for the homeless by extending warm relief in winter

4,000

G

Hsinchu

2005.12.16

Caring for the homeless, the elderly living alone and members of needy households by extending warm relief in winter

100,124

H

Changhua

2005.12.18

Year-end environmental protection effort: sweeping the streets of Shansi Village, Siushuei Township

1,770

I

Tainan

2005.12.22

Visiting inmates at the Tainan Prison, holding soul-elevating seminars and Convenient Method teaching session (supported by fellow initiates)

0

 

Chiayi

2005.12.22

Caring for the homeless by extending warm relief in winter

16,375

J

Taipei

2005.12.22

Conducting “Bringing Warmth to the Less Fortunate in Winter” activity and offering employment subsidies to the homeless, forwarded by the Taipei City Labor Department’s work station

80,000

K

Taipei

2005.12.25

Caring for the homeless by extending warm relief in winter from December 5-25

224,534

L

Taipei

2005.12.28

Visiting Taipei County’s Ai-Wei Center, caring for inmates with mental and physical handicaps and cerebral palsy and contributing adult disposal diapers, lotion, socks and milk powder (supported by fellow initiates)

0

 

Total:

NT$1,469,810

 

Table 2: Relief funds contributed to needy households in Formosa from October to December 2005

 

  October 2005 November 2005 December 2005  
Place No. of Households Amount No. of Households Amount No. of Households Amount Appendix
Taipei 3 10,000 4 15,000 5 18,000 1
Changhua 1 3,000 1 3,000 1 3,000 2
Chiayi 1 3,000         3
Kaohsiung 1 4,000 1 4,000 1 4,000 4
Taitung 2 9,000 2 9,000 2 9,000 5
Monthly subtotal 8 $29,000 8 $31,000 9 $34,000  

(Currency in NT$)


Photos of Charitable and Relief Activities in Formosa from
October to December 2005


Letters of gratitude for charitable activities conducted by The Supreme Master Ching Hai International Association in Formosa, from October to December 2005

Fellow practitioners from Miaoli, Formosa express concern for paralyzed and mentally infirm elderly through concrete action.
◄◄ Members of The Supreme Master Ching Hai International Association participate in beach-cleaning efforts in Keelung
   
      
Sharing the Truth through books: Fellow practitioners in Tainan donate spiritual literature to county libraries.