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Songs of Compassion Charity Dinner
MISSION STATEMENT
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| The ˇ§Songs of Compassion Charity
Dinnerˇ¨ was first conceived in February in accordance with Venerable
Master Hsing Yun's promotion for the protection of life and nature.
It is the first fundraising dinner by Hsi Lai Temple in its
eleven years of existence in Los Angeles.
The event was originally planned to raise money for programs that
look after the welfare of our children who have suffered either physical
abuses or terminal illness. However,
as Taiwan was shook by a violent earthquake on September 21, 1999, event
organizers decided to expand its fundraising effort to include the
victims of the killer quake. The
objectives of the charity dinner are thus amended to accomplish the
following: |
| 1. To awaken our societyˇ¦s appreciation of life, |
| 2. To heighten the publicˇ¦s awareness of the abuses suffered by our
children |
| 3. To raise funds for children who
have lost their innocence or are physically impaired, so that they may
overcome their tragedies for a brighter future, |
| 4.
To raise money for the Taiwanese people, so that they may rebuild their
lives and homes. |
