PUBLIC STATEMENT
CHRISTCHURCH EARTHQUAKE RELIEF FUND
DONATION FROM A GROUP OF FORMER-COLOMBO PLAN AND PRIVATE VIETNAMESE STUDENTS STUDYING IN NEW ZEALAND OF FORMER REPUBLIC OF VIETNAM
We are a group of former Vietnamese students who received our higher education and training in New Zealand from the late 1950’s to April 1975. We are both recipients of the Colombo Plan Scholarship and private students.
The devastating images of the recent earthquake in Christchurch, New Zealand, were shown on televisions and internet sites around the world and struck us deeply in our hearts
The extensive damages caused by the earthquake immediately compelled us to help the earthquake victims and their families. We decided to establish a relief fund to help the people of Christchurch. In just over a week, we have pooled together approximately NZ$62,000 from one hundred former students and their families living around the world: Australia, Canada, Europe, Middle East, New Zealand, and the US. We realize that this is an insignificant amount of money compared with billions of dollars of damages caused by the earthquake. However, with this token amount, we sincerely hope that we, as members of the big New Zealand family, could lend a hand in soothing and comforting earthquake victims in rebuilding their lives.
We spent our early years in New Zealand and always have fond memories of the country and her people. We were given education, hospitality and love by the people of New Zealand. We have been longing to have an opportunity to do something to express our love and gratitude to the New Zealand people who kindly and generously had helped us in our education and training and also instilled in us a sense of personal responsibility.
We pray that Christchurch and her people will overcome the adversities and quickly recover to wrest back her former beauty.
07 April, 2011
On behalf of former Vietnamese Students in New Zealand
To view video clips of the presentation of the cheque of NZ$62,287.10 to Minister of Internal Affairs on 07 April 2011:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mJx8QxDViTk
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mA0H_cA9eGU
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sXSTpRQat3k
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hM5t9PlJkp8
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