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Migrant workers study with business in mind

Metro | Jobs/human resources
2009-9-18

MIGRANT workers who find it difficult to secure a job in the city will get the chance to start their own small businesses. The Shanghai Charity Foundation set up a training center for migrants, telling them how...

Starting orders for charity runners

Metro | Charity and civil affairs
2009-9-11

THIS year's Shanghai Charity Run will be held on October 10. People can sign up for the event from today, the Shanghai Charity Foundation said yesterday. The run, organized by the foundation and Amway China, will...

Charity reorganizes

Metro | Charity and civil affairs
2009-6-22

THE Shanghai Charity Foundation selected 24 members of its new managing committee over the weekend. Its revised charter now states that all income and investments will be used to support non-profit projects.

Charity wins in a day at the races

Metro | Charity and civil affairs
2009-5-29

A CHARITY horse carnival raised more than 1 million yuan (US$142,857) for needy patients suffering from congenital heart disease and for children with cerebral palsy, treating visitors to a day of races, polo matches...

Charity sells 1,500 tickets for race day

Metro | Charity and civil affairs
2009-5-14

SHANGHAI Charity Foundation said yesterday that about half the 3,000 tickets for its horsemanship carnival on May 28 had already been sold. The event, at the Nine Dragons Polo Club in neighboring Zhejiang Province,...

A charity rebuilds 7 schools in Sichuan

Metro | Charity and civil affairs
2009-3-13

THE Shanghai Charity Foundation is using 233 million yuan (US$34 million) worth of donations to help rebuild seven schools in Dujiangyan, Sichuan Province, officials said yesterday. The schools were damaged in...

Annual charity auction raises over 1.5m yuan

Metro | Charity and civil affairs
2009-1-12

AN annual charity auction held in the city yesterday collected more than 1.5 million yuan (US$219,411) for local needy senior cataract sufferers, deaf and mute children and children with congenital heart disease. ...

Donation is top charity choice

Metro | Charity and civil affairs
2009-1-6

A CITYWIDE charity survey has showed that local people preferred making donations to other forms of charity help, such as serving as volunteers. Last November, the Shanghai Charity Foundation distributed more than...

Charity Gala At Jade Buddha Temple

Metro
2008-12-25

THE Shanghai Charity Foundation is to hold a special gala on New Year's Eve at Putuo District's Jade Buddha Temple in aid of the poor. Stars and artists from the Chinese mainland, Hong Kong and Taiwan have been...

Heart-troubled kids get new aid

Metro | Charity and civil affairs
2008-11-7

A NEW fund for children suffering from congenital heart disease was launched yesterday under the Shanghai Charity Foundation, giving the local operation a national reach. The Nu Skin Chinese Children Heart Disease...