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Chicago quake funds to help schools

THE Sichuan Earthquake Relief Fundraising Committee in Chicago announced yesterday that it will use the money collected to help build two schools in Sichuan Province. Chinese Americans formed the committee after... ...full story at Shanghai Daily

from Shanghai Daily on Wed, Jul 23 2008

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