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CCTV Raised RMB 2.175 Billions for Yushu

2010-05-04 09:46 BJT

The quake-hit Yushu is concerned by the whole nation. On April 20, the program “Care about Yushu and the Greatest Love is Boundless: Speical program on large-scale funds raising for earthquake relief” jointly organized by the Central Publicity Department, the Ministry of Civil Affairs, the State Administration of Radio, Film and Television, the Red Cross Society of China and China Charity Federation was live broadcasted by CCTV. Over 300 enterprises, social groups and invididuals from around China made donations on the spot; the veteran artists, entertainment stars and sports stars participated in the show and also made their donations. The 3.5-hour live broadcast raised funds of 2.175 billion RMB in total.

Li Changchun, the member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee, Hui Liangyu, the Member of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee, Vice Premier of the Sate Concil, and Head of the State Council's earthquake relief headquarters, Liu Yunshan, the Member of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee, Secretariat of the CPC Central Committee, the Minister of the Central Publicity Department, Liu Yandong, the Member of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee and State Councilor, Hua Jianmin, Vice Chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress and President of Red Cross Society of China, Chen Kuiyuan, Vice-chairman of the CPPCC and President of Chinese Academy of Social Science, atteneded the events and made donations to show their deep concerns to the victims in the earthquake-hit area.

The fund-raising activity lasting for over 3 hours thoroughly demonstrated the impressive process of the earthquake relief efforts in Yushu in the forms of artistic performance, short films, live interview, telephone interview, describing the phone calls of hotlines, alternation of donation on the spot and from outside,which fully showcased Chinese traditional virtue of “When disaster struck, help came from all sides” and expressed the whole nation’s friendly sentiments and best wishes to the people in the earthquake-hit area. The fund-raising activity has been carried out in warm and touching atmosphere throughout. The audience were deeply moved by the affectionate narration of rescue workers, cadres and ordinary people from the earthquake-hit area and many of them bursted into tears. CCTV’s well-known hosts and hostess including Zhou Tao, Zhu Jun, Dong Qing and Zhang Zequn hosted the activity and acted as interviewers; Bai Yansong and Li Ruiying acted as news connection host and hostess; Over 50 other staff including Li Yong and Li Zimeng acted as fund-raising hotline telephone operators.

Enterprises and social groups including JDB Group, China Oceanwide, Dalian Wanda Group, Charity Federation in Guangzhou province , Rizhao Steel Co., Ltd., CCTV, compatriots from Hong Kong, Geely Automobile, Securities Association of China, BYD, Sichuan Lang Jiu Group Co., Ltd, Tencent, Agricultural Bank of China, Industrial Bank Co., Ltd, Haier Group, China Futures Association, Wuhan Iron and Steel (Group) Corp, Samsung China, China Publishing Group, China Life Insurance, Ping An Insurance, Gree Electric, Yitai Group and Midea enthusiastically made donations for earthquake-hit Yushu. The philanthropists such as Cao Dewang, Cao Hui and Chen Guangbiao also made their donations on the spot.

Editor: 张昀 | Source: