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  2008 Sichuan Earthquake
May 12th of 2008, 14:28 pm, is becoming an unforgettable moment in the history of China, and also its most famous natural area, the Wolong Nature Reserve for Giant Pandas.

The maganitude 8.07 earthquake hit right on the eastern border of the reserve, and was only about 10 and 20 kilometers way from the two townships inside.

More than 50 local people lost their lives, hundreds are still missing, more than 4000 people lost their homes, large areas of forests are damaged, ...

Wolong needs your help, Wolong's people need your help, and Wolong's pandas need your help!
 Location: Help the earthquake victims
HELP provides medical books to local hospitals in Wolong Nature Reserve [2009-08-10]
2009/08/10 HELP provides books for the two township health centers in Wolong Nature Reserve.
HELP plans to establish a scholaship program for the Wenchuan class in Guangdong Technical School [2009-02-27]
2009/02/27 HELP is going to initiate HELP scholaship for excellent students in the Wenchuan class of Guangdong Electronic Technology School.
HELP's medical consultation project featured in news! [2009-01-24]
2009/01/24 HELP's medical consultation project featured in government news.
HELP's winter clothes project in Wolong Nature Reserve (continued) [2008-11-24]
2008/11/24 The second shipment of 85 sets of clothes, socks and shoes for preschool kids arrived in Gengda township of Wolong Nature Reserve.
Wolong reconnected with Yingxiu town [2008-11-15]
2008/11/15  A temporary trail for motorized vehicle between Gengda township of Wolong Nature Reserve and Yingxiu township was finally reconnected more than six months after the 5.12 Wenchuan earthquake.
HELP provides winter clothes to pre-school kids in Wolong Nature Reserve [2008-11-10]
2008/11/10 Over 340 sets of clothes, socks and shoes of different sizes arrived Wolong town of Wolong Nature Reserve and were distributed to preschool kids who stayed inside the reserve on the next day.
Earthquake Relief - updates from the panda reserve [2008-09-13]
09/2008 In an effort to best serve the needs of the local people and provide the most efficient help to earthquake relief, HELP members have been actively investigating the situation in the Wolong Nature Reserve. The following is the first-hand report of the status of the reserve, based on which multiple HELP projects are being planned.
Earthquake reconstruction - Sanjiang water pipe repair [2008-08-01]
07/08, HELP sponsored water pipe repair project for Sanjiang, a village near epicenter of Sichuan Earthquake.
Earthquake relief: HELP provided psychological and material support to high school students who had difficulty taking college-entrance exams [2008-07-05]
2008/07/05 HELP, together with the Woman Friend Magazine, offered finacial aids to the students from earthquake struck areas to take the college-entrance exams.
Earthquake relief - HELP's milk powder donation arrived in Wolong [2008-06-08]
06/08, HELP's donation of 1-month supply of milk/soymilk/ricemilk powder for all babies/kids under 6 and seniors above 70 has arrived in Wolong Nature Reserve after 16 hours of transporation from Chengdu city.
Earthquake relief - HELP's milk powder donation transferred to Wolong's Chengdu office [2008-06-06]
06/06, HELP's donation of 1-month supply of milk/soymilk/ricemilk powder for all babies/kids under 6 and seniors above 70 has been transferred to the temporary Chengdu office of Wolong Nature Reserve, and will be delivered to the reserve soon.
Earthquake relief - HELP's milk plan for Wolong [2008-06-01]
HELP plans to buy milk powder for Wolong babies/kids and seniors. The proposal has been sent to HELP's executive board for approval.
Earthquake relief - Donation campaign at Michigan Sate Capitol [2008-05-29]
05/29, Lansing, MI, HELP co-hosted a donation campaign at Michigan Sate Capitol, together with SERF(Sichuan Earthquake Relief Fund).
Earthquake relief - HELP donate medicines to earthquake victims in Dujiangyan City [2008-05-27]
05/27, in Dujiangyan City, 30 kilometers away from the earthquake's epicenter, HELP member, Weilin Chen, sent over $550 of medicine to 23 seniors who lost their families in the earthquake.
Earthquake relief - Donation from MSU Chinese School [2008-05-25]
05/25, HELP got donation of $374.45 from MSU Chinese School.
Earthquake relief - Yard Sale at MSU [2008-05-24]
05/24, HELP organized an Earthquake Relief Fundraising Yard Sale at MSU, and raised over $400.
Earthquake relief - Candlelight Vigil at MSU [2008-05-19]
05/18, HELP jointly opened a Candlelight Vigil in memorial of China earthquake victims at MSU.
China earthquake - Damage in Wolong Nature Reserve [2008-05-16]
Wei Liu of HELP just provided us with the following information about Wolong Nature Reserve after the earthquake.
HELP member is helping in earthquake regions [2008-05-15]
Wei Liu, cofounder of HELP, arrived in Wolong the day before the earthquake and has started to volunteer in earthquake relief activities. Four more members of HELP are on their way to the earthquake areas to help!

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