Georgetown Students Help Fight Coronavirus
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Visit our website: www.georgetowncovid19.com
We are a group of students from Georgetown University, and we are fundraising for medical supplies and devices to support hospitals in China to assist patients infected by or under the threat of COVID-19.
Why are we doing this fundraiser?
The SARS-CoV-2 virus (previously known as the 2019 novel coronavirus) has permeated our news and conversations for the past month. Yet, no news can rightfully communicate the fear, confusion, and helplessness of those that are infected or quarantined, nor the courage and sacrifice of the doctors, nurses, and volunteers battling on the frontline. Many Georgetown students have families in China and Wuhan. They are worried and have contributed a lot of time and effort to help their families and others in China.
As students of Georgetown University, we are guided by the Jesuit tradition of Cura Personalis -- “care for the whole person”, and believe that it is part of our responsibility to help the members of the global community who are most severely affected by the COVID-19 global pandemic.
Therefore, we are holding this fundraiser to achieve two goals:
1. To provide funds that alleviate the immediate medical needs of Chinese hospitals on the frontline of fighting the coronavirus.
2. To empower members of the Georgetown community in making an impact on the fight against this global pandemic.
Where are the proceeds going?
The proceeds of this fundraiser will go to Beijing Chunmiao Charity Foundation. We chose them because of their demonstrated quickness to respond, their proven ability to obtain medical supplies and devices to hospitals in need, and their emphasis on operational transparency.
Links to learn more: Description of Chunmiao in English
About Chunmiao's coronavirus project (can be translated using Chrome browser)
Chunmiao is a Chinese non-profit founded in 2010 specializing in public welfare projects in caring for congenitally-ill children, healthcare, education, elderly-nursing, and poverty alleviation.
On January 27, 2020, Chunmiao formed a Coronavirus workgroup that was able to raise roughly 40M RMB (roughly 6M USD), more than 25M RMB of which is already spent to provide medical supplies and devices to hospitals in Wuhan and surrounding areas.
Chunmiao will decide the specific usage of our proceeds as they see fit (e.g. masks vs. ECMO machines) to the circumstances of the hospitals they support.
Fundraiser disclosure
Given that Chunmiao is non-profit registered in China only (meaning it cannot register itself on GoFundMe), we will transfer the proceeds to a personal account first before wiring them to Chunmiao's account in China. Stanley He , a current MBA student at Georgetown and the liaison between Chunmiao and us, will receive the proceeds and then wire them out.
We will be disclosing all financial transactions and records related to this fundraiser and obtain a receipt from Chunmiao. Chunmiao will also provide us a report on the usage of our donation to us. We are in the process of setting up a website to disclose this information.
Members and friends of the Georgetown community, we hope to get your support to come together and help fight this global pandemic by supporting the people who are fighting the coronavirus and saving lives on the frontline.
We are a group of students from Georgetown University, and we are fundraising for medical supplies and devices to support hospitals in China to assist patients infected by or under the threat of COVID-19.
Why are we doing this fundraiser?
The SARS-CoV-2 virus (previously known as the 2019 novel coronavirus) has permeated our news and conversations for the past month. Yet, no news can rightfully communicate the fear, confusion, and helplessness of those that are infected or quarantined, nor the courage and sacrifice of the doctors, nurses, and volunteers battling on the frontline. Many Georgetown students have families in China and Wuhan. They are worried and have contributed a lot of time and effort to help their families and others in China.
As students of Georgetown University, we are guided by the Jesuit tradition of Cura Personalis -- “care for the whole person”, and believe that it is part of our responsibility to help the members of the global community who are most severely affected by the COVID-19 global pandemic.
Therefore, we are holding this fundraiser to achieve two goals:
1. To provide funds that alleviate the immediate medical needs of Chinese hospitals on the frontline of fighting the coronavirus.
2. To empower members of the Georgetown community in making an impact on the fight against this global pandemic.
Where are the proceeds going?
The proceeds of this fundraiser will go to Beijing Chunmiao Charity Foundation. We chose them because of their demonstrated quickness to respond, their proven ability to obtain medical supplies and devices to hospitals in need, and their emphasis on operational transparency.
Links to learn more: Description of Chunmiao in English
About Chunmiao's coronavirus project (can be translated using Chrome browser)
Chunmiao is a Chinese non-profit founded in 2010 specializing in public welfare projects in caring for congenitally-ill children, healthcare, education, elderly-nursing, and poverty alleviation.
On January 27, 2020, Chunmiao formed a Coronavirus workgroup that was able to raise roughly 40M RMB (roughly 6M USD), more than 25M RMB of which is already spent to provide medical supplies and devices to hospitals in Wuhan and surrounding areas.
Chunmiao will decide the specific usage of our proceeds as they see fit (e.g. masks vs. ECMO machines) to the circumstances of the hospitals they support.
Fundraiser disclosure
Given that Chunmiao is non-profit registered in China only (meaning it cannot register itself on GoFundMe), we will transfer the proceeds to a personal account first before wiring them to Chunmiao's account in China. Stanley He , a current MBA student at Georgetown and the liaison between Chunmiao and us, will receive the proceeds and then wire them out.
We will be disclosing all financial transactions and records related to this fundraiser and obtain a receipt from Chunmiao. Chunmiao will also provide us a report on the usage of our donation to us. We are in the process of setting up a website to disclose this information.
Members and friends of the Georgetown community, we hope to get your support to come together and help fight this global pandemic by supporting the people who are fighting the coronavirus and saving lives on the frontline.
Fundraising team (5)
Stanley He
Organizer
Washington D.C., DC
Hanson Ngo
Team member
Kyle Stranahan
Team member
Robert Sim
Team member
Sean Kong
Team member