How You Can Help: Success Stories

Currently, we're sponsoring 279 children in foster care, 180 school tuitions for orphaned children and 53 Hugging Grannies on an ongoing basis. In addition, we concentrate heavily on meeting needs for life-saving surgeries, medical care, equipment, vitamins, warm clothes, bedding, learning materials and toys.

We're working hand-in-hand with the following 24 orphanages:

Fengcheng, Fenyi, Ganzhou, Gao'an, Guixi, Hengfeng, J'ian, Jiujiang, Leping, Fuzhou (Linchuan), Nanchang, Nanfeng, Ningdu, Pingxiang, Ruijin, Shanggao, Shangrao, Taihe, Xinyu, Yichun, Yihuang, Yingtan, Yujiang and Wanzai.

Contributions provided for the Fengcheng Orphanage

This orphanage had a real need to automate their laundry room, so they could stay on top of keeping the kids' clothes clean and dry. An industrial strength washing machine, spinner and dryer were badly needed at this orphanage.

We are happy to report that this need has been filled. Thank you for all the donations you provided to make this purchase a reality. An extra special THANK-YOU to the Milwaukee Area Families with Children from China have donated $1500 for this. Your generosity proves that wonderful things can happen when people unite with a heart-felt goal in mind.

Contributions provided for the Fenyi Orphanage

This is a new orphanage for us. There are roughly 100 orphaned children living in the institute.

Their first request was for an air-conditioner/heater and 40 quilts to keep the kids warm at night. Thanks to your generous donations, we've received funds for all of this and our Amity team in China have been ensuring that everything is delivered to the orphanage. Thanks!

Contributions provided for the Ganzhou Orphanage

More Foster Care Sponsors Found:

We have three new children who have received foster care sponsorship:

ZXH, a girl born Oct. 2002 - has Hepatitis B

ZXM, a girl born Mar. 2003 - has Hepatitis B

ZXD, a girl born Aug. 2001 - has cerebral palsy

Industrial Sized Clothes Washer Provided:

The December Dragons (DTC December 2002 Group) raised the funds to provide an industrial-size washing machine for this orphanage. Thanks, Dragons!

Air Conditioner/Heating Units Provided:

Two air-conditioner/heater units were provided through donations. Thanks!

Money was once again sent to purchase the following:

$3,057 - Industrial Washing Machine
$611 - Solar Water Heater
$459 - Air Conditioner for the Clinic

HXM received his operation for his heart malformation and is now in good recovery. He is expected to soon receive surgery for undescended testis.

There are now five Amity Hugging Grannies at Ganzhou. Two are fairly new volunteers. The Grannies are able to offer the children in the nursery more physical contact that is crucial for their development. The Grannies here also pay particularly close attention to the needs of children with disabilities or those who have failing health. Each Hugging Granny has been assigned to approximately four children who need such special care, helping these children with rehabilitation and proper development. These Grannies have also received some extra training for rehabilitation methods for the disabled and how to detect certain abnormalities.

Contributions provided for the Gao'an Orphanage

Medical Needs Met:

HYZ, a girl born in July of 1989 has a skin condition which needs continuous applying of medication. A donation was received to cover the cost of medication.

"Elizabeth" (GAN), a little girl born with congenital heart disease in 1998, has been adopted and will receive treatment in the U.S.!

GRQ, a boy born in April, 2002 received cleft lip repair surgery and is doing great!

GRX, a little girl born in February 2003, (below) is receiving reparative surgery for a club foot condition. Thanks to our General Fund contributors!


	Contributions provided for the Guixi Orphanage Education: Two of our sponsored school kids have recently graduated and acquired jobs! GC, 20 years old, went to school at the Civil Affair s School and is now working at the Civil Affairs Bureau. GH, 20 years old, went to school at Jingdezhen Clinic School and is now working at the Guixi Orphanage Medical Room. Congrats to both of them! And, we recently received donations for four more kids from this orphanage to attend school. Medical Needs Met: A leg brace was provided for GY and two artificial limbs were for GZ. Thanks to those of you who contributed to our General Fund, we had funds available to get these kids what they needed right away. Thanks! GAH, a girl born in November of 2002 received cleft lip surgery. GDD, a girl born in July of 2002 received surgery for a capillary hemangioma at the back of her right ear. GL, a boy born in September of 2001 received hernia surgery.

	GL, a boy born in September of 2001(photo below) is being adopted! Funds received for his surgery to repair clubfeet will be redirected to provide similar surgery for GRX, a little girl in the Gao'an orphanage.

GAH, a girl born in November of 2002 received cleft lip surgery.

GDD, a girl born in July of 2002 received surgery for a capillary hemangioma at the back of her right ear.

GL, a boy born in September of 2001 received hernia surgery.

Foster Care:

Twenty children from this orphanage are in Amity Foundation foster care homes.

Hugging Grannies:

Our four Hugging Grannies in Guixi (below left) are doing an outstanding job of working with the disabled children, both those in the orphanage and those in foster care (below right). They work on rehabilitation exercises with the kids three times a week. We've now received funds for some rehabilitation equipment to help them do an even better job.

Equipment Needs:

Previously, staff workers in this orphanage were using a small washing machine to wash clothes and diapers. It often got overworked and had to "rest" between uses. We've now received donations to purchase an industrial-strength washing machine for this orphanage. Thanks!

We were also able to provide a camera to this orphanage, for recording the progress of the kids.

In addition, ten baby walkers were provided to give the little ones more mobility and get them out of their cribs.

Contributions provided for the HengFeng Orphanage

Equipment Needs Met:

This institute lacked a clothes washer and dryer. All clothes were being washed by hand. We received US $1537 in donations, added $2349 from our General Fund, and purchased a new industrial strength washer and dryer for them. They're very glad not to have to wash and dry the children's' clothes outside by hand any more!

Medical Needs Met:

The facility’s medical clinic was in need of an incubator for rescuing abandoned premature infants. Donations were made and the incubator is being put to good use!

CJ, a boy born in Aug, 2000 received surgery for urethra split.

Funds were received to pay for a hernia repair surgery for a little girl, but she was adopted before the surgery could be done. These funds will be reserved to pay for other medical needs at this orphanage. We'll keep you posted!

Equipment Provided:

Funds were received to provide a new incubator for infants in this orphanage.


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		Below are just a few examples of requests that have been filled, thanks to donations to the Altrusa and Amity Foundations by various wonderful contributors from all over the United States, Canada and other countries. Thanks, contributors!


	New Doctor Sponsored for 2004: We've received the needed sponsorship for one retired medical doctor working full time in the clinic. Dr. Wu QingHua is shown below. We're happy to have her assistance in this orphanage. (US $1088 per year)


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