“No act of kindness, no matter how small, is every wasted.” – Aesop

A big thank you to all that donated to the China Earthquake Relief Fund, either through my sidebar donate button, or your own means.

With your help, and that of my colleagues, we have raised just over $200 US. It will be forwarded today, with the rest of the funds the school has raised. This isn’t the end of the appeal. I’ll leave the button up for a few more days and forward any contributions to the Chinese Red Cross for their continued work during in earthquake relief.

The older students are a little “freaked out.” Seeing destroyed schools on the news, something concrete they can relate to, has them feeling sad and worried. We can listen, console, and muddle on.

“Kindness is the language which the deaf can hear and the blind can see.” – Mark Twain

UPDATE: The students and staff of my school raised more than 400,000 Yuan (more than $57,000 USD) for the relief fund.