Tzu Chi Boston's COVID-19 Relief EffortsIII: Striving to Flatten the Coronavirus Curve With Love4/21/2020 The confirmed cases of COVID-19 are still growing in the USA. Unfortunately, Massachusetts is also among the six worst-affected states in the country. Though Tzu Chi Boston volunteers suffer a lack of manpower, we did not stop in our daily virtual prayers for the outbreak to end. We are also working to gather medical supplies and distribute them for various groups. One of the management staff of the cardiac research department in Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Shi Xu, has asked for donations of medical supplies from the Chinese community in Boston for the medical staff in his department. After hearing about this, sister Emily Hsiao from Tzu Chi Boston personally gifted 1000 surgical masks and a multi-lingual Jing Si aphorism book to researcher Shi on April 8. Tzu Chi Boston’s charity team volunteers heard about nursing homes in Quincy and Newton needing medical supplies. On April 10, Brother Yufeng Chen represented Tzu Chi and gifted Quincy South Cove Manor with 1000 masks at the Tzu Chi Boston office. Also, we gifted The Falls at Cordingly Dam (Benchmark Senior Living) where COVID-19 has been confirmed, 500 surgical masks and 10 N95 masks.  Brother Chen gifted Quincy South Cove Manor 1000 masks.  Brother Chen gifted The Falls at Cordingly Dam 500 surgical masks and 10 N95 masks. Tzu Chi Boston director Sister Vickie Chang contacted the Taiwan Overseas Community Affairs Council and realized that there may be immigrants who need masks. So, brother Chen prepared 30 gift bags with 5 masks and multigrain powder for people who may need them.  Brother Chen carefully packaged these gifts with his blessings for everyone. Sister Sian Ooi i from Tzu Chi Boston personally gifted 3000 surgical masks ， 60 N95 masks and 50 KN95 masks to Benchmark Waltham on April 10. So they greatly appreciated the timely package.  As the pandemic continues, Tzu Chi’s work will continue! Tzu Chi USA invites you to join us in the fundraiser for this outbre ✨Donation link：https://www.facebook.com/donate/3098269430211122/ Donation Payable to: Tzu Chi Mailing Address: Tzu Chi Foundation 15 Summer Street Newton Upper Falls, MA 02464 If you have any urgent need for assistance, please call Tzu Chi Foundation Boston Service Center Phone: 617-762-0569 Email: TzuChiBoston@gmail.com  In these times of unrest and fear, apart from giving financially, there are many other actions we can take to help end this pandemic. Tzu Chi is promoting a global movement to go vegetarian in fighting this pandemic. We urge everyone to change their diet and increase the number of plant-based meals in sending love for mother nature. As Tzu Chi’s founder, Dharma Master Cheng Yen repeatedly reminds us, taking a plant-based diet to stop taking lives is the answer to many issues that mankind faces, including this pandemic and the possible disasters in the future. Also, Tzu Chi is gathering the power of prayer. Since the outbreak, Tzu Chi volunteers have been praying for everyone and every family affected. We invite everyone, regardless of your religion or faith to join us in gathering the power of kind thoughts. The more well-wishes there are, the more strength we can gather. Please learn more from tzuchi.us/coronavirus This COVID-19 pandemic has an unprecedented scale. Let us work together to safeguard our communities, our homes and provide medical supplies to the medical workers at the frontlines and support the livelihood of vulnerable low-income families. 
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Tzu Chi Boston's COVID-19 Relief Efforts II: Striving to Flatten the Coronavirus Curve With Love4/7/2020 With the rapid spread of the new coronavirus (COVID-19) epidemic in the United States, Tzu Chi Boston volunteers continue to donate medical supplies and distribute hot meals to those in need. In order to spread the love and support during this time, Tzu Chi volunteers collectively collected 500 surgical masks. With the help of many other generous donors the volunteers were able to collect 1000 more masks. On March 30th, all 1500 medical masks were delivered to Cambridge Health Alliance to help overcome the shortage of medical supplies. Cambridge Health Alliance replied with sincere gratitude, saying, “Thank you very much. We are opening additional areas for treating COVID patients, so this is very timely!  Facing this deteriorating situation, the Massachusetts government utilized the closed schools and sports fields as temporary emergency shelters for the homeless. On the evening of March 31, Massachusetts Emergency Management Agency (MEMA) and Massachusetts volunteer groups MA VIAD urgently called for bedding sets for the newly established shelter in Brockton. The Tzu Chi Boston Service Center responded immediately, providing 80 blankets the next day for those in need.   After the previous donations, Tzu Chi volunteers delivered more medical supplies almost non-stop. On April 1, 2000 medical masks were delivered to Carney Hospital.  On April 2, 2000 medical masks were delivered to Lawrence Hospital.  Also on April 2, 4000 medical masks were delivered to Boston Medical Center.  On April 2, 1000 medical masks were delivered to Tufts Medical Center Asian Clinic.  Tzu Chi sincerely hopes that the donated materials will alleviate the shortage of medical supplies in community hospitals. No matter how long the epidemic will last, the relay of love and kindness is unremitting. Tzu Chi Boston will step up to stem the coronavirus pandemic with their greatest effort. Let us strengthen our love and kindness to fight against the virus and hysteria. Let us join forces in this battle, contributing individual strengths to ultimately lead the world to safety and peace. Those directly affected by the disaster need you. Tzu Chi needs you. Hand in hand, we will fight against the pandemic together! We sincerely encourage everyone to join us in making donations to overcome this pandemic as soon as possible. Donation Payable to: Tzu Chi Mailing Address: Tzu Chi Foundation 15 Summer Street Newton Upper Falls, MA 02464 If you have any urgent need for assistance, please call Tzu Chi Foundation Boston Service Center Phone: 617-762-0569 Email: TzuChiBoston@gmail.com  Tzu Chi Boston's COVID-19 Relief Efforts: Striving to Flatten the Coronavirus Curve With Love4/3/2020 Under the severe spread of the epidemic in the United States, the Boston Office of the Tzu Chi Foundation packed masks, gloves, alcohol, along with other items into epidemic prevention kits, to be distributed to volunteers with love and blessings.  With the rapid spread of the new coronavirus (COVID-19) epidemic in the United States, Tzu Chi volunteer Emily Xiao, who works at Brigham and Women's Hospital, has witnessed and felt an ever-rising crisis on the frontline of the epidemic. Hospitals are facing a rising demand for medical protection equipment, such as medical masks. Frontline medical workers are only distributed one medical mask daily. For the health of medical staff, Brigham and Women’s Hospital began asking for medical masks donations from the public. Upon knowing the need, Tzu Chi's Boston branch reported to the New York headquarter office right away and asked if the medical supplies prepared earlier could be donated to the hospital for backup. A consensus was soon reached to prioritize the health and safety of healthcare workers and to implement the donation immediately. Within two days, Tzu Chi Boston delivered 1,000 medical masks and 8 N95 respirators to Brigham Women’s Hospital. Meanwhile, the volunteers also presented Jing Si food products, multi-lingual Jing Si Aphorism books, Tzu Chi Monthly, and bamboo banks as tokens of gratitude to the medical staff. On March 25, volunteer Jack Huang and Vickie Chang, on behalf of Tzu Chi Foundation handed over these 1,000 medical masks to the medical staff representatives of the Brigham and Women's Hospital, Sandra Abber and Robin Lucia.  On behalf of Brigham and Women’s Hospital nursing department, Sandra Abber and Robin Lucia gratefully received our donation of medical supplies.  During the coronavirus outbreak, we are also caring for students in our community. On March 22nd, 2020, volunteer CaoZheng sent over protective supplies to our five Tzu Chi volunteers, to help our college student volunteers feel safer and comfort their family on the other side of the world. Two of the students were preparing to fly back to their country, so they greatly appreciated the timely package.  On March 24th, a parent from Tzu Chi children Kung Fu class shared that two of his colleagues did not have any face mask to wear but had to take public transit on their daily commute. He was very worried about his colleagues’’ health. After hearing that, Tzu Chi volunteers left a package with protective masks in Tzu Chi Foundation’s mailbox for them to pick up, with no human contact involved in the act.  On March 27, The Director, Hung-Wei Ou, of OCAC (Overseas Community Affairs Council Republic of China (Taiwan), Mr. Ou reported that an elder Taiwanese currently living by hererself needed some face masks. Tzu Chi volunteers reached out to the elder, sent her a package containing face masks, and helped her to purchase groceries.  We give our thanks to China Gourmet Restaurant, who has been providing hot food for Tzu chi’s homeless meal distribution. During the epidemic, they are still providing hot food for lower-income families and families who are suffering from cancers. We also would like to thank other business owners who are willing to donate and help even though they have been closing their business because of the shutdown.  Let’s defend ourselves from the virus with love and transform calamity into peace with kindness. Let’s join our forces in this battle, contributing money and physical strength, as well as anything else at our disposal so that we will ultimately prevail. Those directly affected by the disaster need you. Tzu Chi needs you. Hand in hand, we will fight against the pandemic together! We sincerely ask everyone to make a donation to overcome this pandemic as soon as possible.  Donation Payable to: Tzu Chi
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