Dear alumni and friends,

Please find two messages from the local Chinese communities in this email:

- Dr. Denny Ko Future Entrepreneurs Scholarship Program

- Call for donation for Ping

Best regards,

PUAASC

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Subject: Dr. Denny Ko Future Entrepreneurs Scholarship Program

SCMJ 2007/2008 'Dr. Denny Ko Future Entrepreneurs Scholarship Program' is now

ready to accept applications. The program information and the application form

can be found and downloaded at

http://www.scmj.org/Scholarship/2007-2008/Scholarship.htm.

Any high school senior or college/graduate school student is eligible to apply.

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Subject: Call for donation for Ping

Hello everyone,

We’d like to introduce a special friend to you—Ping Wu (武萍), a recent graduate of UCLA who also served on the CSSA-UCLA Committee, a bright, blossoming young girl in her pursuit of happiness, celebrating life and trying to fulfill her dreams.

But her life took a tragic turn two days before this past Christmas: the doctors informed her that she has Acute Myeloid Leukemia (AML), type IV, an unanticipated diagnosis that would forever change her life, and the lives of many others. We are still in shock, in disbelief, and we would rather think all of this is just a bad dream.

Denial would not lead her to recovery, and we must face hard truths. Ping is determined to fight her illness and conquer it! We have been so touched by her bravery, optimism, determination, courage, and perseverance. Each time when we visit her, despite her battered body due to chemotherapy and other procedures, she is always the storyteller, calmly and graciously narrating all the anecdotes about her diagnosis and treatment procedures, oftentimes even cracking jokes! What a brave soul she is!

Yet probably the biggest challenge Ping faces is her financial situation: Ping has just started her job and is currently in probation, without any disability insurance. As soon as she began taking medical leave she has lost all her sources of income; if her company decides to lay her off, she may even lose her medical insurance. Monetary donations are greatly appreciated at this moment. Your donations will ensure the continuation of her necessary treatments and help pay for living expenses for her and her mom who has just flown into the US from China. Donations can be made

1. via Paypal to budseu@hotmail.com or

2. by sending checks payable to Ping Wu to the following address:

Ping Wu

3161 S. Sepulveda Blvd. Apt. #306

Los Angeles, CA 90034

We will send you a confirmation email upon receiving your donation, thus please write your email address in the “Note” area on PayPal or on your check.

Furthermore, we may post the names of donors on http://cssa.ucla.edu/pingwuinform us if you would like to remain anonymous by indicating it in the “Note” area on PayPal or on your check.

Today, CSSA-UCLA Committee members are dedicating ourselves to help and support Ping, and we earnestly hope you will offer her a helping hand too. In helping, we recognize a simple but powerful truth: we need each other. And we must care for one another.

In the depth of winter, a spring can be reborn. And we call it “THE AUDACITY OF HOPE.”

Sincerely,

The Chinese Students and Scholars Association at UCLA

The South West Chinese Students and Scholars Association

January 21, 2008