simple&Life

Dear friends,

Although we are still waiting for the organizers of America’s Giving Challenge to announce the official results, we, like you, believe that we have won the Grand Prize. Right at this moment, we, probably just like you, are filled with indescribable joy.

The Challenge became especially exciting during the last few days, with cliff-hanger after cliff-hanger. Each day, the winner of the daily competition came down to the wire and was decided only in the last hour. We are grateful for all of our dedicated volunteers, donors, and passionate online supporters who not only generously supported us with their credit cards, but also gave us ideas,　publicized our cause, and cheered us on through the finish line. Our shared endeavor during these last three weeks will become a beautiful shared memory.

Along the way, we encountered too many incidents that touched us and warmed our hearts to recount. All that we can say at this moment is a simple “thank you” from our hearts. All of the volunteers of OCEF are grateful for your support, trust, and hope. Every single dollar we raised during the Challenge represents the hard work of supporters like you and the heavy responsibility you have entrusted to us. We will hold fast to the love you have shown to these children, and work even harder to help them.

We know very well that the path to provide the impoverished children access to basic education is long and winding. In order to give these students living in extreme poverty some measure of economic stability, we are willing to work long and hard, and hope that you will also stand with us, and give these children your long-term care and support. You can support us by becoming an official member of OCEF, participating in the 1-to-1 program to support a specific child, or volunteering for us. For more information please see OCEF’s official site:
http://www.ocef.org

Or our Chinese chapter’s site:
http://china.ocef.org

You can also participate our local charity events by joining our local chapters, for details, please check:
http://www.ocef.org/localbranches/

If you have any suggestions or comments for us, please contact us through our web site or contact us at pr@ocef.org. We are still working hard on the details regarding the tax deductibility of your contribution, company matching for donations, and the 1-to-1 program, and We will soon release the procedures for these issues.

We also hope that you would take 10 seconds to answer a survey for us to allow us to improve our work in the future.
http://spreadsheets.google.com/viewform?formkey=dG1FTWFVZjZwVjRsZy15XzdSOFJIaEE6MA

Friends, let us give another cheer! We want to thank you again for your participation. Because of our joint efforts, more and more children will be able to see their dreams come true.

Overseas China Education Foundation

11/7/2009

中文版：

亲爱的朋友们，

虽然比赛结果还有待主办方的最后确认，我们和您一样，坚信我们已经赢得了America’s Giving Challenge的总冠军！此时，也许您和我们一样，喜悦之情难抑！

这次比赛异常激烈，高潮迭起，每天的单日奖金和最后的总冠军争夺，时时刻刻扣人心弦。感谢广大的志愿者、捐赠者和热心网友，在比赛过程中，不仅慷慨捐助，还为我们出谋划策，奔走相告，摇旗呐喊。这三个星期的共同努力，将成为我们共同的美好回忆。

这一路上，有太多的感动和温暖。千言万语化为一句真诚的谢谢！OCEF全体义工感谢您的支持、信任和期待。这次募捐到的每一美元都凝聚着包括您在内的所有支持者的辛勤汗水和郑重托付，我们将带着您的爱心，努力把助学事业做得更好！

我们深知，助学之路漫长，树人之业以百年计，为了能给贫困学生稳定的经济保障，我们将长期奋斗，也希望您与我们并肩，给予孩子们持久的关注和支持！您可以通过成为OCEF正式会员、一对一捐款人或者义工，长期地帮助贫困山区的孩子！

详情请浏览OCEF主网站
http://www.ocef.org/

或者中国项目组：
http://china.ocef.org/

我们也欢迎您参加我们在各地的慈善活动，您可以通过下面的网址找到我们在各地分部的信息：
http://www.ocef.org/localbranches/

关于退税、公司配捐、及1对1助学项目，我们还在协商一些细节，会尽快给您一个答复；也希望您花上10秒钟，帮我们填写一个调查表，让我们以后的工作更加有的放矢。
http://spreadsheets.google.com/viewform?formkey=dG1FTWFVZjZwVjRsZy15XzdSOFJIaEE6MA

如果您有任何建议和意见，可以通过网上留言或者OCEF公共关系组信箱(pr@ocef.org)与我们联络。

朋友们，让我们再次欢呼！再次感谢您的参与！因为你我的共同努力，越来越多孩子的梦想即将启航！

海外中国教育基金会

二OO九年十一月七日