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On November 27th, seven representatives of the American company, Target came to Donglu Kindergarten in Pucheng program area of Plan China for a Project Donation Ceremony for 2008. They also gave gifts to the children at the Kindergarten and also Jingyao Middle School. This is the sixth donation by
Target to Plan China since 2003. The donation will be used to improve children’s study environment and teachers’ working condition in poverty areas. In the 6 years, Target has donated a total of 132,936 US dollars to Plan China. At the donation ceremony, Target’s Human Resources and Administrative Director, Madam Zhou Yan made a donation speech and Plan China Grants Manager Zhang Aiying claimed that she would positively promote mutual cooperation. The deputy minister of Pucheng County Education Bureau, the principal of Donglu kindergarten and the headmaster of Jingyao township middle school also made speeches and thanked Target and Plan China for the donation. All those participating then watched a performance by the children.
In the afternoon, representatives of Target visited Jingyao township middle school. In the PE class of Grade 2, Target representatives played a short basketball match with children. The donation will be used in Donglu Kindergarten, Jingyao Middle School in Pucheng County and Yanghe Kindergarten in Xixiang County for teachers’ capacity building and kindergarten’s development. |