Rotary Charity Ball

The Rotary Club of Beijing (Provisional) will hold its Seventh Annual Charity Ball at the Kempinski Hotel beginning at 7 p.m. April 23.

The black-tie charity extravaganza is held to raise funds to support Beijing Rotary Club charities including:

• Children and families affected by HIV/AIDS in Henan and Shanxi provinces;
• The Beijing Children's Village home for children of imprisoned parents;
• The Fortune and Minkang schools that serve the needs of mentally handicapped children;
• The Stars and Rain Institute for children with autism;
• The Gift of Life programme that provides live-saving heart surgeries to needy children.

Organizers emphasized that 100 percent of the money raised by the charity ball--more than 2 million yuan in recent years-gets to the children in need. The club itself operates off dues paid by members.

Rotary is a non-religious, non-governmental and non-political network of business, diplomatic and professional leaders who work together to provide services to people in need.

For futher information about the event, contact Gilbert Van Kerckhove at: Tel: +86 10 6553 2151 or 6552 0764; e-mail: gilbert@strategy4china.com.