On the afternoon of May 12th, an earthquake measuring 7.8 on the Richter scale struck the Sichuan Province of China.  Disastrous in severity, this earthquake left even distant provinces like Beijing, Shanghai, Shanxi, Hebei, and many others feeling strong tremors.  Casualty numbers have risen steadily throughout the night, and an exact assessment of the damage is still being conducted.  The greater China and the world community have turned their attention to the disaster relief efforts.

The One Foundation and its many partners have quickly rallied to answer the call for relief, coordinating with the disaster site within 24 hours to pitch in help, and reaching out to the greater world community to call for additional aid.   Tencent Charity Fund has already donated 1 million RMB to the One Foundation through the Red Cross Society to secure and send medical and other disaster relief supplies to the victims.  Tencent, Sohu, Taobao, Tianya, Yahoo, NetEase (and a rising number of others), have also actively coordinated with the One Foundation to begin online donation campaigns, gathering the hearts and thoughts of the greater community and sending them to the disaster victims.  The Shanghai Media Group, along with 7 other networks across the nation, has been working closely with the One Foundation to develop programs to contribute emotional, as well as material, support to the victims.  Other philanthropic organizations, such as Qiao Jiangnan, are also working with the One Foundation to further channel warmth and help to the disaster victims.

To the victims, the One Foundation, along with everyone in the One Family, wants to convey their heartfelt warmth and thoughts: you are not alone in these trying times, please hold on to your hopes and count on the fact that everyone in the One Family are working hard to bring you help and relief as quickly as possible. To the greater global community, the One Foundation continues to call for additional support and help in the relief efforts.