Compassionate Service Society March 2005 Volume 2, Issue 1 Hoa Nghiêm Pháp Võng SPECIAL EDITION: CSS TRIP TO SRI LANKA FOR TSUNAMI HOUSING PROJECT Overview of Trip by Master Ce Hằng Trường Dear friends in the dharma, On January 24th , Compassionate Service Society sent us, Lan Huy, Judy and myself, to Sri Lanka to visit the destroyed sites and make contact with the Weera Foundation which is responsible for constructing houses for survivors of the tsunami. Together with our two Sri Lankan friends, Venerable Chandrasiri from Oregon, and Ayanka Edirisinghe from Paris, we went back and forth along the Southern coastline, from Colombo to Kalutara, Bentota, Hikkaduwa, Galle, Matara, and Hambatota to visit refugee camps and villages there. We had witnessed the devastating effects of the tsunami not only on the physical aspects but also on the emotional level as well. Along with flattened houses, collapsed walls and fences, scattered bricks and debris, are the desperate souls, broken hearts and hopeless faces. A 10-month old baby lost both of her parents. ‘How would she grow up normal?’, asked her grandmother who is also her present guardian. A married couple lost all three of their children and his house. A 88-year old man has to live in the dilapidated house where he witnessed the ocean swallowed his 2 sons, a daughter, and their grandchildren. Can you imagine how life would be, looking from the lenses of this old man? Everywhere we saw, a sense of sadness engulfed the scene. And grief and tears are our response. On January 30th , Venerable Maduluwawe Sobitha invited us to attend the Ground Breaking Ceremony for a 100 houses to be built for the tsunami survivors in Kalutara. About a hundred people, comprised of donors, visitors, and government officials were there along with our group. This is the first solid and positive sign that we have seen so far: ‘yes, we are building lives’, Venerable Sobitha said during the opening speech. For the survivors, these simple houses of 2 bedrooms, cost only $2,000 USD, are more than what they could dream of. We were so touched to see the 5 families who lost their houses became so joyful when they heard our promise to help them build their houses. We saw faces brightened up, hearts opened wide in the refugee camp in Matara when we distributed gifts, played, chanted, sang and danced with them. “Next time when you come, even if you don’t bring us any gift, we still appreciate your coming. Please come to see us!”, a man held my hand tightly as I got on the car leaving the camp. Holding back my tears, looking into his eyes, I suddenly understood his message: our mission is not just building houses; we’re to bring them what no material value can: hope and love. It is this mission of hope and love that I invite everyone to join me in this task of building them houses and building their lives. Peace in your heart, Ce Hang Truong Pa g e 2 H oa Ng h iêm Phá p Võn g Vol um e 2 , Issu e 1 About Weera Foundation & Community Rebuilding Jatika Weera Padanama (National Heroes Foundation) is a non-profit organization established in 1992 by venerable Maduluwawe Sobitha Thero, a highly respected monk whom many considered as a Dalai Lama of Sri Lanka. The organization is locally based in Kotte, Sri Lanka and is operated by a volunteer panel of directors, all whom had previously been involved in various respected professions: Mr. Mano Alles, a former senior deputy general manager of bank of Ceylon and is currently the director of Pan Asia Bank; Mr Kulatunge, a former senior civil servant director general who was also an adviser to various UN agencies; Mr. Navin Gooneratne, chairman of Sama International Trust, an architect, who also served as an technical advisor to the president of Sri Lanka; Major general Kamal Fernando, a retired army general of Sri Lanka, and there are few other elite members of the current Sri Lanka government. Together, these people made a great commitment to serve the people of Sri Lanka. Many of the activities they have been engaged in aim to promote the social, economic growth, and empowerment of the people, with the primary focus in rebuilding communities to become self-reliant communities. Since the devastated disaster occurred last December, the Weera Foundation urgently carried out its plan to help rebuid Sri Lanka, and its immediate goal is to provide housing for the tsunami victims with the initial objective of getting 1000 houses up and ready as soon as possible. The plan is to build the houses in 10 different areas, each as a cluster of 100 houses, along with a day care center, preschool, medical clinic, counseling center, and other facilities. They also aim on using environmental friendly technologies such as solar cookers, bio-gas cookers and other alternate sources of energy. According to the Weera foundation, the work doesn’t stop there after the houses are built but rather it will be followed by a series of programs to help the people get back on their feet at the right pace. At the heart of the community is the rehabilitation center which is used to help the victims to overcome their trauma and emotional crisis. Skills and leadership training programs will be introduced to the people to establish stability and ensure that the people co-exist together harmoniously. They will also be trained on how to market their products (e.g., fish, fruits, etc.) to garner income. The potential leaders will also be trained in five subject areas of need: youth, women, food, production, services (e.g., teaching) and cultural/ environmental issues. This community leadership training program will be self funded by Sama Internation Trust and their associates. They had this idea of bringing education and selfempowerment to the communities well before the tsunami hit, but it never came to fruition because the villagers were not interested. However, now after the tsunami, when the villagers have lost everything, it is the best possible time to implement this training program since the people now need this more than ever to survive and start anew. With all these in place, by Huy Nguyễn Sri Lanka will soon see a lot of changes, thanks to organizations like the Weera foundation and the international communities. H oa Ng h iêm Phá p Võn g Vol um e 2 , Issu e 1 Pa g e 3 The 24 Families at Matara Refugee Camp On the morning of Jan-28th05 we drove further south of the coast towards Matara. We stopped at a temple to take pictures of a huge cement Buddha’s statue at Thay’s request. During this time our translator, Mrs. Ayanka Cozian had spoken to some local people and found out that there is a small camp just built for 24 families around the corner of the temple. We then headed there to visit the camp, these 24 families had just moved in a couple days ago. Previously, they were living at a temple nearby. This campsite was built by a Japanese group; it is pretty well built and sturdy. It is just a place to stay without any cooking supplies or foods to eat. Our group visited each unit, talked to the families, listened to their sad stories and thoughts of the tsunami and what they needed at this point. We wanted to show them that we cared and that we were there to give them emotional support, not just monetary donations. We had spoken to a pregnant lady and she said the Sri Lankan government had no plans to help her with the baby or her family. At another unit, we spoke to an 85 year old woman who recounted her ordeal who told us that because of the muddy water her skin got infected. There were a few women with small infants. They have no food or milk for the infants. All the husbands of the 24 families in the camp are fishermen. After the tsunami their boats were destroyed and consequently they are currently out of work and have no monetary means to support their wife and kids. Some are out try- ing to fix their boat and hoping to get back out to the sea soon. Overall, they all said that they wish to have a house to live near the ocean, a cooker to cook some food, school supplies for their children, and a hope for a new beginning. pictures, we left to go back to the temple where we were staying. But before we left the children had yelled out for “Pens!”, “Pens!”, “Pens!” to our departing van. Upon seeing their smiling and happy faces, we felt such joy for them. During our visit, we had given each family 1,000 rupees ($10.00 US). Families with infants and other health issues were given 2,000-3,000 rupees depending on the size of the family. We also gave the children M&Ms and Gummy Life Saver candies. They were very happy to receive the treats and would come back for more and more time and again until there was no more candy left. After the visit, Venerable Chandrasiri recited a prayer for the families and then Thay gave a short dharma talk with Ayanka translating in Sinhalese, the Sri Lankan language. The families were very appreciative of the prayers and words of comfort and encouragement they heard. After this, we then got into a group circle with each of our hands held together as a symbol of friendship and bonding. Ayanka then led the group to sing the Sri Lankan national anthem, which somehow seemed to unite all of us together in one way or another. After taking a bunch of delightful group The outcome and feeling we had was so exhilarating for us that we decided the next morning to go out and buy foods, school supplies, hair pins for the girls, balls, racquets, small toys for the children and rattles and teething rings for the infants. Venerable Sobhita, our host, gave bagfuls of rice, crackers and dry instant noodles for the families. We arrived at the camp the next day around 5 pm that evening Jan-29th. On our drive there, it was raining and getting dark soon. We were worried that we couldn’t give what we had bought for the families due to the weather condition, but I guess the Buddha was watching out for the families and for us and it stopped raining when we arrived. When we got there we immediately gathered the adults in a circle and handed out foods and other supplies to the families. In addition to the foods we had given energy bars, baby formula, baby’s bottle and toys for the infant and mother. During this time we also had gathered the children in an outer circle to draw pictures about them for the drawing contest where prizes would be handed out later. The kids did a wonderful job. The sad thing is that the majority of pictures are tsunami re- by Lan Bành lated. One of the drawings that really got our attention was by a 7 year old girl who drew a humongous wave with dead bodies and houses are underneath the wave. That was a very first image come into her mind when she think of the tsunami. It was quite heart wrenching to see that the majority of all the drawings had death depicted. After the contest we got everyone in circle again, gave out prizes to the children and sang their National Anthem and one of the Sri Lankan popular songs. Some even came out in the middle and danced. The people were clapping hands, laughing and enjoying this moment of fun together. At that moment we saw the pure happiness and joy on everyone’s faces. Through Ayanka’s translation, the families expressed their gratitude towards us. They said they felt love and care was given to them for the first time since the tsunami instead of organizations just giving them materials. They said they welcome us back anytime even if we don’t bring anything to give them. The love and care are the things they long for beside the house to live in. We took pictures of the whole camp and said good-bye. They walked with us to the van and it took awhile to say good bye. At the end, Thay had promised to build the 24 homes for them. They said they must have good karma because the Buddha brought Thay and CSS to them at their time of need. And to the wonderment of the families, their wish came true as the following day the Housing Project team from the Weera Foundation came to talk to them on behalf of Thay and CSS regarding getting them new homes. Pa g e 4 H oa Ng h iêm Phá p Võn g Vol um e 2 , Issu e 1 ACTIVITIES TIMELINE 11:35 pm: Thay & CSS delegation depart LAX for Sri Lanka 5:15 pm: Arrive in Colombo, Sri Lanka. Ven. Chandrasiri meets us. —-01/24/05 —-01/26/05 8:30 am: CSS visits a local boy's school in Kotte; Thay talks to the Principal and Administrator —01/27/05 8:00 pm: Meeting with Weera Foundation president Ven. Sobhita & Housing Project Manager Mr. Tissa —Kotte, 01/26/05 11:00 am: Dana hosts ceremony; prayer for tsunami victims — Jananandaram Temple, Hikkaduwa, 01/27/05 2:00 pm: V that a traen. Hikkaduwa (r ight of Th clean ctor is neede ay) states the tractoup the rubble; CdS to help transport S r—Janana nd ndaram Tdonates $1500afo emple, 01 r /27/05 2:30 pm: Viist damaged temple. Thay donates $2500 to rebuild hardest hit temple in Sri Lanka — 01/27/05 1:00 pm: Visiting refugee camp at Jananandaram Temple; Lan reaching out to families —01/27/05 3:00 pm: Visit destroyed areas in Galle and along coastline —-01/27/05 12:00 pm: VIsit Ven. Midigama Uparatana with school of young monks. Thay donates $1000 to help library — 01/28/05 H oa Ng h iêm Phá p Võn g Vol um e 2 , Issu e 1 Pa g e 5 ACTIVITIES TIMELINE 11:00 am: Met with the UN Ambassador and his wife at their home. 7:00 pm: ReRe-visiting Grameeya Hospital Camp to give out food and supplies. —01/29/05 —01/29/05 4:00 pm: Visiting Grameeya Hospital Refugee Camp of 24 families; Judy passing out candy to the children. —01/28/05 12:30 pm: Thay gives a talk to Sunday school students at Ven. Chandrasiri's temple. A wave of goodbyes to the students. Galle— Galle—01/30/05 10:00 pm: Met with Dr. Hayma of SUCCESS non-government organization —01/29/05 mony of 100 Breaking Cereundation. Huy d un ro G : Fo 8:30 am a— utara— built by Weera into soil. Kal/3 homes to be n ow d 05 ick 0/ br 01 laying 8:00 pm: Talk to Housing Project team regarding plans for building 1000 homes. —-01/30/05 3:00 pm: CSS promises to donate $10,000 to build homes for these 5 families via Ven. Dr. Talawe Sangharatana's temple —01/30/05 7:00 am: Depart Sri Lanka for Los Angeles. Ven. Sobhita, Ven. Chandrasire & Ayanka sees us off. —-01/31/05 Pa g e 6 H o a N g h i ê m P h á p Võ n g Vo l u me 2 , Is s u e 1 CSS Tsunami Housing Project Fund Compassionate Service Society would like to thank the following organizations and individuals who have made a donation to CSSTsunami Housing Project as of March 7, 2005. The total donations to this date totals $228,670. Connie Nguyen Hoa Thuy Nguyen Kieu Tien Nguyen Crystal Bui Hoa Dang Ho Kim Thu Nguyen Dao Huyen Hoang Ngoc Hang Kim Ngan Pham Dao Thi Nguyen Hoang Quy Minh Kim Quach Dao. B Nguyen, MD Hollandease Investment Kim Anh Thi Nguyen David R. Anne Morgan Hong Phuong Thai Kim Chi Pham David Tran Hsiang F Liang Kim Chi Thi Pham DBA Tam's Pharmacy Hue Thuy Nguyen Kim Uyen Thi Nguyen DBA ThienTu Chan Nguyen Hue Huynh Kuo Jiang Mu Dennis Robinson Hughes Soone Kuo Chi Fong Diane Dinh Hung Nguyen Ky Khac Thai Dich Quan Hung Phuc Khuong L.T. Investment Diep Khac Vu Hung T. Du Labeh Yasamifar Diep Ngoc Nguyen Huong Hoang Cuc Lam My Van Dieu Duyen family Huong La Lam Ngoc Lien Dieu Tinh /Ha Huong My Le Lam Soc Hen/Lee Lam Ðinh Hoàng Anh Huy X. Tran Lan T.Nguyen Dinh B. Pham Huynh Thi Phan Laura W. Krome Do Angie Hy Phan Le Dieu Do Loan Interfaith Paths to Peace Inc. Le Kim T. Do Loann K Jai-Hwa Kung Lai Le My Hanh Don Tran James M. Kogawara Le My Hue Don Danhnrath James J. McMillin Le Thi Dieu Hoa Du Chi-Lan Janice Nelson Le Tiffany Duc Thien Vu Jensen Seafood Packing Co. Le M.Hai / Loan M. Le Dung Nguyen Jensen Tuna, Inc. Leigh Anh Nguyen Dung T Pham Jin Le Liang Inc. Duong My Nu Jin Po Chung Mei Lee Lien H. Thai Dwight Joan Ngo Lily Nguyen E. Anne Alexandra John D. Tran Lily Phuong Nguyen Edwin Trinh Joseph Grant Linda K. Weeter Gai T. Bui Joshua Paul Larocca Linda L. Meyer Giao Ngoc Tran Joyce Ann Isasil Lisa Cong Tran Gisela Becerra Judith Ann Kaiper Lisa L. Jackson Grant W. Uba, M.D Judy Nguyen Lisa A. Long Gusti L. Newqui St Julie Nguyen LL & J Ice, Inc. Hai Huynh June Kwon Loan Le Hanh Truong Kalei Engel Loc Quang Le Harbor Dendistry Katie Yao Loeschen Sharon Ho Thu Thuy Kathleen M. Graham Loi My Nong Hoa Ai Tran Kengin Lee Lawrence Loi D. Nguyen Hoa Doan Khoi V. Cat Long Vinh Hoa K. Dang Kiem H. Nguyen Lorran Hoa Khanh Tran Kiet LP Tran Amy Agzarian Angie Mai Le Anh Tien Tran Ann Elizabeth Ferguson Anne Nguyen Annette Perea Anonymous Anonymous Anonymous Antee N. Dang Arthur Ba Luong Barbara Cooper Barny Le Belinda Flores Bill Binh Nguyen Vu Biotal Technologies Boi Hoan Ton Brian G. Steele Bui Thi Mai C.A Graham C.N. Vu Cam Nguyen M.D Can Dac Ho Cao Thien Tim Cao Thi Ngoc Huong Carolyn H. Crawford Catherine Tran Celine Duong Chaccphet Limsakaine Chang Wei Lin Charles M.Goh Chi Luu Tan Clarisse Quynh Huyen H o a N g h i ê m P h á p Võ n g Vo l u me 2 , Is s u e 1 Pa g e 7 CSS Tsunami Housing Project Fund Lucy Mai Thanh Nguyen Nguyen Tam Sally Tony Bui Luu Truong Nguyen Thi Bich Thuy San Pham Tracy Hoang Vu Luyen Tuong Vi-Ta Nguyen ThiThu Nguyet Sandy Jaw-His Liang Tran Bich Ryan Luz Nguyen Trang Sean Evenson Tran Huu Tat Ly Thi Hue Nguyen Trinh Sherri Fairbanks Tran Ky Lynne L. Schmidt Nguyen V. Ken Shu Feng- Chen Tran Minh Mabel Lee Nguyen Van Manh Shu Y. Hsu Tran Nu Mai Anthony Nguyen Van Tich Shumin Yu Tran Thi Ba Mai Pham Nguyet T. Nguyen Stephen J. Seyler Tran Thi Quy Mai Phuong ThiDo Nhi Nga Phan Steven Nguyen Tran Thi Thien Huong Mai Tran Hải Nhiem Suong Nguyen, Dr. Tran Mai Vu Nhu Doan Le Susan L. Varga Tran Thi Thu Nga Mai Khanh Tuong Ta Nhu Mai Thi Tran Suzanne Hoover Tran Bich Thuy Mai Thi Pham-Duong Nick Ta Giang Huong Trinh Nguyen Margaret Desilva Ocean Le Corp. Ta Mai Khanh Truc Ly T. Dang Maria Nguyen Ocean Chen Corp. DBA Ta Xuan Huong Tuan Minh Tran Mark Amos Parnaz Mehdizadeg Ta Quynh Van Tuan Trang Tran Mark D. Pruitt Patricia K. Chase Tai N. Nguyen Tuyet Anh Nguyen Martha M. Frisch Paul Ngo Tam Khai Tuyet Mai Ngo Mary G. Brosky Paul A. Stone Tam Thi Nguyen Unzu Lee Maryann E. Conway Peter Kral Tara Y. Edwards Ut Van Cao Mei Chen Pham Hanh Le Thach Kim Hoang Van Melida S. Johnson Pham Kim Chi Thach Kim Lien Van Phuc Nguyen Michael Luann Davis Pham N. Hong Than Hue Veronica Can Tu Michelle Diệp Pham Thi Huong Giang Thang Phi Ngoc Veronica Martinez Michelle Nhu Mai Huyen Pham Le LinhSan Thi Thang Phi Ngoc Victor Lee Ming Lien Phan Tony Thanh Thuy Thi Le Victor S. Trione Minh Quang T. Du Phuc Dang Nguyen Thao Bui Victor S. Trione Minh Thanh Thi Truong Phung T. Khanh The Charles Engelhard Foundation Viet Phan Nakarma Troy Phung Xuan The Lighthouse Wellness Center Virginia Ky Nam Thai Nam Nguyen Phuong Van T Vo Thi Bui Vo Huong Nancy Le Huynh Pinei Tsai Thiet Tan Nguyen Vo Quynh Uyen Nancye A. Browning Quach Kim Thimy Le D.M.D Vu Minh Chau Natalie San Roman Que Bui Dang Thu Bui Vuong Tu Lien Ngac T. Tran, M.D Qui Thi Ngoc Bui Thu M. Vu Wanda D. Meyer Nghia Trung Mai Quoc Nghiem Ngoc Hoang Thuy M. Phan Wen Wah Chew Nguyen Bach Hue Quy Pham Thuy Thao Tran Xuan Tailoring Nguyen Cam Van Rafeal Thuy Tien Pham Yen B. Tran Nguyen Diep Ray E Torres Tich Van Nguyen Yolanda Nguyen Hoa Thuy Rev.C.J Wright Tich Van Nguyen Zen Investment Nguyen Lan Huong Rick Goodman To Quang Pham Nguyen Lien Huong, D.D.S Robert A Kustich Tom Hall Nguyen Sandy Robert Harrett Ton Ngoc Tran Nguyen T. Tuyet Mai Robin S. Horrell Tong Hoang Overview of Trip by Thầy Ce Hằng Trường Các bạn thân mến, Ngày 24 tháng Giêng vừa qua tôi, Lan, Huy và Judy đã đi Sri Lanka để thăm xét tình hình, công việc xây dựng nhà cửa cho nạn nhân trận hải chấn tsunami cũng như ủy lạo những nạn nhân ấy. Tụi tôi đã thấy tận mắt sự đau khổ vô vàn của họ: một em bé mới 10 tháng mà đã mồ cô bơ vơ vì cha và mẹ cũng như thân quyến đã bị cuốn trôi. Một bác khoảng 50 tuổi, mặt mày mất cả thần hồn, khi được chúng tôi hỏi bác có ý nguyện gì, cần tụi tôi giúp, đã nói như vầy: “Tôi chỉ muốn được chết thay cho chồng và 3 đứa con của tôi. Họ đã chìm vào lòng biển! Giờ đây cuộc sống đối với tôi còn ý nghĩa gì?” Bác ta cứ bị ám ảnh mãi bởi hình ảnh đứa con nhỏ nhất khỏi tay mình, bị sóng cuốn đi. Vô số những kinh nghiệm sống đau thương tương tự như thế đối với những nạn nhân khác. Tôi nghe mà lòng cực kỳ xúc động, đau buồn cho sự mất mát vừa vật chất vừa tinh thần của họ. Các bạn ơi, các bạn sÌ nói gì và làm gì để làm vơi dịu nËi khổ, đem tới họ niÊm vui và hy vọng? Tụi tôi tiếp xúc với ngài Maduluwawe Sobitha là một vị tăng rất có thành tÉch vÊ công viêc từ thiện ngài đã làm trong nhiÊu năm qua. Ngài giới thiệu dự án xây cất 1000 căn nhà cho nạn nhân hải chấn, và kêu gọi sự giúp đÈ của chúng ta. Hôm 28 tháng Giêng thì tụi tôi đi dự lÇ đặt viên đá đầu tiên xây dựng 100 căn nhà ở địa hạt Kalutara. Æến đó tôi mới thấy nét lạc quan, đầy hy vọng của mọi người: Ét ra đây là cách giúp đÈ hữu hiệu làm vơi bớt nËi khổ đau mất mát. Các bạn biết chăng, cả trăm ngàn người hiện đang sống trong lÊu, hoặc dưới những mái tôn tạm xây, vì nhà của họ đã bị tàn phá tan tành. Ngài Sobitha nói với tụi tôi rÅng: “Hiện nay ở vÄng phÉa Nam này, đồ ăn uống, áo quần đã tạm đủ, họ chỉ thiếu nhà cửa và việc làm mà thôi.” Như thế, hiển nhiên là dự án xây cất nhà cửa thì thiết thực và khÃn cấp vô cÄng. Tôi cứ nghĩ mình đi giúp họ, ngờ đâu,  ngược lại  Hôm đó tụi tôi tới thăm một làng tÁ nạn nọ, gồm có 24 gia đình. Lúc đầu họ tỏ vÀ xa lạ và ngÈ ngàng vì đã hơn cả tháng nay, chưa bao giờ có nhóm người ngoại quốc nào tới thăm họ. Æến lúc sắp rời làng, thái độ của họ v¿n còn xa lạ lắm. Tụi tôi quyết định mời họ ngồi thành vòng tròn lắng nghe lời tụng kinh của thầy Chandrasiri, là vị thầy TÉch Lan trong đoàn mình. Họ lập tức thành tâm chắp tay lắng nghe. Tụi tôi lại nảy ý kiến mời hết bà con đứng dậy thành vòng tròn, nắm tay nhau, hát một bài tập thể trước khi chia tay. Thế là mọi người lớn bé, già trÀ trong làng đÊu ra cả. Æột nhiên không khÉ thay đổi hoàn toàn: mọi người nối vòng tay lớn, cÄng nhau hát bài quốc ca và những bài đồng ca dÇ thương vô cÄng. Tôi thấy mọi người vành môi hiện nở nụ cười. Ai nấy như gắn bó lại, tình người khai mở. Bà con vui nhảy, bắt tay cám ơn, thân thiết vô cÄng. Æến lúc tụi tôi lên xe ra vÊ, một người đàn ông đột nhiên bước tới nắm tay tôi, nói rÅng: “Lần sau, nếu các vị có tới, dÄ các vị không có đem phÃm vật trao tặng, tụi tôi cũng hết sức cảm kÉch. Chỉ tấm lòng của các vị là đủ.” Tình thương và hy vọng. Tôi cảm động trước lời anh ấy quá. Lú đó tôi mới biết: mình đâu phải là người đi cứu trợ! ChÉnh họ là những người đã cứu trợ tôi, đã mở tâm tôi. Họ đã làm cho tôi cảm thấu thế nào là tình thương. Tấm lòng của họ đã xóa mất biên giới tự-tha, mà bản ngã ta ngăn chia, để khiến tình thương tràn lan vô ngại. CSSCSS-T SUNAMI COMMITTEE Tôi hy vọng các bạn sÌ cÄng với tôi thăm viếng những người bạn TÉch Lan dÇ thương ấy trong tương lai gần. Trước mắt, mình hãy cÄng nhau đóng góp, giúp họ xây nhà để họ có nơi ăn chốn ở vững vàng trước đã. Chair MASTER CE HANG TRUONG Technical & Media Support LAN HUONG LAM Co–Chair AYANKA COZIAN Technical & Media Support HUY NGUYEN Project Manager JUDY NGUYEN Honorary Advisor VENERABLE CHANDRASIRI Finance Manager LAN BANH Honorary Advisor CHRIS ST. HILAIRE Compassionate Service Society 6051 Palisade Drive Huntington Beach, CA 92647 Email: paramitadana@gmail.com Web: www.hoanghiemphapvong.org