Several years ago there was an article written in the Wall Street Journal a boy who had leukemia. His parents were too poor to pay for his therapy and treatments and had run out of ideas. This article was written just in time and in two weeks, the WSJ had received over USD200,000 in donations for this family. The UFCO was asked to distribute these funds to the family so that the boy could receive his necessary chemotherapy and other medications. UFCO agreed to take on the case assuming that should there be left over donations, we could use the funds to help a family in a similar situation.

Recently the WSJ contacted us again to see if we could collect donations for another individual. This individual is named Mr. Wang. I am including an excerpt Mr. Alan Paul’s column, “The Expat Life,” giving a brief explanation of how this man was burned.

“Mr. Wang had been in a basement room when a spark from a welder’s torch fell and ignited the fumes of the waterproofing material he was applying, alighting his clothes and leaving him a molten mess. A fellow worker pulled him from the basement and an hour later an ambulance took him to the hospital. As a day laborer, he had no health or disability insurance. His employer put up money to have him admitted — Chinese hospitals generally demand an advance — but this was the end of their goodwill.”

Although he has undergone surgeries for the burns in the past, there are still more surgeries that he needs. UFCO has agreed to collect donations, distribute funds and help arrange medical care for Mr. Wang with the help of a volunteer specifically working on his case. If you would like to donate funds for his medical care, please send an email to foundation@ufh.com.cn and put “Mr. Wang” in the subject line. If you pay directly through paypal, please indicate the donation is for Mr. Wang and also email me separately.

Thank you,

Sarah