China Care of Northwestern University (Evanston, IL) requires consent from parents/guardians in order to allow their children to be photographed or filmed during playgroup/mentorship events and other special events organized by China Care. Each child must have a consent form on file. If you do not want to have your child photographed or filmed, please do not hesitate to indicate this in the appropriate section below. Accordingly, if you do object, please ensure that your child is aware of this. As the parent of a child participating in China Care events, I agree to the following:

• I understand that my children (whose names are listed below) may be photographed or filmed during Northwestern University China Care events.

• I understand that these photographs may be used in the quarterly newsletter or other forms of media publications.

• I give permission for my children to be photographed or filmed to be mounted on the Northwestern

University China Care website. (1) Please print names of children participating in Northwestern University China Care events: ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ (2) Please check one of the following: ☐ Yes, I confirm that I have read and understood the above, and agree to give Northwestern University China Care permission to use photographs and video footage of my children during China Care events/activities. ☐ No, I do not wish to have my children photographed or filmed. (3) Please print and sign name below: Parent/Guardian Name: ____________________________ Date: _________________ Parent/Guardian Signature:__________________________

China’s One-Child Policy, introduced in 1978, is the Chinese government’s population control policy. The law restricts the number of children an urban couple can have to one, in hopes of alleviating social, economic, and environmental problems in China in the long run. However, this policy has also caused adverse consequences, including shifting the country’s gender ratio and increasing the abandonment of undesirable children. Disabled children, for example, often account for 60-80% of orphans in Chinese orphanages. Founded in 2000 by Matt Dalio, the China Care Foundation is a non-profit organization that provides medical, social, and educational programs for orphans with disabilities in China. China Care is dedicated to saving the lives of medically fragile orphaned children, identifying the weakest, most at-risk orphans and providing them with professional and loving care at a state-of-the-art medical facility in Beijing. China Care is partnered with Half the Sky Foundation to enroll healthy children into rehabilitation and educational programs for adoption. China Care is also committed to empowering young people to use their abilities and creativity to help improve the lives of children in need. Starting the first China Care club at Harvard, there are now over 40 clubs supporting the China Care Foundation, founded by students at high schools and colleges across the United States and Canada to build awareness and to raise money for the China Care cause.

Northwestern China Care is an independent, student-run club. Established in winter of 2005 by YaChin Chang, it is a recognized China Care Club under the China Care Foundation, Inc. Growing from 11 executive members, we now reach more than 130 parents in the Chicago area. We, as students, have a chance to impact singular lives, one by one, whether that is by raising money, playing with kids at playgroups, or being a mentor to an adopted Chinese child. The money we raise goes to support dire surgeries of individual children, children with names and faces. Our Playgroup and Mentorship Programs provide positive older role models to young adopted Chinese children in the Chicago area. We host events to promote Chinese culture and fun recreational activities. The Playgroup Program is for children ages 2-7, and we host events with arts and crafts, games and stories. We consistently have 20 to 40 children showing up to our Playgroup events. Our Mentorship Program is for children ages 8 and up, and we cater to more cultural aspects to give the children a resource to learn more about the Chinese culture. Every school quarter, we sponsor one or two children’s surgeries in the China Care Foundation. The surgeries range from a few hundred dollars for simple procedures (cleft lip, etc.) to several thousand for complex operations (heart, spinal cord, etc.).

Mission Statement

Our mission is to support and save the lives of abandoned Chinese orphans by sponsoring surgeries and medical treatments. Within the Chicago area, we aim to create

and foster a stronger community with the adopted children and with China Care families by holding

playgroups and a mentorship program.

Playgroup Events NU China Care holds two playgroup events per academic quarter for children ages 2-7, throughout the year. During this time, children learn about Chinese culture through arts and crafts, games, coloring, food, etc. The overall goal is for Chinese adopted children to learn and appreciate their birth heritage in a comfortable and stimulating environment. Playgroups range in size from 20-40 children. It is a great opportunity for parents from the surrounding Chicago area to interact with one another and for kids to make new friends. Northwestern students from the club and the general student body come to help carry out the events.

Mentorship Events NU China Care’s mentorship program pairs Northwestern students with adopted children from China (usually around 8 years or older). It is designed to help children adopted from China to have someone to identify with their Chinese heritage. In addition to providing a mentor who carries out mentee/mentor activities, the mentorship program provides collaborative events for Northwestern students and their mentees to participate in.

Mid-Autumn Festival October 2009

During the Mid-Autumn Festival, the Chinese people worshipped the moon, ate moon cakes, and carried lanterns. We mixed this event with Halloween so kids could dress up. We provided face-painting, mask making, lantern making, and told Chinese ghost and fairy tales. As one of the first events of the school year, Northwestern students all over campus were eager to get involved in the fun!

Past Playgroups & Mentorship Events

Co-Presidents Olivia Lui Josh Lee

Treasurer

Rachel Wang

Mentorship Claudia Leung

Brenda Luo

Publicity Martin Kim

Executive Board

Secretary Jessica Zhao

Playgroup Liz Dong

Jessie Fan

Fundraising John Lin

Webmaster Cathy Gao

Junior Executive Board Christina Fan

Lisa Guo Feifei Huang

Anthony Tsao April Wang Xiaorui Xu

Contact Information If you have any questions or concerns, feel free to email us at NUChinaCare@gmail.com To reach Northwestern China Care Club by mail please send correspondence to the following address: Multicultural Center - China Care 1936 Sheridan Rd Evanston, IL 60201 Website: http://groups.northwestern.edu/chinacare

Website As an official China Care club and a university student group, we definitely have a website that keeps members, families and the national China Care Foundation up to date about our happenings, fundraising results, etc. As a sponsor, you have the opportunity to have acknowledgement through our website! This not only increases the knowledge of your business’s name, services, and products, but it also increases the URL linkage to your website, giving it more traffic! There is never a disadvantage to internet presence.

University Publication With Northwestern’s top-of-the-line journalism school, the university has many publications on campus! These publications reach out to the 8,000 undergraduates on campus, the graduate students, and even many of the professors. Depending on the level of sponsorship, you would have an opportunity to be featured in one of these publications through an ad space! This is the ultimate tool to gear towards the student body and truly capture their attention.

Level Monetary Value Benefits

Bronze Less than $50 Logo/Marketing Materials featured in one event pamphlet

Silver $50-149 Logo/Marketing Materials featured in one event pamphlet per quarter (three total)

Gold $150-300 Logo featured in one event pamphlet per quarter (three total)

Ad space provided in one newsletter

Website acknowledgement

Platinum $300+ Logo featured in all event marketing materials (pamphlets, flyers, invitations)

Ad space provided in three newsletters

Website acknowledgement

Featured once in a university publication

Chinese Song and Dance November 2009

Song and dance are an integral part of Chinese culture. Using Chinese-kid songs, dragon puppets, masks, and fans, kids and students had fun dancing along to musical tunes. Also, Northwestern’s Typhoon lion dance performers gave us an exciting show. Children and parents alike were thrilled by the eye-catching performances. At the end, we had our own mini-parade to cap off a musically themed playgroup.

Chinese New Year - The Chinese Zodiac January 2010

Chinese New Year (also known as the Lunar New Year and the Spring Festival) begins on the first day of the first month in the Chinese Calendar and ends on the 15th day. We taught children about how the order of the animals in the Chinese zodiac was established and had them make their own Chinese zodiacs. We also did a chopsticks race, where candy and marshmallows were eaten! Lots of families and students had fun during this special event.

Celebrasia February 2010

NU China Care brought children to the Celebrasia show on campus, which is put on by the Taiwanese American Students Association (TASC) and Chinese Student Association (CSA). Northwestern students from all over campus attended the very popular event, where traditional/modern Chinese dance, song, acrobats, and skits were put on for entertainment. NU China Care attend to children from playgroup/mentorship, watching the show alongside them. Our own version of hong bao (red envelopes with money inside) was given to children along with Chinese candy and snacks. This event is regularly attended by a large number of families and students.

Year of the Tiger with Mentorship February 2010

In order to celebrate the New Year, mentorship provided a fun-filled event with calligraphy, red envelope and lantern making, and decorating tiger-themed cupcakes. Some new matches were made and some parents also participated in the activities. New families also showed up to see what the mentoring program at Northwestern has to offer.

Chinese Kites May 2010

Chinese kites are beautifully made into shapes of animals or decorated with intricate designs and colors. We made our own Chinese-styled kites and took them outside for flying. The kids had fun flying around the kites.

Spring Rolls May 2010

Another Chinese dish, spring rolls, was made with mentees and mentors. The delicious spring rolls were made with chicken, peppers, carrots, and apples, wrapped in rice paper wrapping and eaten with delicious sauce. Students and kids alike were excited to take part in another Chinese cuisine-themed event.

Dumplings April 2010

Chinese Dumplings were made as far back as 600 years ago. For this playgroup, we made and cooked our own dumplings. Students made and ate delicious dumplings with kids. In addition, parents and families thoroughly enjoyed the event, taking part in the dumpling wrapping and cooking. Families left motivated to try their own hand at Chinese cooking or sought other places for Chinese gourmet delight.

As a student organization that reaches out to the community off campus in addition to the student body, each of our events not only have many participating college students, but also a vast number of families in the communities surrounding Northwestern University. These communities include Evanston, Wilmette, Winnetka, Chicago, Oak Park, and more. With 20-40 kids at each event, we host over 25 families on average. We play a centralized role in this diverse network, connecting to students, adults, and children from nearby to afar. In addition, we collaborate with Families with Children from China (FCC), an organization based in Chicago and Oak Park, and the Cradle, an adoption agency based in Evanston. All of our invitations, newsletters, news, and marketing materials are sent to these entities too, reaching out to all of the families that they have connections to. Imagine having access to this diverse population! Your business services and products can be promoted through our many forms of marketing. Because of our diverse network, our marketing materials and presence on campus is especially effective. The following are our methods of reaching out to the student body and the communities surrounding us AND how these methods can benefit you!

Playgroup/Mentorship Events We have on average 2 playgroup events and 2 mentorship events per academic quarter. Therefore, we have a total of 12 playgroup and mentorship events for a school year. Playgroup events cater to children that are 7 and younger; mentorship events cater to children and adolescents that are 8 and older. These events bring in student volunteers from the university and families from many neighborhoods as listed above (Evanston, Oak Park, Winnetka, Wilmette, etc.). As a sponsor, your business has the opportunity to have a physical presence at these events, reaching out to a vast and diverse population of potential customers. Depending on your level of sponsorship, your logo or marketing materials can be presented through a number of event pamphlets, invitations (sent to families and emailed to students), and flyers for each event.

Newsletters NU China Care produces a quarterly newsletter that is sent to participating families, the FCC, and the Cradle. This newsletter features event descriptions, upcoming events, fundraising updates, and lots of pictures! We also produce a kids’ newsletter each academic quarter that caters to children. It is colorful and full of puzzles and fun facts! Therefore, for each academic year, we produce 6 newsletters that we send out specifically to families. As a sponsor, your business has the opportunity to expand the market you are catering to. By having “ad space” in our newsletter, your name has a vast reach to the many communities that we are personally affiliated with.

2010-2011 Costs and Budget

Annual Costs

Publicity

Flyers ........................................................ $100

Banners .................................................... $50

Programs and Events

6 Playgroup Events ................................... $300

6 Mentorship Events ................................ $300

25 Fundraising Events ............................... $750

Benefit Dinner .......................................... $300

Speaker Event ........................................... $500

Total Costs .................................... $2150

Annual Funding Source(s)

Northwestern A/AASA Grant ................................ $225

Total Funding Needed ................... $1925

Chinatown Trip May 2010

Mentorship pairs and new families were taken on a field trip to Chinatown in Chicago. Kids and their families got to see the different cultural sites and enjoy delicious food from authentic Chinese restaurants. With a planned scavenger hunt of regal figures around the area, the event proved a successful outing!

End of the Year Picnic June 2010

The year ended with a joint playgroup and mentorship picnic. Families and students get together to recap the year’s events and enjoy good food!

Other Activities

Charity Event with the Chinese Students Association (CSA) November 2009

Every year, NU China Care also partners with CSA to hold a charity dinner for the child we are sponsoring during fall quarter. The event targets Northwestern students to come and meet new friends, while enjoying a night of games, food, and philanthropy. Many students came to meet new people, talk and enjoy each others’ company, while contributing to a worthy cause.

Collaboration with Oak Park Families with Children from China February 2010

Members of NU China Care also go to help out at the annual Chinese New Year Celebration Dinner held somewhere in Chicago. This year the event was held at Furama. Many parents and children come to the event, where performances were done by various dance groups. Good food, raffles, and a lion dance ended the celebration. Many families in the Chicagoland attend the event with a turnout of somewhere between 200-300 people. NU students help with arts and crafts, while interacting with families, sharing news about the club and upcoming events.

Food Sales We simultaneously educate the student body and raise funds for the child we are sponsoring. Food sales in forms of bagel, puppy-chow, doughnut, root beer floats, etc. are set up to raise money and awareness amongst the student body of China Care’s goals..

Neighborhood Runs NU China Care goes out into the Evanston and surrounding communities to speak with residents about the China Care’s aims and goals. We pass out pamphlets and flyers about the foundation’s growing need for support and the children in dire need of corrective surgeries. Donations from residents are graciously accepted.

Fundraising Activities

As Northwestern University China Care is still a fairly new club on campus, we have yet to expand the repertoire of our club’s activities. Starting next year, however, we will be making many exciting new additions to our annual programming schedule! Our hope is that through these additional events, we will be able to accomplish three major goals:

To garner many more Northwestern students to our cause and continue to significantly enlarge the size of our quickly growing club;

To further expose our club’s presence to the rest of the campus

To reach out more effectively to the thousands of families with adopted Chinese children in the Chicagoland area, whether by better accommodating the needs and desires of the families we currently serve, or by attracting new interested families and adding to the number of contacts we already have.

By accomplishing all of these goals and constantly keeping your business in mind, we will be able to advertise your business to hundreds of people, including students here at Northwestern and families throughout the greater metropolitan area.

Dumpling Fundraiser

Also this fall, we plan to host a dumpling fundraiser, a social event for Northwestern students to make and eat their own dumplings. This event will serve a dual purpose; it will raise money for our beneficiary, as well as advertise our club to the student body and add to our member base. At similar food events hosted by other student groups on campus, hundreds of students have been known to attend, so we expect a lot of traffic from hungry students seeking to satisfy their appetites while promoting a worthy cause.

Expanded Mentorship Program

Our mentorship program is doing very well as it stands now, but there is always room for improvement. By reaching out to families who are not yet familiar with NU China Care, we hope to draw in older Asian American adoptees - junior high and high school students – and give them positive college-age role models with whom to interact. Through this process, we will also strengthen our liaisons with adoption organizations in Chicago, including the Cradle Adoption Agency, Families with Children from China and Oak Park FCC.

Table Tennis Tournament

This fall, NU China Care will be collaborating with NU Table Tennis Club to host the NU China Care Table Tennis Tournament! The event will function as a fundraiser to raise money for the surgery we are sponsoring for Fall Quarter 2010 and also to raise awareness for our cause. The event will be targeting the entire Northwestern student body (i.e. undergraduates, graduate students, faculty members, etc.). The tournament will not only be fun, but it will also provide an opportunity for our student body to contribute to our global effort!

Benefit Dinner/Charity Event

This coming winter, NU China Care will be hosting its first ever Charity Banquet! The banquet will include dinner, performances by student groups, a silent auction, and a guest speaker. We aim to host at least one hundred guests for the evening, raising a significant amount of money in one evening for our beneficiary. The banquet will be the first large-scale event that our club will have ever hosted, and because we want the event to be as professional, elegant, and successful as possible, our need for all types of resources is very high. The success of the evening is contingent upon the cooperation of many student volunteers, attending guests (including students, families, staff/faculty members, local residents, etc.), and, of course, businesses like yours.

Attend China Care Conference

Every fall, the China Care Foundation, our national correspondent, hosts a conference in New York City for all of the local China Care clubs’ leaders to meet each other and share their ideas and experiences. Clubs from universities and high schools all over the United States, including Harvard, Brown, Duke, and UCLA, will convene to discuss how they run fundraising events, budget for playgroup events, advertise to their respective communities, and partner with businesses to maximize the benefits for both parties. Members of NU China Care will also be attending, and we hope to gain insight on how to better run our club here in Evanston.

Other Ideas

Forum For Parents to Talk About Adoption/Issues

In the future, along with our usual children-centered events, we hope to host a series of events focusing on the parents of adopted children and any issues they may encounter concerning the areas of domestic or international adoption, racial discrimination, or the development of their children’s identities.

Awareness Week

Because we feel we have a very worthy cause, we may possibly put on a week-long program of events to spread our group’s name and mission across campus, hopefully bringing people to ask themselves, “What is China Care, what do they do, and how can I get involved?”