Tu Bi Foundation at IMF Chairity Fair, Oct 19, 2010
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Once again, Vietnam was hit by Durian Tropical Storm on December 5, 2006, the ninth storm of the year in Vietnam. In May, hundreds of Vietnamese fishermen lost their lives in a typhoon named Chanchu. In October, another typhoon, Xangsane, killed at least 70 and destroyed or submerged hundreds of thousands of homes when it struck the central coastal city of Danang, and the provinces of Thua Thien Hue and Quang Nam, despite early warnings and preparations. According to the final statistics announced, the typhoon caused property losses of 654.1 million U.S dollars

Từ Bi Foundation (TBF) is a non-profit organization, established in 1993 by the Abbot of the Viet Nam Buddhist Center (VNBC). The title "Từ Bi" was chosen because it represents compassion and loving-kindness. It is operated under the auspices of the VNBC.

The Viet Nam conflict had left many Vietnamese people in a state of never ending poverty. As a champion of education, the Abbot realized that only through education could one be helped out of poverty. This realization gave birth to the "Từ Bi Foundation." The Abbot began by granting scholarships to orphans, then extended this to children from poor families. The result of this program was very positive, and was soon broadened to include other programs.

1.Scholarships to orphans and children from poor families:

Most of the children in the villages of the more remote areas are so poor that many of them have to beg or panhandle to sustain themselves. They suffer severe malnutrition; no one looks after their well being and education; they possess no faith in the spiritual and moral values of a human being. What will the future of the Vietnamese people be, when so many of their children are existing in such a state of misery? Any political-social system will pass, but the Vietnamese people will persist. Thus, the livelihood of the future of the Vietnamese people depends on the vitality and the education of today’‘s children. Helping those poor children with the means to further themselves is to plant the good seed for their life as well as for the nation. That is the ambition that gave birth to this program.

Dear Friends,

From December 2005 to April 2006, Tu Bi Foundation – VN Rescue Fund at Vietnam Buddhist Center in Houston, Texas – has received the total amount of $34,165. As natural disasters struck everywhere from North to South of Vietnam, we carefully evaluated the situation and distributed goods to the needed areas. Furthermore, Từ Bi prioritized its efforts on the most distressed victims and tried its best to reach those living in remote regions that had not yet received assistance.

 As of 11/2/1999, the Vietnam Flood Disaster Rescue Fund has received a sum of US$ 114,000.0 in donations. In addition to the overwhelming financial and moral support from donors residing in Texas, the Vietnamese-American

communities from other areas, such as Alabama, Louisiana, Boston,Virginia, Washington D.C., have also made generous contributions to the relief efforts for the flood victims in Central Vietnam. Moreover, other community members who are aware of this devastating news, American and non-American alike, have shown their good-hearted generosity by contributing to the above-mentioned fund as well. The fund-raising efforts were