Thanks to the support of the Western Academy of Beijing the second Outdoorsy day of games was made possible and happening with games, swimming and picnic - this time for the 60 children of the privately established Xing Xing YU school for autistic children.
SAS Scandinavian Airlines System organized a ticket auction on the behalf of the children and Magic Hospital, which brought the fantastic amount of sum of RMB 38,000 (approx 3,500Euro – it covered the costs for the Magic team of 2 clowns and 1 artist for about 1 year!
Seventeen puppeteers from the Beijing Puppet Theater stormed the Beijing Children's hospital to the delight of the children and staff for a premier performance.
To keep the smiles from fading when the entertainers made their exit, we donated and installed 4 DVD players for “movie hours” in the Beijing Children Hospital.
During the month of June, two orphanages in the Hebei province played host to a cavalry of clowns and minstrels.
A joint event with the American Education and Health Foundation and the Beijing United Family Hospital led to a royal clown performance at Jiaozuo orphanage in Henan .
Medical care is costly and difficult to come by for those living in shelters and orphanages. Thanks to the generosity of Novartis, an international pharmaceutical company, Yang Yang, a 12 year old mentally disabled boy from a shelter in Xain was able to receive the treatment he needed.
The International School Of Beijing provided an ambience of fun for the first outdoorsy event with a special field day for the children of the Shunyi Children's Village. The Shunyi children village is a shelter for children aged 2- 17 whose parents have been incarcerated and who have now other caretakers to look after them. Together with some volunteering students from the International school e ighty children enjoyed a picnic, played outdoor games and splashed around in the school's swimming pool - for many of these children a first time experience of the pleasure of jumping, splashing and swimming in a pool.
The proceeds from our fundraiser helped more than 60 children from Shunyi Children's Village to visit their mother/father/parents in prison.
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