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Kellyanne Conway answers questions from members of the media President Donald J. Trump joined by senior White House Counselor Kellyanne
during a news briefing at the James Brady Press Briefing Room of the Conway, at a White House Listening Session on Youth Vaping and Electronic
White House January 30, 2020 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Alex Cigarette Epidemic Friday, Nov. 22, 2019, in the Cabinet Room of the White
Wong/Getty Images) House. (Official White House Photo by Joyce N. Boghosian)
business executives and experts from around the for them, most of the inhabitants of such villages live
world, the Board of Governors of AmCham South in abject poverty. Donations made here have been
China has, simultaneously focused on showcasing used to build water delivery systems, community
American values to the citizens of its host nation. centers, and investments in school facilities such as
soccer fields. As a result, as of the date of this letter,
For the past several years, AmCham has formed three villages and several thousand poor villagers
a coalition of government organizations, private have been lifted above the poverty line.
companies, NGOs and media entities with the aim
of establishing an organizer of charitable donations For many years, the Chamber has organized US
with unparalleled credibility. All donations are Election Day events in Guangzhou drawing more
made through the nationally recognized China than 1,500 Chinese people at times to watch live
Youth Development Foundation, and all are fully television broadcasts, learn about the electoral
receipted. process of the United States and even take
photographs of themselves casting mock votes.
Thus far, many projects have benefited from this
coalition’s fundraising activities. These include: In order to help ensure proper labor dispute
resolution management in South China, AmCham
The Guangzhou Women and Children Hospital, South China—together with experts from Harvard
which every month recovers several children University, MIT and Sun Yet San University—created
abandoned on its doorsteps, many of which a Dispute Resolution Training Program, which was
children suffer from congenital heart conditions. held for Human Resources directors of Chinese
Donations to this effort are used to pay for medical and international companies. With assistance from
care and pharmaceuticals necessary for the Harvard and MIT, the Chamber is now working to
children’s recovery, and more than 1,000 children help establish a Labor Dispute Resolution Institute at
are alive today as a result. In nearly every case, the Sun Yet San University in Guangzhou.
Chamber and the hospital have been able to locate
the parents and reunite them with their now- The Chamber has worked to establish a fully
healthy children. volunteer youth baseball league and a soccer league
in Guangdong Province, China. Each year since its
Investments in villages populated predominately inception more than 250 children have participated
by the elderly as a result of mass migration to the in each sport, learning sportsmanship and the
cities of younger people in search of jobs. Because satisfaction of competition. The league enjoys the
they no longer have nearby family members to care support of some 70 volunteer adults.
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Kellyanne Conway answers questions from members of the media President Donald J. Trump joined by senior White House Counselor Kellyanne
during a news briefing at the James Brady Press Briefing Room of the Conway, at a White House Listening Session on Youth Vaping and Electronic
White House January 30, 2020 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Alex Cigarette Epidemic Friday, Nov. 22, 2019, in the Cabinet Room of the White
Wong/Getty Images) House. (Official White House Photo by Joyce N. Boghosian)
business executives and experts from around the for them, most of the inhabitants of such villages live
world, the Board of Governors of AmCham South in abject poverty. Donations made here have been
China has, simultaneously focused on showcasing used to build water delivery systems, community
American values to the citizens of its host nation. centers, and investments in school facilities such as
soccer fields. As a result, as of the date of this letter,
For the past several years, AmCham has formed three villages and several thousand poor villagers
a coalition of government organizations, private have been lifted above the poverty line.
companies, NGOs and media entities with the aim
of establishing an organizer of charitable donations For many years, the Chamber has organized US
with unparalleled credibility. All donations are Election Day events in Guangzhou drawing more
made through the nationally recognized China than 1,500 Chinese people at times to watch live
Youth Development Foundation, and all are fully television broadcasts, learn about the electoral
receipted. process of the United States and even take
photographs of themselves casting mock votes.
Thus far, many projects have benefited from this
coalition’s fundraising activities. These include: In order to help ensure proper labor dispute
resolution management in South China, AmCham
The Guangzhou Women and Children Hospital, South China—together with experts from Harvard
which every month recovers several children University, MIT and Sun Yet San University—created
abandoned on its doorsteps, many of which a Dispute Resolution Training Program, which was
children suffer from congenital heart conditions. held for Human Resources directors of Chinese
Donations to this effort are used to pay for medical and international companies. With assistance from
care and pharmaceuticals necessary for the Harvard and MIT, the Chamber is now working to
children’s recovery, and more than 1,000 children help establish a Labor Dispute Resolution Institute at
are alive today as a result. In nearly every case, the Sun Yet San University in Guangzhou.
Chamber and the hospital have been able to locate
the parents and reunite them with their now- The Chamber has worked to establish a fully
healthy children. volunteer youth baseball league and a soccer league
in Guangdong Province, China. Each year since its
Investments in villages populated predominately inception more than 250 children have participated
by the elderly as a result of mass migration to the in each sport, learning sportsmanship and the
cities of younger people in search of jobs. Because satisfaction of competition. The league enjoys the
they no longer have nearby family members to care support of some 70 volunteer adults.
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