Welcome to Giving Circle Fund!
Current Project
Cambodia Rural School Project
Giving Circle Fund is partnering with the local Cambodia Ministry of Education to provide funding for the construction of rural schools to alleviate poverty in the poorest remote areas of Cambodia. The cost to build a three-room school is $45,000, including all classroom furniture and blackboards. Giving Circle Fund has already raised $40,000 and needs to raise an additional $5,000 for the completion of the school. The building site for our school has already been identified and construction has started (see pictures) This construction will take up to eight months to complete. The completion date of the school is anticipated to be by end of March 2019.
Our support of the Cambodia Rural Schools Project will give impoverished children of the rural poor areas of Cambodia opportunities for a free education in order to break the cycle of poverty in their communities. The completed school will also have a Giving Circle Fund “Honors Circle” brass plaque placed on the school building recognizing the names of all donors who contributed $3,000 or more in support of the Cambodia Rural Schools Project. To learn more about this project, please go to www.cambodiaschools.com
2014 Projects- Year round 2014
Visits to PS2 families to provide social support and to meet family-specific needs.- March and November 2014
Provides translation services at PS2 Parent Teacher Conferences.- March to June 2014
Provides one-on-one tutoring services.- Summer 2014
Dai Goh / Dai Jie mentoring provided to PS2 students through activities such as basketball camp and cooking lessons.- July 2014
For the five consecutive year, sponsored summer programs for grades 2 through 6 for children from Tin Shui Wai, an area consisting of government housing for low income families. The programs are run by St. James Settlement, a nonprofit organization in Hong Kong, and are designed to improve mental focus and physical well-being for underprivileged children.2013 Projects
- Fall 2013
Visits to PS2 families to provide social support and to meet family-specific needs.- August 2013
Dai Goh / Dai Jie mentoring provided to PS2 students through activities such as miniature golf, bowling, arcades, basketball camp, and museum visits.- Summer 2013
Dai Goh / Dai Jie mentoring provided to PS2 students through activities such as miniature golf, bowling, arcades, basketball camp, and museum visits.- July 2013
Sponsored summer programs for grades 2 through 6 for children from Tin Shui Wai, an area consisting of government housing for low income families. The programs were run by St. James Settlement, a nonprofit organization in Hong Kong, and were designed to improve mental focus and physical well-being for underprivileged children. Special thanks to students in Stony Brook's Asian Pacific American Medical Student Association (APAMSA). Their fundraising efforts played a significant role in supporting these programs.- March to May 2013
Sponsored art classes for 7 year old PS2 student Chen.- March 2013
Provided translation services at PS2 Parent Teacher Conferences.PAST PROJECTS
2012 Projects
• GCF awarded $10,000 from Steven Paletta’s GIVEBACK 100 days of giving winner!
• The GiveBack $10,000 award went to implement an After School Program for PS2!
• Focus on mentoring families and kids.
• Took our “GCF kids” on outings.
• Provided one on one tutoring for our “GCF kids.”
• This summer, thanks for all who donated items and their time, we held two successful fund raising “yard sales.”
• Volunteered at PS2 with translation at Parent/Teacher conferences.
• Provided school supplies to PS2.
• Photo Gallery to view this year's pictures.
2011 Projects
- 2011 Summer program
Giving Circle Fund has made a donation of $23,300 HKD (or $3000 USD) to fund two special programs to enhance the experiences of children in Tin Shui Wai, during their summer vacation. The first program is "Little Magicians" - to enhance self-confidence and self-esteem of the deprived children through learning and performing magic. The children can contribute to the society by delivering voluntary service of playing and performing magic to elder people or the needy. The second program is "Band training" - to enhance their interpersonal skills through learning teamwork and cooperation.- March 2011 - Flea Market
On March 15, 2011, the Giving Circle Fund organized a one-day flea market. The event benefited the immigrant families of P.S. 2 Meyer London School in New York City's Chinatown. The flea market was set up in the school lobby, and was attended by hundreds of families from the school. Many supporters and friends of GCF donated generously, giving new and gently used clothing and household items. In addition, GCF brought in new winter coats, hat, scarf sets, socks, and many other practical items to sell below cost. The event was a huge success! All proceeds from the flea market will be used to benefit future GCF projects. Photo Gallery to view pictures of the event.2010 Projects
- Sept 2010 - Flea Market
In September 2010, the Giving Circle Fund organized a two-day flea market for the benefit of immigrant families of P.S. 2 Meyer London School in New York City Chinatown and families from the local community. Many supporters and friends of GCF generously donated new and gently used clothing and household items for this event. The flea market was set up in the school yard of P.S. 2 and was well attended by many families from the school and the local community who bought new bed sheet sets, gently used coats, clothing, shoes and boots, small household items and toys at a nominal cost. The event was a huge success! All proceeds from the flea market will be used for the benefit of GCF projects. Photo Gallery to view pictures of the event.- January 2010 - Chinese New Year
Giving Circle Fund donated 420 packages of traditional Chinese dry goods for the Chinese New Year's dinner. The Board members assembled the food packages consisting of a variety of traditional Chinese foods and distributed the packages to the 420 students in grades 3 - 6 at Faith Lutheran School in Kowloon. The students were so excited to bring the food packages home to their parents to help prepare the Chinese New Year's dinner. The Board members wished each and every one of the students a "Gung Hey Fat Choy"! The smiles on the faces of the children were priceless! Photo Gallery to view pictures of the celebration.2009 Projects
- September 2009 - Operation Back Pack
Giving Circle Fund donated 240 backpacks filled with school supplies. On August 8th, the Board members and friends got together in August to assemble the school supplies consisting of notebooks, folders, rulers, pencils, erasers, pencil cases and more. On September 3rd, Board members presented the 240 backpacks to the children at the Desoto School in NYC Chinatown. The backpacks helped families give their children the necessary tools to succeed in the classroom. Photo Gallery to view pictures of the operation.- July 2009 - Tin Shui Wai Summer Program
Tin Shui Wai - This area of Hong Kong has been dubbed the "city of sadness" for its high rate of unemployment, suicides, and spousal and child abuse. Tin Shui Wai is the victim of hasty town planning, insufficient infrastructure and poor governance. While the housing projects themselves are orderly and clean, the lack of employment, meaningful social interaction with other towns has led to the isolation of this district from Hong Kong's other suburbs. More job opportunities, transportation subsidies and social programs and workers are urgently needed to change the dire situation. Since support from the local government requires lengthy procedures and is limited, the hope of the refugees in Tin Shui Wai rely on sympathetic people who have noticed their plight and are willing to lend a helping hand.2008 projects
- October 2008 - The Library Project
In October of 2008, Giving Circle Fund (GCF) made a $1000 donation to The Library Project, a non-profit formed in 2006 and based in the US and China. The Library Project provides bi-lingual books and deliver them to libraries of under financed schools and orphanges in China. The cost of setting up the libraries range from $250 to $1000. The Library Project seeks to break the cycle of poverty through education. 100% of GCF's donation to The Library Project will go directly toward getting the books to the children that do not have access to them in China.- July 2008 "Searching Leaders for the Future" Summer Program
In July of 2008, Giving Circle Fund made a donation to fund 4 different summer programs that benefited 110 children in Tin Shui Wai. This program allowed unsupervised children to have a fun and enriching experience during the summer by offering training for the children in Tin Shui Wai to explore their potential and build their leadership for the future.- January 2008 Chinese New Year Charity Sale
In January of 2008, Giving Circle Fund supported a clothing sale to familes in Tin Shui Wai, Hong Kong through St. James Settlement. The event provided much needed discounted winter clothing to many disadvantaged children and families.
