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On May 12, 2008, Sichuan province suffered a powerful earthquake. This suddhelp的用法en disaster caused huge losses and injuries to the people in the disaster areas. Lions Club International Fous浏览器undation (LCIF) cooperated with lion friends from all over the world to make a qhelpful是什么意思uick response. Lion Friends of Mdollars可数吗ainland China, Hong Kong ausdt是什么币nd Macau has successfully raised us $600,000, and LCIF has committed US $500,000 for immediate emergency relief and relief supplies such as medicine, clothing, blankets, drinking water and temporary shelter. So far, Lion Friends has successfully sent tents, blankets, food and medicine to the victims. Lionusdt Friends of Swedenhelpful has also shippedlions英语怎么读 more than 300 tents and 2,000 blankets to Sichuan on The 18th. Through the lion club network, the lihelp是什么意思英文翻译on friends of mainland China and Hong Kong united LCIF will soon send a relief mission to the disaster area with relief supplies, and will pusuallyersonaldonate的意思ly participate in the aid work.

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