China Care Mission “The China Care Foundation is

dedicated to saving the lives of medically fragile orphaned children in China. Founded in 2000 by Matt Dalio, a determined teenager, China Care is also committed to empowering young people to use their abilities and creativity to help improve the lives of children in need.”

UC China Care MissionOur primary goals at the moment are:

fundraising to sponsor full medial surgeries and treatments for orphans in China suffering from serious and life-threatening conditions and

providing mentorship to Chinese children adopted into non-Chinese families, offering them an environment to learn and appreciate their birth-heritage.

PlayGroup GoalTo increase children’s awareness of, and appreciation for, their Chinese language and cultural heritage, and to provide a venue where adoptive families can meet and network. Playgroup activities focus on children making new friends and identifying with/learning more about their Chinese culture.

Tentative Schedule 2012Our winter quarter: January 3rd – March 17th

Playgroup/mentorship program dates: Every 2 weeks on SUNDAYS Sunday, January 15th

Sunday, January 29th

Sunday, February 12th

Sunday, February 26th

Each session is approximately 2 hours long at the University of Chicago campus

PlayGroup LogisticsAges: 8 and under

Arrival, Designated Activity, Clean up -- 1 hour

Snack Time -- 15-20 min

Story Time/Educational-- 30 min

Activities! -Make Lanterns

-Calligraphy

-Make food/snacks, i.e. dumplings

-Make Beijing Opera Masks

-Make window decorations

-Make shadow puppets

-Sing Chinese songs

-Watch movie episodes i.e. Monkey King

MentorshipThis program pairs a China Care club member

with an adolescent child who was adopted from China and aims to increase the children's awareness and appreciation for their Chinese cultural heritage.

Ages: 8 and above

Possible activities: Chinese language learning; reading/doing projects on facets of Chinese culture together with student partner; field trips

Strong commitment required from mentees to attend all 4 program dates

Thank you for your interest!

Check out our UC website: http://chinacare.uchicago.edu/

General website: http://www.chinacare.org/

Please email completed interest forms to enroll by 10 pm on Sunday, January 8th to: Feenalie Patel, UChicago China Care President

fpatel7@uchicago.edu Yujia Hu, PlayGroup Coordinator

yujiahu@uchicago.edu

Questions or concerns? Contact Feenalie and Yujia.