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Tzu Chi Americas in Action

3 On March 9, 2013,
Northern California Tzu
Chi volunteers prepared
and served hot meals
in a homeless shelter in
Sunnyvale, California,
to warm hearts and fill
stomachs.
Photo: Shaoping Huang

3 On March 12, 2013, Tzu
Chi volunteers held a book
donation ceremony at the
University Medical Center
of Southern Nevada in Las
Vegas. Copies of Master Cheng
Yen’s Jing Si Aphorisms were
donated in the hope that
patients may find guidance
through her words of wisdom.
Photo: Audrey Cheng

5 A fertilizer plant explosion in West, Texas, on the evening of 5 Tzu Chi volunteers in Atlanta,
April 17, 2013, killed fifteen people, wounded more than 160, and Georgia, visited the residents of the Grace
destroyed dozens of homes. Tzu Chi volunteers conducted relief Healthcare nursing home on March
distributions of cash cards and eco-friendly blankets from April 17, 2013, and entertained them with
20 to 22, delivering warm care and practical assistance to those traditional Chinese music. Photo: Sue Lin
affected. Photo provided by Tzu Chi Central Region

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