According to Los Angeles news, under the grim situation of COVID-19, the South California Chinese American Federation donated anti-epidemic materials, including 5,000 face masks and 120 suits of protective clothing, to the Methodist Hospital of Southern California. Zhou Benli, as a member of the California State Assembly, also participated in this donation activity. Meanwhile, he spoke highly of the South California Chinese American Federation for its support to American hospitals’ fights against COVID-19. 

The Head of the Methodist Hospital of Southern California reported that the anti-epidemic materials donated by overseas Chinese, on one hand, relieved the shortage of such materials; on the other hand, they brought hope to American medical workers and made them more confident to fight against COVID-19.

For the past days, overseas Chinese leaders of the South California Chinese American Federation and overseas Chinese volunteers have been traveling around for donations. So far, they have donated anti-epidemic materials to 12 mainstream community hospitals, welcomed, admired and praised by American medical workers.

It is reported that these days, overseas Chinese leaders of the South California Chinese American Federation and overseas Chinese volunteers divided themselves into several groups, transported or sent anti-epidemic materials to three local hospitals, two non-local hospitals and one center for the elderly.

Zhou Lu, as Chief Financial Officer of the South California Chinese American Federation, pledged the donation of 2,000 face masks. These face masks were sent by Chairman Shao Wen to the Columbia University Medical Center, Doctor Arnold P. Advincula of the Presbyterian Intercommunity Hospital, and the Flushing Hospital.

President Xiong Wensheng donated 5,000 medical face masks and 80 pieces of protective clothing to the Orange Coast Medical Center and the Torrance Memorial Medical Center respectively on behalf of the South California Chinese American Federation. In addition, he mailed 2,000 face masks to the VA Medical Center in Detroit to help them overcome the difficulties in fighting against COVID-19.

Li Shechao, as Honorary Chairman of the South California Chinese American Federation, Yu Zewei, as Chief Supervisor of the federation, and Hua Qiang, as Executive Deputy Supervisor of the federation, also visited the UC Irvine Medical Center, donating 10,000 medical face masks and 2,000 pairs of medical gloves to the center. Among the face masks, 4,000 face masks would be donated by He Zhuochen who is a Chinese student studying at UCI to designated objects.

The donation recipients and medical workers successively expressed their gratitude and admiration to the South California Chinese American Federation for its generosity. Four major leaders of the UCI Hospital even delivered a letter of thanks to the federation and reported that they expected to widely publicize benevolent acts of overseas Chinese communities.

据洛杉矶新闻报道，在疫情严峻情势下，美国南加州华人联合总会（“美南华总”）向亚凯迪亚美以美医院捐赠5000个口罩和120套防护服等抗疫物资，加州众议员周本立参加捐赠活动，并对“美南华总” 支持美国医院抗疫表示赞赏与肯定。美以美医院负责人表示，华人朋友捐赠抗疫物资，一方面解决抗疫物质短缺困难，并让医务人员看到了希望，提高战胜病毒信心。

连日来，“美南华总”侨领和华人义工戴上口罩，四处奔波，现已向12家主流社区医院捐赠抗疫物资，受到美国医务工作者的欢迎和赞誉。

据悉，近日“美南华总”侨领和华人义工们兵分几路将抗疫物资运送或寄送到三家当地医院、两家外州医院和一家老人中心。

美南华总财务长周璐认捐了2000个口罩，由邵闻会长寄往纽约哥伦比亚大学医疗中心/长老会医院医生Arnold P. Advincula和纽约法拉盛医院。

熊文胜理事长代表“美南华总”向Orange Coast Medical Center、Torrance Memorial Medical Center分别捐赠了5000个医用口罩及80件防护服，并邮寄2000个口罩至底特律VA Medical Center，帮助其渡过抗疫难关。

美南华总荣誉主席李社潮、监事长于泽伟、常务副监事长华强也前往UC Irvine Medical Center捐赠了1万个医用口罩和2000副医用手套， 其中4000个口罩由UCI中国留学生何卓宸定向捐赠。

受捐单位及医院工作人员对美南华总的慷慨义举纷纷表达了谢意和敬佩，UCI医院四位主要领导更是送上了感谢信，表示将把华人社区的善举广为宣传。

(Executive Editor: Ye Ke)