A Letter to ask for contributions
――plead for the 2 million disabled pople in Zhejinang

The history of human civilization has marched into a new era accomp-
anied by the pace of new millennium. Everyone wishes tolive a happy li-fe but not everyone could really have one. Misfortune togetherwith hap-piness, has also been brought to thisworld by the god. And one of suchcommunity is the disabled.
The disabled exist ever since human beings came into being. Deformi-
ty, though inescapable during the developing process ofthe whole socie-ty, is also a kind of cost that we must pay. There are about 2 million disa-bled people in our province today, occupying 5% of the total population of the province. Each of these people suffers a bitter memory of himsel-f or distress ofhis family It's nothing special for you to enjoy yourself wi-th friends and relatives while it's just a dream impossible for many poor disabled people to possess basic necessities of daily life; you may feel proud of your children's performance atschool while many disabled chi-Idren can't go to study; you may also enjoy the beautiful scenery of the nature as you like while blind people can forever only sense the Ionelin-ess and bitterness in a black world.
The coexistence of health and deformity, fortune and misfortune has
borne out the traditional virtues of our nation, the essence being to help
people who are in need of help, such as the weak, the poor and the dis-
abled. Now with the coming ofthe new millennium, let's try our best to
help the disabled people change their life, help them enjoy the same h-
appiness as us and to help them regarding aspects of ducation,empl-
oyment, recovery and etc.
One good virtue deserves another; to help Others is just Iike to help
yourself, for you are sure to feel the happiness through helping others.
We are expecting anxiously that kind and warmhearted people could
offer their help and contribute their love. We are wishing sincerely that
all the disabled people in difficulty can sense the warm wind of human
civilization.
Love and good deeds will exist as long as the world, Meritsand virtu-
es will shine as bright as stars!

Zhejiang Deformity Union
Zhejiang Mutual Welfare Fund Association for the Disabled