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visit Buddhist Tzu Chi Stem Cells Center to for blood transplants means one more chance
learn about the concept and the process of to help them recover from blood cancer.
marrow donation, and the ways of recruiting Then, the 60th president of RC Hualien
donors. In 2020, the club invited the Stem thanked to the district governor "Brian"
Cells Center and the blood center to host the Hsiang-Wei Chen, Rotary Clubs of District
event to promote blood donation and collect 3490, and the past president "Cilin" for his
documentation of blood test into a database. professional assistance in this project.
In 2021, after the Global Grant was approved Finally, the 2020-21 and 2021-22 district
by The Rotary Foundation (TRF), the club governor "Brian" Hsiang-Wei Chen and
began to implement the project and hosted the "Wood" Wen-Long Huang both used the
donation ceremony. 2020-21 Presidential Theme "Rotary Opens
Regarding to this project, the meaningful Opportunities", "People of action", and then
opening remarks were given by the important 2021-22 Presidential Theme "Serve to Change
leaders from Hualien Tzu Chi Hospital, RC Lives" to bring a perfect explanation for this
Hualian, and RI District 3490 in the donation project.
ceremony.
First, this project will be used in the
promotion of donation education, electronic
operations in blood test filing activities,
and expansion of laboratory equipment to
strengthen the blood test filing, said Deputy
Director of the Hualien Tzu Chi Hospital.
And he expected that the filing of the blood
test of 100,000 donors into database could
be carried out indeed because that each
matching used to match patients and donors
The combination of the charity concert and
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the donation ceremony of the mobile medical vehicle
The charity concert had been hosted by RI Multi-Functional Auditorium of New Taipei
District 3490 for 13 years. The main purpose City Government due to the severe COVID-19
of the event was to provide those disabled a pandemic, a lineup of big casts was still invited
stage to show themselves so that they could there such as Golden Melody Award singers,
develop their abilities in musical performances Best Vocal Group of folk music, the Best
and promote their self-reliance. It is expected Female Taiwanese Singer, the famous band, and
that they embrace their individualities and so on. And the difference from the past concert
bravely strive towards their own goals through hosted by District 3490 was the combination
the concert. of the donation ceremony for sponsoring a
This year on February 18, even though the mobile medical vehicle worth $3,000,000 to
scale of the concert was reduced and hosted in New Taipei City Hospital. Through the event,
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