Chen Family Fund
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Dear Friends,
Xiaoyi Chen is currently a graduate student at the University of Texas at Austin. She and her family are facing a disastrous situation due to a severe car accident that happened during Christmas week. It was the first visit for her mom, dad, grandma and boyfriend—all coming from China, and she planned to spend family time after not seeing them for a long time. The tragedy happened on 12/26/2018 while she was driving and making a U-turn at a local route in Panguitch, Utah when a car hit them badly from the back. Her grandma passed away after the hospital rescue. Her mom and dad are now in hospital battling for their life. Even after several surgical operations, they are still in critical conditions: unconscious and with multiple bone fractures around their entire bodies. Doctors say that they have to go through numerous surgeries and very complicated procedures. [As of today, after several weeks of rescue and treatment, her father's situation has been relatively stable: the left side of the body is paralyzed and he is undergoing rehabilitation treatment in the hospital. Her mother has been infected due to repeated infections and new findings of mandibular fractures. After five operations she is still in the ICU. ]
Ms. Chen is very underprivileged and is the single child of the family. She is a great, kind, and selfless student who worked hard to come to America for a better education so she can provide a better life for her family. She never expected this turn in her life.
Ms. Chen's family comes from Shanxi and does not have US Health Insurance. As she is in her 2nd year of study at UT-Austin, she has very little financial aid. As members of our Chinese community, we believe it is our responsibility to help Chen with financial assistance and help her family in these difficult times. We appreciate if you can chip in to help her cause.
Money raised will be used for the following:
1. Cost of her grandma's funeral
2. Rehabilitation expenses of her mother and father if needed
3. Temporary living cost as she won't be able to get any funds from her school for at least 6 months to 1 year.
We also request all of you to pray for their speedy recovery. Thank you very much.
[News] https://gephardtdaily.com/local/garfield-county-crash-leaves-1-dead-2-critically-injured/
Transparency information required by GoFundMe :
Who we are?
- - We are the Utah Chinese Civic Center.
Where we're from?
- - We are located at 3390 South State St, Suite 11, South Salt Lake City, UT 84115, United States. Our phone number is [phone redacted].
Your relationship to the parties you're raising funds for?
- - As the local Chinese non-profit organization, we are informed about this accident. After visited her families in the hospital, we are working with Xiaoyi Chen and her boyfriend to raise the fund.
How the funds will be used (be specific as possible)?
-- Cost of her grandma's funeral
-- Rehabilitation expenses of her mother and father if needed
-- Temporary living cost as she won't be able to get any funds from her school for at least 6 months to 1 year.
If you intend to withdraw the money, how you plan to send the funds to the parties you're raising money for or use the money on their behalf?
-- Xiaoyi Chen has been authorized to withdraw the money on her own. And she is the only one who can withdraw the money.
亲爱的朋友们，
陈女士目前是就读于德克萨斯大学奥斯汀分校的博士研究生。由于圣诞节期间发生的严重车祸，她和她的家人正面临灾难性的局面。这是她妈妈，爸爸，奶奶和男朋友来 自中国的第一次来访。她本来计划在很长一段时间没有见到他们之后，一起度过美好的家庭时间。这场悲剧发生在12/26/201。当时她正在驾驶，并在犹他州庞古奇附近的一条当地公路掉头时，一辆汽车从后侧面猛烈撞击他们。她的奶奶虽经医院全力抢救，依然离世了。她的妈妈和爸爸在医院进行抢救和康复，即使经过多次外科手术，他们仍然处于危急状态，并且在整个身体周围有多处骨折。医生说他们必须经历多次后续非常复杂的手术和后期的康复，直到可以安全返回中国。 【截止今天，经过这一段的抢救和治疗，目前她爸爸的情况已经较为稳定，左侧身体瘫痪，正在医院进行康复治疗；她母亲因术后反复感染及新发现下颌骨骨折等问题，已经先后进行了5次手术，目前仍不稳定，还在ICU观察。】
陈女士家境清寒，是这个家庭的独生子女。她是一位善良，无私的好学生。她努力学习工作，来到美国接受更好的教育，这样她就可以为家人提供更好的生活。她从未想到过这种人生的逆转。陈的家人来自山西，没有美国健康保险。由于她在UT-Austin的第二年博士研究学习，她的经济援助很少。作为我们华人社区的成员，我们相信在这些困难时期帮助她获得经济援助并帮助家人是我们华人社区的责任。如果你能帮助她做事，我们表示衷心的感谢。 筹集的资金将用于以下方面：
1. 她奶奶葬礼的费用
2.她母亲和父亲的康复和护理
3.每月暂时的生活费用，因为她将无法从她的学校获得至少6个月到1年的任何资金。
我们也请求你们所有人为他们的快速恢复祈祷。非常感谢你。
[家属事发后联系了中国使馆，使馆为家属提供了必要的领事援助。由于事发地点在偏僻的犹他州南部，盐湖城华助中心（我们）和当地的华人同胞在使馆的指导下，协调州内侨胞们为家属提供力所能及的援助。德州大学中国留学生协会的负责人在知晓事件后，也和我们尽快地取得了联系，并尽力协助相关事宜。]
【陈女士和家属的感谢信】
尊敬的各位同胞及热心人士，目前我们已经通过网站收到筹集的应急费用，在此对大家的帮助和鼓励深深感谢！
不幸的事故发生后，我们有幸遇到了众多热心帮助我们，关心我们的人。在大家的支持下我们度过了最煎熬，最困难的时期。目前逝者安息，伤者的病情也趋于稳定。我们会带着大家的关爱坚强的继续生活，也祝愿各位同胞及好心人平安幸福！再次致以我们最真诚的感谢，谢谢大家！
Xiaoyi Chen is currently a graduate student at the University of Texas at Austin. She and her family are facing a disastrous situation due to a severe car accident that happened during Christmas week. It was the first visit for her mom, dad, grandma and boyfriend—all coming from China, and she planned to spend family time after not seeing them for a long time. The tragedy happened on 12/26/2018 while she was driving and making a U-turn at a local route in Panguitch, Utah when a car hit them badly from the back. Her grandma passed away after the hospital rescue. Her mom and dad are now in hospital battling for their life. Even after several surgical operations, they are still in critical conditions: unconscious and with multiple bone fractures around their entire bodies. Doctors say that they have to go through numerous surgeries and very complicated procedures. [As of today, after several weeks of rescue and treatment, her father's situation has been relatively stable: the left side of the body is paralyzed and he is undergoing rehabilitation treatment in the hospital. Her mother has been infected due to repeated infections and new findings of mandibular fractures. After five operations she is still in the ICU. ]
Ms. Chen is very underprivileged and is the single child of the family. She is a great, kind, and selfless student who worked hard to come to America for a better education so she can provide a better life for her family. She never expected this turn in her life.
Ms. Chen's family comes from Shanxi and does not have US Health Insurance. As she is in her 2nd year of study at UT-Austin, she has very little financial aid. As members of our Chinese community, we believe it is our responsibility to help Chen with financial assistance and help her family in these difficult times. We appreciate if you can chip in to help her cause.
Money raised will be used for the following:
1. Cost of her grandma's funeral
2. Rehabilitation expenses of her mother and father if needed
3. Temporary living cost as she won't be able to get any funds from her school for at least 6 months to 1 year.
We also request all of you to pray for their speedy recovery. Thank you very much.
[News] https://gephardtdaily.com/local/garfield-county-crash-leaves-1-dead-2-critically-injured/
Transparency information required by GoFundMe :
Who we are?
- - We are the Utah Chinese Civic Center.
Where we're from?
- - We are located at 3390 South State St, Suite 11, South Salt Lake City, UT 84115, United States. Our phone number is [phone redacted].
Your relationship to the parties you're raising funds for?
- - As the local Chinese non-profit organization, we are informed about this accident. After visited her families in the hospital, we are working with Xiaoyi Chen and her boyfriend to raise the fund.
How the funds will be used (be specific as possible)?
-- Cost of her grandma's funeral
-- Rehabilitation expenses of her mother and father if needed
-- Temporary living cost as she won't be able to get any funds from her school for at least 6 months to 1 year.
If you intend to withdraw the money, how you plan to send the funds to the parties you're raising money for or use the money on their behalf?
-- Xiaoyi Chen has been authorized to withdraw the money on her own. And she is the only one who can withdraw the money.
亲爱的朋友们，
陈女士目前是就读于德克萨斯大学奥斯汀分校的博士研究生。由于圣诞节期间发生的严重车祸，她和她的家人正面临灾难性的局面。这是她妈妈，爸爸，奶奶和男朋友来 自中国的第一次来访。她本来计划在很长一段时间没有见到他们之后，一起度过美好的家庭时间。这场悲剧发生在12/26/201。当时她正在驾驶，并在犹他州庞古奇附近的一条当地公路掉头时，一辆汽车从后侧面猛烈撞击他们。她的奶奶虽经医院全力抢救，依然离世了。她的妈妈和爸爸在医院进行抢救和康复，即使经过多次外科手术，他们仍然处于危急状态，并且在整个身体周围有多处骨折。医生说他们必须经历多次后续非常复杂的手术和后期的康复，直到可以安全返回中国。 【截止今天，经过这一段的抢救和治疗，目前她爸爸的情况已经较为稳定，左侧身体瘫痪，正在医院进行康复治疗；她母亲因术后反复感染及新发现下颌骨骨折等问题，已经先后进行了5次手术，目前仍不稳定，还在ICU观察。】
陈女士家境清寒，是这个家庭的独生子女。她是一位善良，无私的好学生。她努力学习工作，来到美国接受更好的教育，这样她就可以为家人提供更好的生活。她从未想到过这种人生的逆转。陈的家人来自山西，没有美国健康保险。由于她在UT-Austin的第二年博士研究学习，她的经济援助很少。作为我们华人社区的成员，我们相信在这些困难时期帮助她获得经济援助并帮助家人是我们华人社区的责任。如果你能帮助她做事，我们表示衷心的感谢。 筹集的资金将用于以下方面：
1. 她奶奶葬礼的费用
2.她母亲和父亲的康复和护理
3.每月暂时的生活费用，因为她将无法从她的学校获得至少6个月到1年的任何资金。
我们也请求你们所有人为他们的快速恢复祈祷。非常感谢你。
[家属事发后联系了中国使馆，使馆为家属提供了必要的领事援助。由于事发地点在偏僻的犹他州南部，盐湖城华助中心（我们）和当地的华人同胞在使馆的指导下，协调州内侨胞们为家属提供力所能及的援助。德州大学中国留学生协会的负责人在知晓事件后，也和我们尽快地取得了联系，并尽力协助相关事宜。]
【陈女士和家属的感谢信】
尊敬的各位同胞及热心人士，目前我们已经通过网站收到筹集的应急费用，在此对大家的帮助和鼓励深深感谢！
不幸的事故发生后，我们有幸遇到了众多热心帮助我们，关心我们的人。在大家的支持下我们度过了最煎熬，最困难的时期。目前逝者安息，伤者的病情也趋于稳定。我们会带着大家的关爱坚强的继续生活，也祝愿各位同胞及好心人平安幸福！再次致以我们最真诚的感谢，谢谢大家！
Fundraising team: Chen Family Fund Team (5)
Gang Cheng
Organizer
Saint George, UT
Xiaoyi Chen
Beneficiary
De He
Team member
ZHENYU JIN
Team member
Gongjian Wang
Team member
Victor Wang
Team member