2. China Care Mission “The China Care Foundation is dedicated to saving the lives of medically fragile orphaned children in China. Founded in 2000 by Matt Dalio, a determined teenager, China Care is also committed to empowering young people to use their abilities and creativity to help improve the lives of children in need.”

3. UC China Care Mission Our primary goals at the moment are: fundraising to sponsor full medial surgeries and treatments for orphans in China suffering from serious and life-threatening conditions and providing mentorship to Chinese children adopted into non-Chinese families, offering them an environment to learn and appreciate their birth-heritage.

4. PlayGroup Goal To increase children’s awareness of, and appreciation for, their Chinese language and cultural heritage, and to provide a venue where adoptive families can meet and network. Playgroup activities focus on children making new friends and identifying with/learning more about their Chinese culture.

5. Tentative Schedule 2012 Our winter quarter: January 3 rd – March 17 th Playgroup/mentorship program dates: Every 2 weeks on SUNDAYS Sunday, January 15 th Sunday, January 29 th Sunday, February 12 th Sunday, February 26 th Each session is approximately 2 hours long at the University of Chicago campus

6. PlayGroup Logistics Ages: 8 and under Arrival, Designated Activity, Clean up -- 1 hour Snack Time -- 15-20 min Story Time/Educational-- 30 min

7. Activities! -Make Lanterns -Calligraphy -Make food/snacks, i.e. dumplings -Make Beijing Opera Masks -Make window decorations -Make shadow puppets -Sing Chinese songs -Watch movie episodes i.e. Monkey King

8. Mentorship This program pairs a China Care club member with an adolescent child who was adopted from China and aims to increase the children's awareness and appreciation for their Chinese cultural heritage. Ages: 8 and above Possible activities: Chinese language learning; reading/doing projects on facets of Chinese culture together with student partner; field trips Strong commitment required from mentees to attend all 4 program dates

9. Thank you for your interest! Check out our UC website: http://chinacare.uchicago.edu/http://chinacare.uchicago.edu/ General website: http://www.chinacare.org/ http://www.chinacare.org/ Please email completed interest forms to enroll by 10 pm on Sunday, January 8 th to: Feenalie Patel, UChicago China Care President fpatel7@uchicago.edu Yujia Hu, PlayGroup Coordinator yujiahu@uchicago.edu Questions or concerns? Contact Feenalie and Yujia.