The annual Wu Mao Club collection took place during the month of March at Concordia International School (CISS). Wu Mao Club, founded 4 years ago by CISS high school math teacher, Nels Sloth, had a vision to collect unwanted loose change, accumulating in jars or drawers at home, and donate it to a worthy cause.  Nels sought out sponsors to match the collection totals, and he and his wife, Diedre, also a Concordia teacher, personally matched 15,000 RMB as their donation. Jars were placed all over the school and students were encouraged to bring in their loose change.  Baobei was so blessed to receive a total of 38,056 RMB as a result of Nels great vision.

Upon collection of the change, Nels told me, “When we first moved to China, my wife and I wanted to start an orphan care foundation to help children receive surgeries, but we both started working full time at Concordia and were unable to focus on this.  We were happy to hear that Baobei Foundation was formed so we could give money to this worthy cause.”

The generous Wu Mao donation was used to help pay for Baby Joseph’s shunt surgery.  Thanks CISS students and staff, and thanks Nels for making your vision a reality for Joseph’s life!  Joseph is healing very well in a healing home in Shanghai.

by Michele DeResario and Carol Hoag

While it was no easy task to take all this change to the local bank, SCMC was so helpful in facilitating this to deposit it into Baobei’s account.  You should’ve seen the bank employees when we showed up with boxes full of change!

Baby Joseph Goes to School

Lara Olson, Baobei’s Outpatient Nursing Coordinator, and Joseph’s Healing Home Momma Educate Concordia Class about Hydrocephalus and Spina Bifada