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Clothing Drive 2011: Sorting Days

Feb 27, 2011 No Comments by

On February 19th and 20th, Rotaract Beijing volunteers partnered with staff from the Roundabout Charity Store to sort clothes donated over the course of our January clothing drive. The second annual event was quite successful, resulting in a delivery of over a half ton of gently used clothes (60 large bags) to Roundabout in Beijing. [...]

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Vanishing Beijing – Why Preservation Matters

Jul 22, 2010 No Comments by

Hutongs are a symbol of Beijing’s urban life, with over 600 years of history behind them. Yet much noise has been made over their destruction in the name of ‘economic development’. Is this just simply an inevitability in the march toward ‘modernisation’, or are there alternatives? Join us on this Monday as Napatra from the [...]

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Rotar’Act Now: One Year Anniversary party

Jul 09, 2010 2 Comments by

Rotaract Beijing launched into it’s second year with the Rotar’Act Now: One Year Anniversary party on Monday, July 5, 2010 at Salud bar in Nanluoguxiang. The party brought in over 70 guests, many of whom won raffle prizes and auction items throughout the night. The charity auction brought in over RMB3,500 for eight different prizes, [...]

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