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the fundraising front and on the trails.He recounts an experience in Brazilthat stopped him in his path, literallyand figuratively. After the unexpectedhailstorm, DeNoma’ s b o d ytemperature dropped substantially;he was going into hypothermia. Hisdaughter raced ahead to alert thesupport team. DeNoma explains,“Twenty minutes later [my daughter]found me running and shivering andsaid ‘Great news, when they saw theweather, the team found a familythat will let us use their house so youcan take a hot shower, change intowarmer clothes, get re-taped and keepgoing.’ ‘Who in the world would let usdo that?’ I thought.”A very kind Brazilian family, it turnsout. After warming up in their showerand re-taping in their living room,DeNoma tried to give the family somemoney for their troubles, but theyrefused, so DeNoma asked if therewas anything he could do for them.“[The mother] became emotionaland her face dropped into a deepsadness. She said ‘My 17-year-olddaughter went missing nine monthsago and because we don’t have acomputer there is no way for us topost the fact she is missing or followup any leads. Is there anything youcan do to help us find our daughter?’Such lovely graciousness andhospitality despite such terrible lossand pain put things in perspective forus,” says DeNoma.The extraordinary coincidence:DeNoma is on the board of directorsfor the International <strong>Center</strong> forMissing and Exploited Children,which has an operation in Brazil. Hehas assured the family that he will doeverything he can to find their missingdaughter.The family should rest assured thatthey are in good hands: DeNoma isknown for going the distance.Kari Schiro is a nativeCalifornian and anadoptive Seattleite whorecently relocated to Taipei.When she is not writing,you will most likely findKari watching football/soccer onthe telly.Book Workdays Saturday March 3rdOur last book workday of the yearwill take place on March 3rd in the TASbasement, from 9 am to 5 pm. We will besorting through, pricing and alphabetizingthe second-hand books that we receiveas donations. With that in mind, westill welcome donations of all books andmagazines, regardless of language.Book Sale Saturday March 10thOn March 10th we will be hostingour annual Book Sale (one of the largestof its kind in northern Taiwan) at theTaipei American School, between 10am and 5 pm. Admission is free and allare welcome to come. There are booksfor every member of the family – SATpreparation books, children’s books andalmost every other genre can be found.Also, this will be the last day to claimraffle prizes from the draw.Hunger Week March 15th -21stThe Orphanage Club offers aid tocharitable organizations around theOrphanage Club NewsTExT: JEFFREY CHEn (12) AnD TIn TIn KAO (10), OC CO-SECRETARIES 2011-12globe. One way it achieves this is throughhosting Hunger Week twice a year.Through fasting and donating money atour booth in front of the Faculty DiningRoom (FDR), members of the TAScommunity are encouraged to empathizewith and understand the plight of thehungry. The Orphanage Club also intendsto educate our students about worldhunger through an assembly prior toHunger Day (March 21st). From March15th to 21st, members will be conductinglessons with lower school studentshighlighting hunger around the world.They will also be selling ceramic bowlsin front of the FDR to further emphasizethe problem; this activity is sponsored bythe TAS Art Department. Donations willbe sent to organizations including OxfamAmerica, American Friends Service, andWorld Vision Taiwan.tCathwel Outing Saturday March 17thThe Orphanage Club will be hosting itsCathwel outing on Saturday, March 16th.On these outings members take careof kids assigned to them from CathwelOrphanage and take the time to bondwith them; the boys have darker historiesand need both time and patience. Theboys section of Cathwel will be goingrollerblading at Y-17 Youth <strong>Center</strong> andplaying sports in the gym, while thebabies section will be going to nurseryschool, sponsored by TAS alumni CynthiaHsu. We are always searching for adultchaperons for the outing. If you areinterested, please email us at the addressbelow.tChungyi Outing Sunday March 25thOn March 25th, we will be hosting ourfifth Chungyi Outing. As usual, memberswill be paired up with their guests fromthe Chungyi Orphanage in Jingmei andspend the day together playing sports andother activities. The agenda has yet tobe confirmed, but we are always lookingfor adult chaperones for the outing. Ifyou are interested, please email us at theaddress below.All questions or comments should be directed to tas.orphanageclub@gmail.com.One can also contact our club sponsors Mr. Arnold at 2873-9900 ext. 239 or arnoldr@tas.edu.tw or Ms. Koh at weehueykoh@yahoo.com24march 2012 www.communitycenter.org.tw