Tzu Chi Canada Video

Tzu Chi Canada Chapter held charity sales in October to support Taiwan's vaccination program. Volunteers from five districts of Vancouver put on the sales once a week at the same time. In Richmond, the volunteers prepared glutinous oil rice, vegetarian chicken, pumpkin dumplings, blueberry muffins, as well as spicy dried radish. Everyone responded enthusiastically as the...

Tzu Chi volunteers in Surrey, Canada, joined the Adopt-a-Street Program in 1997 and regularly serve the community from May to September each year. It has been 25 years now. The Mayor of Surrey at that time also cleaned the streets with Tzu Chi volunteers. After 19 years, he is elected the mayor again. After being elected, he expressed his honor and pleasure to serve the comm...

Anything starts with a seed and a determination. This Jing Si Aphorism was achieved by a 12th grade student in Canada. At first, it was a school assignment and then she expanded it to include two environmentally friendly greenhouse for the Tzu Chi Farm.

Tzu Chi Canada Chapter donated backpacks and back-to-school items to 248 low-income families from the Vancouver YWCA. They also provided subsidy to a social welfare childcare center for daily necessities.

In Vancouver, Canada, the Richmond food bank has been open to residents in need of supplies during the pandemic. Tzu Chi volunteers have also been helping with packaging processes.

Calgary, Canada is under a state of constant ice and snow every winter from September to March. However, Tzu Chi volunteers are undeterred by the weather. They arrive at a local donation center every month to assist in organization of second-hand clothes.  

The COVID-19 pandemic continues to affect many events across the world. Tzu Chi Canada Chapter held the year-end blessing ceremony online via livestream this year, inviting many friends from different places to share best wishes for the new year.

After the outbreak of COVID-19, countries around the world faced a shortage of masks and protective equipment. In order to protect front-line nursing staff, Tzu Chi Canada donated 120,000 disposable masks and 4,000 face shields to the British Columbia Government. In addition, volunteers went to the local shelters to provide masks for vulnerable groups.

In Surrey, Canada, Tzu Chi volunteers have been distributing food to the food bank for 17 years. During the epidemic, Tzu Chi volunteers continued to deliver the needed food and even donated epidemic prevention supplies.

There are confirmed cases of the novel coronavirus in Canada now. Therefore, Tzu Chi Academy taught students how to protect themselves and others in classes. They also promote vegetarian diets to save the Earth.