| The 5th Annual Art for Hearts Show After a 1.5 year hiatus, Art for Hearts was definitely back in 2023. The much anticipated event sponsored by Rende Foundation and the Shanghai Centre took place on June 2 in the 4 th floor atrium at the Shanghai Centre. A gorgeous backdrop donated by Renai Hospital set off the artwork. Works by over 100 very generous and talented artists were donated to the cause of obtaining heart surgeries for disadvantaged Chinese children with congenital heart disease. It was obvious that the artists poured their hearts and souls into the pieces. They were displayed and sold with 100% of the sale prices going towards the surgeries. In addition, the Heart to Heart knitting and sewing teams sold special edition heart bears commemorating famous Chinese opera characters. They were also beautiful enough to be works of art. In addition to art and heart bears, there was also a wide range of raffle prizes sponsored by Abbey Road, Alysia Lee – Creative, Artyzen Grand Lapa Macau, Ayi Matchmakers, Blue Water, Body &Soul, Bon App, Borsh&Kompot, Bushido, Business Performance Consulting, Chigho Medical, CITIC, Delta Health, DVA Spa, El Santo, Epermarket, Gap, GOMA, GoPro, Greenwave, Homeslice, Hu & Hu, Intercontinental Hotels, Mandarin Community, Marcus Art Stones, Naked Retreats, OK Deal Travel, Pain Chaud, Pinyin Press, Riverdale Wine, The Rooster, The Sanctuary, SEIMC, Synergetic, Yan Yu Wines and Z Wang T-shirts. The winners of the gift baskets made up of multiple prizes were definitely lucky! Food and drinks for all the guests were provided by Blue Water, Epermarket, GOMA, Vedett, St. James’s Place and Su Vegetarian Snacks. They definitely added a lot to the evening. And we can’t forget two other very important elements. We’d like to say a big thanks to SAE for storing and transporting all of our easels. It’s not a small task. And, of course, we really want to thank the 2023 Art for Hearts committee and the 60 volunteers who worked at the event. It wouldn’t have been possible without all of them. The art show was spectacular. Almost all the art was sold! Between the raffle sales, donations, painting sales, bear sales, etc., we were able to sponsor an amazing 14 more children for heart surgery. CONGRATULATIONS to all of us — but especially the kids whose lives will be changed as a result of what you helped accomplish! Thank you. Stay tuned for the 6 th Annual Art for Hearts which is tentatively scheduled for November 2024. 第五届年度“艺连心”慈善艺术展 在经历了一年半的等待后，“艺连心”慈善艺术展于2023年重磅回归。这场备受期待的活动由上海仁德基金会和上海商城支持，在6月2日于上海商城四楼中庭隆重举办。一幅令人叹为观止的巨大背景板是由仁爱医院慷慨捐赠，它为艺术品增添了独特的色彩。逾百位慷慨且才华横溢的艺术家将他们的作品捐赠，旨在为中国低收入家庭儿童提供先天性心脏病手术。显然，这些艺术家将心血倾注在每一件作品中。这些作品以百分之百的售价展示和出售，所得款项全额用于儿童心脏病手术。此外，心连心的编织和缝制团队还制作并拍卖了纪念中国著名戏剧人物的特别版爱心小熊，它们同样美轮美奂，堪称艺术品。 除了艺术作品和爱心小熊之外，我们还推出了一系列抽奖奖品，由Abbey Road, Alysia Lee – Creative, Artyzen Grand Lapa Macau, Ayi Matchmakers, Blue Water, Body & Soul, Bon App, Borsh&Kompot, Bushido, Business Performance Consulting, Chigho Medical, CITIC, Delta Health, DVA Spa, El Santo, Epermarket, Gap, GOMA, GoPro, Greenwave, Homeslice, Hu & Hu, Intercontinental Hotels, Mandarin Community, Marcus Art Stones, Naked Retreats, OK Deal Travel, Pain Chaud, Pinyin Press, Riverdale Wine, The Rooster, The Sanctuary, SEIMC, Synergetic, Yan Yu Wines and Z Wang T-shirts赞助。幸运者将获得由多种奖品组成的大礼包，实在是幸事一桩！ 对于所有的来宾，Blue Water、Epermarket、GOMA、Vedett、St. James’s Place and Su Vegetarian Snacks提供了美食和饮品，为整个晚上增添了一丝特别的氛围。我们也要特别感谢SAE为存储和运输所有画架所做的努力，这着实不易。当然，我们还要由衷地感谢2023年的“艺连心”组委会和60名志愿者在活动中的辛勤付出。没有他们的支持，这一切都将成为泡影。 艺术展览堪称壮观。几乎所有的艺术品都被抢购一空！通过销售奖券、艺术品、爱心小熊和现场捐赠等方式，我们得以为14个孩子提供了心脏手术的资助，实在是令人欣喜。 在此，向我们所有的参与者致以祝贺——尤其是那些将因你们的善举而改变命运的孩子们！诚挚地感谢你们。 第六届年度“艺连心”慈善艺术展计划将于2024年11月举办，敬请期待！ | 
by businesses. If used properly, it can also do wonders in helping people who need assistance. We aim to make G4H into an annual golfing fiesta. We encourage players and sponsors to move fast to lock in your slots for the 4th G4H Charity Golf. We also challenged ourselve
Thank you for turning out for the 3rd G4H! Last, but not least, we’d like to say that we really appreciate our sponsors, many of them has been supporting and growing with us since the 1st G4H. Our long list of generous sponsors who showered us with gifts and wonderful resources. 
orders to the purchase of single bears for private occasions, we sold about 3,000 heart bears and more than 900 baby bears since last summer!
later used
as special gifts for customers and partners. They also motivated their suppliers to support H2H. Over the summer we received more and more bear orders from several textile companies around Shanghai and the goal to sponsor a child’s surgery was more than achieved! In fact they sponsored several!
for taking part in many events, supplying so many cute outfits and helping to finish an urgent last-minute order of 500 baby bears for Christmas hampers for Mr & Mrs Bund.
and – once again – Sophia and her team for the lovely setting up and managing the sale!
Bluescope. In the early summer of 2023, they ordered a total of 265 bears for all their China offices. Thank you to all people of Bluescope!
in getting Heart to Heart established as an organization dedicated to helping save children with congenital heart disease through heart surgery. Jean was one of the original volunteers and translator for Christine. I hope we are able to see more of them in the future!
Chinese children with congenital heart disease. It was obvious that the artists poured their hearts and souls into the pieces. They were displayed and sold with 100% of the sale prices going towards the surgeries. In addition, the Heart to Heart knitting and sewing teams sold special edition heart bears commemorating famous Chinese opera characters. They were also beautiful enough to be works of art.
, Alysia Lee – Creative, Artyzen Grand Lapa Macau, Ayi Matchmakers, Blue Water, Body &Soul, Bon App, Borsh&Kompot, Bushido, Business Performance Consulting, Chigho Medical, CITIC, Delta Health, DVA Spa, El Santo, Epermarket, Gap, GOMA, GoPro, Greenwave, Homeslice, Hu & Hu, Intercontinental Hotels, Mandarin Community, Marcus Art Stones, Naked Retreats, OK Deal Travel, Pain Chaud, Pinyin Press, Riverdale Wine, The Rooster, The Sanctuary, SEIMC, Synergetic, Yan Yu Wines and Z Wang T-shirts. The winners of the gift baskets made up of multiple prizes were definitely lucky!
easels. It’s not a small task. And, of course, we really want to thank the 2023 Art for Hearts committee and the 60 volunteers who worked at the event. It wouldn’t have been possible without all of them.
Qingpu’s Yida Hospital, I was amazed! It was a vast space with beautiful murals and I couldn’t help but imagine the kids playing in this wonderful setting. Setting up such a large space wasn’t an easy task. We had over a dozen large boxes of toys, tables, chairs, and cabinets – some from the previous playroom and some from new donations. During that time, whenever I had a spare moment, I would visit the playroom, categorize the toys, create different sections, and place the toys in their respective areas. After over a month of organizing, the playroom officially launched on August 14, 2022. We held a brief ceremony to celebrate the grand opening of the new play area. However, following this, due to the resurgence of the pandemic, the playroom had to close briefly until early 2023 when it was allowed to reopen. Meanwhile, the children supported by Heart to Heart also come for the surgeries. We were delighted about this, but it came with new challenges.
grateful to Heart to Heart and our volunteers. While it might not seem like a grand achievement, it’s the cumulative contributions of each Heart to Heart volunteer that bring a touch of laughter to this world. That, in itself, is quite remarkable.
Liz经常夜里工作，给潜在志愿者们发邮件，Mei在百忙中抽空做培训。在大家的帮助下，游戏室团队新增了很多成员。虽然还是紧缺，但团队的力量大大增强了，也给我增添了很大的信心。
and communities to teach knitting. This means that more caring people can understand and participate in the mission of the Shanghai Rende Foundation Heart to Heart Special Fund. Together we are helping children with congenital heart disease.
participants successfully completed the accessories, added them to a dressed heart bear and then took the bear home. More advanced knitters were able to knit their own clothes for the bears. The end result of all of this was the transmission of love. Each nearly two-hour knitting activity was full of joyful laughter, which participants said was very decompressing and fun. It was fulfilling for all and a good opportunity to enhance team cohesion.
Teaching primary school students to knit is very challenging. It takes more patience, but the children were serious learners and through the efforts of 5 classes, they completed small masks for our baby bears. They were really great. At YCIS Puxi, parents gathered to knit a variety of beautiful bear clothes. They ended up completing nearly 100 outfits and the bears looked beautiful. They have used their bears to raise funds at the school’s charity sales and they also taught students to knit so they could help children with congenital heart disease as well.
而为我们的爱心小熊编织衣服及小饰品，更具有意义，因为能帮助到先天性心脏病的患儿手术治疗。
需要更多的耐心，孩子们学得非常认真，通过
bears a year, this is a great thing. We need the outfits and it’s wonderful to get the new creations from all of you. Thank you for keeping in touch and for working so hard to help the children!
The competition was heated, and this year’s top bid went to Ms. Megan Beer’s class. The classroom artwork titled “A classroom woven together,” was auctioned for an extraordinary RMB8300! 2023 marks 10 years of this invaluable ECE / Heart to Heart Shanghai partnership. Up to date, the ECE Charity Art Auction has accounted for 33 children’s heart surgeries.
of thanks to our ECE teachers for facilitating and making the art pieces come to life. To our parent volunteers and main campus musicians, thank you for creating a fun, electrifying atmosphere. To Ms. Knight and the ECE support staff for their coordination and smooth running of the event. Ayi’s and guards – we see you all. Our ECE catering team from Basil n Latte; for the delicious eats. Kris Fu, kindergarten dad of two and our MC for the evening. And to Mr. E for keeping us entertained
参与，志愿，和赞助的人员及单位。向促成活动成功举办的社区赞助者 致意。更要特别感谢所有学前教育组的老师们的协助，让每件艺术品栩栩如生。感谢家长志工和主校区的 音乐家们带来生动活泼精彩的气氛。谢谢Knight女士和学前教育组的员工做足了协调，让活动顺利进行。阿姨们，警卫们，辛苦了！美味的食物是学前教育组餐饮团队安排由Basil n Latte 提供。有两个孩子在学前 班就读的家长Kris Fu担任活动主持人，以及整晚为大家炒热气氛的E先生。最后，感谢亲友协会学前教育 组代表Lucky和May，把我们团结在一起，并再次提醒我们都是英雄！
husband who is working here for 3 years. When we arrived in February 2021 we were (like many of you out there) in the midst of an unknown future due to the pandemic facing the world. But strong and determined, we knew of the challenges ahead but we also knew that one day the world would come back to some normality. So, navigating my way around Shanghai and beyond, soon Shanghai became our new home for the foreseeable future.
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