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It has been a year since the May 12, 2008 Sichuan earthquake. One of the rescue stories that continues to deeply moved us is of a mother and an infant. By the time rescuers reached them, they had found the mother knelled and managed to stay hunched over. The rescuers knew she had passed away but thought her pose curious. They checked her body and found it still holding a baby sleeping. They later found a cell phone wrapped with the baby, and the mother had typed a message, “baby, if you are able to stay alive, you must remember I love you.”

If you are considering recipients for your donations this year, please keep the Sichuan earthquake victims in mind. Millions survived, but rebuilding their lives takes years.