2011-01-05

        阳历年一过，春节便昂首阔步进入咱中国人的视线。每年跟春节捱得最近的那个星期天，一定是娃儿所在的光华中文学校师生家长同欢共乐的日子。上次，我自告奋勇为学校春节联欢会做义务摄影；这回，我摇身一变，将兼职出任“节目策划”，紧随导演游校长身后当学徒。头一回跟自己特长不着边际的差事较劲，真不知道自己是半斤还是八两，出门能否找到北。心里一直打鼓，心正虚脑犯懵眼冒花腿发抖，根本不知从何下手。都说风水轮流转，天晓得我怎么拿捏这台戏！

        想来想去，我无论如何要仰仗游校长的指导栽培和热心服务的会务骨干撑腰打气，赘上各界朋友的鼎立相助和家长学生的积极配合。否则，即便我上刀山下火海，或八九七十二变使出浑身解数，都难胜任这个使命。场地选择迫在眉睫——光华没有自己的校舍，租赁来的蒙哥马利“巨人山”社区学院也没有能容纳800观众的礼堂。我以学校为中心，方圆十几里地的五所高中逐一端详：上都柏林“黑池”(Upper Dublin)高中正在翻修，威萨希肯“鲇鱼溪”(Wissahickon)高中被音乐节占用，北宾夕法尼亚“山林”(North Penn)和梅塔克顿“风之丘”(Methacton)周日不开放，哈特伯勒—霍舍姆“草帽城—马夫镇”(Hatboro-Horsham)高中是仅存的一个。我三番五次打电话发传真，对方爽快答应，但5,500美元的场地使用费，真把学校难住了。

        资金是核心——经济萧条，物价猛涨，我不若四处求爷爷拜奶奶，把八竿子能触及的地方全部横扫一遍，这笔巨额租金如何支付？我灯下翻书本查字典，拽上快到八岁的娃儿一起商量对策，人多力量大。同时把眼光聚集到募捐草案上，将希望寄托在膀大腰圆的企业商家身上。多亏准备报考文学院的温迪忙里偷闲，帮我润色带有汉语拼音口音的英文措辞。我努力，而且正在加倍努力！那天深夜，娃儿趴在桌边看我改完最后一封募捐信，说：“妈妈，你在做一件很大的事。”我说：“是啊，很大，所以有点怕。”“那你怕什么？”——我停下来想了想，说：“怕做不好。”“可是，”他翻了一页自己的绘本，“你已经做了呀。”——是啊，我已经做了。场地找好了，信写完了，电话打出去了，方案正在成形。从零到一的那一步，已经跨出去了。而一个八岁孩子的这句话，像一枚极轻却极准的钉子，把我悬在半空的犹疑重新钉回了地面。那天晚上，我把募捐信逐一装进信封时，仿佛看见了那场联欢会里，每一张正在入场的人脸——他们还不认识我，但我知道，只要把这件事当作“为别人做的”，脚步就会比“为自己做的”更稳。而娃儿，就是那个在门口递给我第一双鞋的人。

【English】

Dear Sir or Madam,

        Since 2005, Guanghua Chinese School has provided thousands of children in our community opportunities for classroom instruction, cultural programs, and special events, all of which cultivate awareness of Chinese culture. These countless possibilities are made possible through the generous donations of community leaders like you.

        Your previous donation has enabled the school to purchase a new copier machine, fund school field sports events along with Chinese speech/poster contests, start a scholarship fund for children to pay for school activities, and sponsor the graduation of 120 students, all of whom started college studies immediately afterward. Without your generosity and support, none of this could have been possible.

        Our goal is to raise $10,000 by early 2011 to hold our annual Chinese New Year Gala, an art and cultural performance by the school's students. The Gala will be held at Hatboro-Horsham High School on February 6, 2011. Providing our children with this type of opportunity sets a precedent for their future successes and growth as teenagers and adults.

        We hope you will continue to support our children by helping us reach our fundraising goal. We greatly appreciate your time and continued support.

        For more information, please get in touch with me directly at  GuangHuaSchool@guanghuachinese.org. The check can be made payable to Guang Hua Chinese School, PO Box 444, Spring House, PA 19477

Yours sincerely,

The Principal of Guanghua Chinese School

Cozy Sleep Bag (舒适的睡袋 01-13-2004)

G1B Nursery Rhyme @ GHCS Gala

(光华中文学校春晚·一年级B班童谣表演 02-14-2010)

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