Date: 26, May, 2008 to 3, June, 2008
Location: Richmond, BC Canada
Amount Raised: $3,824.96 Canadian
Website: foundation.RHMUN.com
Forums: forums.RHMUN.com
The 2008 Sichuan earthquake , at a magnitude 8.0 Ms/ 7.9 Mw, occurred at 14:28:01.42 CST (06:28:01.42 UTC) on 12 May 2008 in Sichuan province of China. In China, it was named the Wenchuan earthquake, after the earthquake's epicenter in Wenchuan County in Sichuan province. The epicenter was 80 kilometres (50 mi) west-northwest of Chengdu, the capital of Sichuan, with a depth of 19 kilometres (12 mi). The earthquake was felt as far away as Beijing (1,500 km away) and Shanghai (1,700 km away), where office buildings swayed with the tremor. The earthquake was also felt in nearby countries.
The RHMUN Foundation responded quickly to the incident and organized a heartful fundraiser around the city of Richmond to contribute our little grain of care. Our passionate group of student staff and volunteers diligently spent the time afterschool and collected over two thousand dollars Canadian in less than 2 weeks' time.