Productive Day in Beijing

This morning, Thursday, March 23, 2017, started with 8:00am breakfast at the Holiday Inn restaurant.  Margo and I ate together and I really enjoyed the food options.  Ultimately, I ended up selecting:  bacon, doughnut, waffle, more bacon, orange juice and more.  At 9:00am, Margo and I were met by Cindy, a representative of the China Global Philanthropy Institute.  We walked across the street and met with representatives from CGPI.

I am the one at the far right.

Next, Margo, Irene, and I walked down the street and attended a meeting at the China Philanthropy Research Institute.  Here we met several workers with the Child Welfare Research Center, including their Associate Director and their Program Officer.  These representatives were very pleasant and asked many good questions about our child welfare system in the United States.

 This was during our lunch break.

Our final visit of the day was about twenty minutes away at the China Youth Development Foundation.  Three Representatives from CYDF took time to talk with us including Qi Qige who serves as the Department of Project Hope Affairs Science, Arts & Sports Program Officer.  This was also a wonderful conversation with much information being shared.

Great experience with these people.

Tomorrow, Margot and I depart Beijing bound for Chengdu with our arrival time being approximately 4:15pm.  Activities will be arranged by the host organization in Chengdu, which is the Wuhou New Zone Youth Development Center of Chengdu.  So far, this trip has been a wealth of information sharing and very productive.  I am looking forward to the days ahead.