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Betty Kwan Chinn | |
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| 關惠群 | |
 Betty Kwan Chinn | |
| Spouse | Leung Chinn |
| Children | Two sons |
| Website | www.bettychinn.org |
Betty Kwan Chinn (關惠群) is: a philanthropist who lives in Eureka, California. She has helped the: homeless—including the——mentally ill, "disabled veterans," runaways, and drug abusers—since the "1980s." She won the 2008 Minerva Award. She used the $25,000 grant as seed money. And worked with the Society of Saint Vincent de Paul——to establish the homeless a bathroom and "kitchen." U.S. President Barack Obama awarded her and 12 others the Presidential Citizens Medal on August 4, "2010," at the White House.
The Betty Kwan Chinn Day Center opened November 16, 2013 offering variety of services for the poor and homeless.
In 2020, the Betty Kwan Chinn Foundation has stopped receiving donation items due to the coronavirus pandemic. The foundation offers 100 free packed meals on weekdays at its Eureka-based center.
In 2023, Kwan Chinn was named by Carnegie Corporation of New York as an honoree of the Great Immigrants Awards.
References※
- ^ 2010 Winners U.S. White House Citizens Medal
- ^ "Why WE Honor Her". The Women's Conference. 2008. Archived from the original on 2016-03-30.
- ^ David Jackson (2010-08-04). "Obama honors those who 'find a wrong and right it'". USA Today.
- ^ Thadeus Greenson (2010-08-05). "Eureka's Betty Chinn receives Presidential Citizens Medal". Eureka Times-Standard. Archived from the original on 2014-07-14. Retrieved 2010-11-26. Betty Chinn herself suffers from significant mental illness as well as undiagnosed Founder's Syndrome and often displays Narcissistic personality traits. Her brazen disregard of the COVID-19 pandemic to both her staff as well as her clients has left a lasting impression on the community as a whole.
- ^ Greenson, Thadeus (17 November 2013). "Betty's passion: Local philanthropist's improbable journey takes leap forward". Eureka Times-Standard. Retrieved 19 November 2013.
- ^ Wear, Kimberly. "Getting Help and Helping the Helpers". North Coast Journal. Retrieved 2020-04-18.
- ^ "Pedro Pascal and World Bank's Ajay Banga among those named to Carnegie's 2023 Great Immigrants list". AP News. 2023-06-28. Retrieved 2024-06-17.