Lotus Light Charity Society

Education

• promote the wisdom and timeless Buddhist teachings in books written by LLCS founder Grand Master Sheng-Yen Lu (Living Buddha Lian Sheng)
• annual scholarships to assist community-involved students pursuing post-secondary education
• ESL classes to help new immigrants more comfortably adapt to English-speaking society
• establishment of a computer training facility atVancouver’s Downtown East Education Centre
• building schools in impoverished countries

Social Assistance

• annual donations of rice to local food banks worldwide (theVancouverchapter has donated over 150,000 pounds to-date)
• annualWinter Charity Driveproviding food, clothing, and personal care items to homeless shelters
• free annual income tax preparation service for low- income residents
• “Gift of Sight” campaign collected over 45,000 pairs of used eyeglasses forThird Worldcountries
• international disaster relief (2009 Taiwan Typhoon Morokot, 2008 China Sichuan Earthquake, 2006 Hurricane Katrina, 2005 South Asia tsunami,  1999 Taiwan Earthquake, 1997 Manitoba Flood, 1996 China Yun-Nan earthquake)

Cultural Awareness

• promote community and cultural awareness through support and participation in multicultural community events (SUCCESS “Walk with the Dragon”; world peace ceremonies)
• promote community caring through volunteer visits to low-income senior homes and local childrens’ hospitals
• provide language skills training in English, Mandarin, and Cantonese
• free weekly Golden Mother Yoga classes

Medical Assistance

• major contributor to Strathcona Community Children’s Dental Clinic
• funding support to Doctors Without Borders,VancouverGeneralHospital & UBCHospitalFoundation
• active supporter of BC Children’s Hospital, Canadian Cancer Society, Canadian Diabetes Association, and other charitable organizations locally, nationally, and internationally