China Children and Teenagers' Fund (CCTF) decided on Tuesday to grant two million yuan (about 285,000 US dollars) together with 50,000 yuan of donation from its employees to help purchasing tents, quilts, food, water and drugs for disaster-hit areas in southwest China's Sichuan Province.

The organization's spokesperson said this is to answer the call from the State Council to "mobilize people from all walks of life" to help people in disaster-hit areas to get through the difficulties.

He said people could make donations by calling the two hotline numbers of 8610-65103485 and 8610-65103491, or logging on the organization's website at www.cctf.org.cn.

(Xinhua News Agency May 13, 2008)