Japanese students donate $10 000 to Lifeline

Yasuda Women’s College and University  hand over the cheque for $10 000 to Lifeline

A Japanese student group from Yasuda Women’s College and University in Hiroshima have given the flood-ravaged city of Toowoomba and its surroundings a gift that has overwhelmed the people in the local community.

In an act of compassion and kindness, students and staff from Yasuda Women’s College and University banded together and raised $10 000 for the victims of last month’s floods.

The College sends more than 40 students to USQ for English language programs annually, and has developed a strong bond with the University and local community.

The money was donated to Lifeline, one of the leading charitable organisations that provided support to the community during the floods, and is now assisting in the region’s recovery efforts.

USQ held a function where the Yasuda students currently studying at the University presented the General Manager of Lifeline Darling Downs and South West Queensland, Mr Derek Tuffield, with the $10 000 cheque.

Mr Tuffield said he was overwhelmed by the College’s generosity, and said the relationship forged between the College, USQ and the Toowoomba community would only grow stronger.

'I know it has been said before', Mr Tuffield said, 'but the support is really overwhelming.'

During his address, Mr Tuffield told the students that he’d met with an elderly woman whose house had been flooded. He said that some of the money that the students raised was going to help this lady recarpet her house and fix her car that was also ruined during the floods.

USQ’s Chief Operating Officer, Mr Bernard Lillis, also attended the presentation and said the University was honoured to have such a strong relationship with Yasuda, and was grateful for the support and kindness shown by the College and its staff and students.

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