The China Charity Federation and the Chinese Society of Education jointly launched a charity event in Beijing on Sunday, drawing many people to lend their helping hands.

The amassed handprints of hundreds of AIDS affected orphans was sold at the high price of 200 thousand yuan during the auction in the charity event held on Sunday, September 2, 2007.

As one of the series of activities organized by the AIDS Prevention Education Project for Chinese Youth, or APEPCY for short, the event aims at collecting funds and raising public awareness.

The APEPCY, with a mission of raising 100 million yuan in five years, was launched in December 23, 2006. The funds will be used to carry out special educational activities for AIDS prevention at 10,000 universities and colleges, vocational schools and secondary schools.

In the charity event, held on Sunday, September 2, 2007, several AIDS affected orphans sang together to give their thanks to the people who have helped them.

(CRIENGLISH.com September 3, 2007)