Ann Hsu Memorial Fund :: Beneficiaries

Each year the Ann Hsu Memorial Fund Planning Committee selects beneficiaries that provide service and support to the Delaware Valley. Some of the beneficiaries directly impacted Ann’s life or provided support to Ann’s family. Still others are areas that Ann felt strongly about and would have supported if she had the opportunity.

Gifts made by the Memorial Fund are in Ann’s name or in memory of Ann. The Planning Committee works closely with beneficiaries to determine the area of greatest need and use of funds when appropriate.

2005

ASPCA Disaster Relief Fund - ASPCA uses monies in this fund to help animals displaced by the catastrophic Hurricane Katrina disaster. For more information, please check out their website at www.aspca.org

Hayes Family Fund - This fund provides assistance to a Rehoboth Beach family.

Chinese Musical Voices - The Chinese Musical Voices, inaugurated in 1988, is a non-political and non-profit organization formed by the residents and students of Southern New Jersey, Pennsylvania and the greater Delaware Valley region who have come from various walks of life and shared the common interest of singing and communication through media of mutual ethnic respect, friendship and music. For more information, please check out their website at http://www.chinesemusicalvoices.org

2004

Services Empowering Rape Victims (SERV), a Center For Family Services, works 24 hours a day, 365 days a year, to support survivors of sexual assault through counseling, education and outreach, as well as accompany victims to the hospital, police station and court. SERV is committed to working with victims and their families from the moment an assault occurs through the challenges of rebuilding their lives. More information about SERV - can be found at www.centerffs.org.

The Animal Welfare Association (AWA) has been committed to the prevention and eradication of animal suffering for over 50 years. Based in Voorhees, New Jersey; their current projects include an animal shelter and adoption program, spay/neuter clinics, education programs for children and a pet therapy program for nursing home residents. More information about AWA's programs can be found at www.awanj.org.

2003

The Office of Victim-Witness Advocacy, in the Camden County Prosecutor's Office, provides outreach, support and assistance to crime victims from the initial victimization through the prosecution of their cases. Victim counselors advocate on behalf of crime victims with judges, assistant prosecutors, police, probation officers and others to ensure that the criminal justice system is more responsive to the special needs of crime victims.

Search and Rescue Dogs of PA (SARDOGS) is a volunteer, not-for-profit organization based in Malvern, Pennsylvania providing voluntary support, through the use of trained dog and handler teams, to local and state law enforcement agencies responding to the recovery of missing or lost persons. For more information about the Search and Resuce Dogs of PA, please visit www.sardogs.org.

Past Beneficiaries

The Ann Hsu Endowed Scholarship Fund at Drexel University recognizes a student each year for outstanding achievement in theatre production; Ann's great love in college. The award is presented at Drexel University's Honors Day each June and is applied to the recipient's tuition.

The Camden County Fireman's Association Canteen Service provides food and refreshment for firemen and other volunteer personnel assisting in search and rescue or recovery efforts in the Camden County area. This much-needed service gives searchers the strength and sustenance to do their difficult work in the face of incredible odds. The Canteen Service is managed and operated by volunteers.