The IOC is sending 1 million dollars (US) in aid to help the victims of the recent earthquake in China. China has recently reported that as many as 50,000 people could be dead from the 7.9-magnitude quake that struck the Sichuan province on Monday.
It was a very nice gesture by the Olympic committee to pledge this money. The people in China really need it. I hope that there are no more setbacks leading up to the Summer Olympics, because the Chinese really could use a good Olympic experience after all the problems they have had.
