Taiwan Provides $20,000 In Tornado Assistance

Governor Fallin and Oklahoma Department of Emergency Management Director Albert Ashwood accept a $20,000 donation for disaster relief efforts in Oklahoma from Director General Joseph Chen of the Taipei Economic and Cultural Office in Houston. (Photo courtesy the Governor's Office)

Governor Fallin today accepted a $20,000 check to aid in the recent tornado recovery effort from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Taiwan.

The check was presented to Governor Fallin by Director General Joseph Chen and Political Director Edward Chen of the Taipei Economic and Cultural Office in Houston.

“The donation from Taiwan shows the generous spirit of our friends from overseas,” Fallin said. “It is great to see another country stepping up in our time of need to lend a helping hand.”

Joseph Chen said the country of Taiwan was happy to present the check to Oklahoma.

“This is part of a humanitarian effort by the people and government of Taiwan to show Oklahomans that we are thinking about them and they are in our thoughts and prayers,” Chen said.

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