Dr. Tei-Fu Chen, in addition to being the founder and chairman of the board of Sunrider International, is also the owner of three hotels in Asia, including the Sunworld Dynasty™ Hotel Taipei in Taiwan. Although Dr. Chen no longer lives in Taiwan, his deeply rooted connection to the country of his birth (and formative years) was evidenced recently after Typhoon Morakot wreaked havoc in Taiwan. This cataclysmic disaster spurred Dr. Chen to swiftly galvanize relief efforts at his hotel and channel contributions to foundations set up to aid the victims.
Typhoon Morakot, one of the deadliest typhoons to impact Taiwan in recorded history, formed early on August 2, 2009 as an unnamed tropical depression. The large system gradually intensified and was upgraded to a typhoon. Early on August 7, the storm attained its peak intensity and hit central Taiwan later that day. Typhoon Morakot caused terrible damage, leaving hundreds dead and forcing over a million people to evacuate their homes. The typhoon’s path of destruction left countless people in need of food, shelter, and medical attention.
Dr. Chen responded to the calamity by encouraging his staff at the Sunworld Dynasty™ Hotel Taipei to contribute funds to the Disaster Relief Foundations of two prominent satellite cable news television channels in Taiwan: TVBS News and FTV News. The Dr. Chen-initiated fund drive took place from August 15 through September 15, 2009.
In addition to the staff contribution drive, Dr. Chen has mandated that the service fees from the hotel’s food and beverage department be donated to the relief fund. It is Dr. Chen’s hope that the collective charitable contributions from the employees and hotel service fees will provide some measure of support to the disaster victims as they try to rebuild their lives.
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