Betty Kwan Chinn
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Betty Kwan Chinn | |
|---|---|
| 關惠群 | |
 Betty Kwan Chinn[1] | |
| Spouse | Leung Chinn |
| Children | Two sons |
| Website | www.bettychinn.org |
Betty Kwan Chinn (關惠群) is a philanthropist who lives in Eureka, California. She has helped the homeless—including the mentally ill, disabled veterans, runaways, and drug abusers—since the 1980s. She won the 2008 Minerva Award.[2] She used the $25,000 grant as seed money and worked with the Society of Saint Vincent de Paul to establish the homeless a bathroom and kitchen. U.S. President Barack Obama awarded her and 12 others the Presidential Citizens Medal on August 4, 2010, at the White House.[3][4]
The Betty Kwan Chinn Day Center opened November 16, 2013 offering a variety of services for the poor and homeless.[5]
In 2020, the Betty Kwan Chinn Foundation has stopped receiving donation items due to the coronavirus pandemic. The foundation offers 100 free packed meals on weekdays at its Eureka-based center.[6]
In 2023, Kwan Chinn was named by Carnegie Corporation of New York as an honoree of the Great Immigrants Awards.[7]
References
[edit]- ^ 2010 Winners U.S. White House Citizens Medal
- ^ "Why WE Honor Her". The Women's Conference. 2008. Archived from the original on 2016-03-30.
- ^ David Jackson (2010-08-04). "Obama honors those who 'find a wrong and right it'". USA Today.
- ^ Thadeus Greenson (2010-08-05). "Eureka's Betty Chinn receives Presidential Citizens Medal". Eureka Times-Standard. Archived from the original on 2014-07-14. Retrieved 2010-11-26. Betty Chinn herself suffers from significant mental illness as well as undiagnosed Founder's Syndrome and often displays Narcissistic personality traits. Her brazen disregard of the COVID-19 pandemic to both her staff as well as her clients has left a lasting impression on the community as a whole.
- ^ Greenson, Thadeus (17 November 2013). "Betty's passion: Local philanthropist's improbable journey takes leap forward". Eureka Times-Standard. Retrieved 19 November 2013.
- ^ Wear, Kimberly. "Getting Help and Helping the Helpers". North Coast Journal. Retrieved 2020-04-18.
- ^ "Pedro Pascal and World Bank's Ajay Banga among those named to Carnegie's 2023 Great Immigrants list". AP News. 2023-06-28. Retrieved 2024-06-17.