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About Zimmer Foundation for China

The Zimmer Foundation for China is a non-profit organization established to implement holistic programs to improve the economic and spiritual conditions in rural Guizhou. The Zimmer Foundation for China relies on a wide network of volunteers in many cities and states in the United States for its fund raising, administrative and project selection and coordination activities. The Zimmer Foundation for China was established to implement holistic programs to improve the economic and spiritual conditions in rural Guizhou. The Zimmer Foundation is a US 501(c)(3) tax exempt organization established in memory of Rev. & Mrs. Gerald R. Zimmer who served in China 1936-1948. Rev. & Mrs. Gerald R. Zimmer were Educators who, in the middle 1930s decided they wanted to be missionaries and went to China to preach and teach. They went to a very remote area in the interior, to a small town of Tongren. There they lived with the people, learned their language and customs and worked to improve their situation. They saw a need for teachers and help to found the Tongren Teachers College, which has since grown to be a full fledged university. The Zimmer Foundation initiated a scholarship program in 2004 that supports the major cost of education for students annually for the second, third and final years at Tongren University for a minimum of twenty students. It is our vision that at least two students will be added each year over a ten year program. The selection of the students is based upon their academic achievements and financial needs. The student's family is identified with an income at or less than the poverty level established by the Tongren prefecture officials. In many villages of rural China, many students are the first of their family to complete college. Additional programs can be found on our website.

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