Ｍａｋｉｎｇ　ｔｈｅ　Ｍｏｓｔ　ｏｆ　Ｅｖｅｒｙ　Ｃｅｎｔ　ｉｎ　ｔｈｅ　Ｄｉｓａｓｔｅｒ　Ｚｏｎｅ.docVIP

Ｍａｋｉｎｇ　ｔｈｅ　Ｍｏｓｔ　ｏｆ　Ｅｖｅｒｙ　Ｃｅｎｔ　ｉｎ　ｔｈｅ　Ｄｉｓａｓｔｅｒ　Ｚｏｎｅ 　　 　　Public concern over the way donations to earthquake relief funds are being used has prompted the government to demand an open accounting of charitable giving and relief organization expenditures. 　　 　　MS. Chen is not rich by any standard Forbes would acknowledge, but like her ancient predecessor spoken of once in a parable, she is a modest woman more rich in generosity for having sacrificed a greater portion of what little she had to spare. “I donated my monthly pay of 3,000 yuan,” she said, without false modesty. “It is my largest donation yet.” 　　Chen, who works for an insurance company in Beijing, is not alone. Among her friends, nearly everyone has done something. Some have given money, some have given blood, some have organized those who did. “Most of my friends have done their part,” she said, not in the least surprised. “Everyone will do what he or she can to help ease the suffering.” 　　As anyone who has ever given money to a good cause can testify, one always hopes that the small contribution one makes actually reaches and helps those whom it was intended to help. So Chen has made public a proposal, using a Website forum, to appeal to civil administration departments to make public the way donations are used. Her appeal has drawn hundreds of supportive replies. 　　By searching Google with key words like “earthquake, donation and transparency,” hundreds of related sites can be found, posted by ordinary Netizens and well-financed backers alike. 　　By the morning of May 26, the amount of money and relief supplies donated both at home and abroad reached RMB 30.876 billion, with received donations totaling RMB 23.002 billion, and already allocated money and goods valued at RMB 9.054 billion. 　　That much money, however, has aroused public concern that the funds could be misspent or otherwise misused if not properly supervised. In view of that concern, the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection of