The CIE recently received a large book and picture donation from Mrs. Patricia Senych , who is a retired lady living in Thorhild, Alberta.
Mrs. Senych and her husband Mr. Michael Senych, traveled to China for many times and grew fond of Chinese culture and Chinese people. During all their trips to China, they had collected a large amount of books, pictures and art. Mr. Michael Senych was an MLA for many years in Alberta and also served as the mayor of Thorhild until 2002, when he passed away because of the car accident.
This year Mrs. Seynch was ready to move into senior housing in Edmonton and she was wondering what to do with all the books and pictures they collected. She thought of the Confucius Institute, since she heard a lot about the Institute providing strong support for Chinese language and culture education in the schools and community. She decided to donate all their collections to the CIE for the best use of this resource.
The support from Mrs. Seynch is very much appreciated and we are sure that their collection will help more people and students appreciate China and Chinese culture in the future.