If part of your New Year’s resolution is to pick up smoking, well here is yet another reason why you have just made an awesome decision (as if prospect of tarred teeth, permanent bad breath and lung cancer aren’t enough to look forward to): Your new habit will help fund education for many underprivileged children in China. Last night at dinner, while enjoying some fine second hand smoke, we noticed this message prominently displayed on the pack of Zhongnanhai Lights our friend was holding (yes, that Zhongnanhai):
您每消费一盒中南海香烟, 就向希望工程献一份爱心
Which translates into, “For every pack of Zhongnanhai cigarettes you consume, you are making a contribution to Project Hope.” Project Hope is a national philanthropic organization dedicated to providing education to underprivileged children….[Full Text]