Recently, a news about the resale of Canada goose down jackets has been widely spread on social **, causing public concern. The news pointed out that more than 2,000 down jackets and cold-proof materials donated by Canada Goose and Shanghai Charity Association were resold. However, the Shanghai Charity Association immediately issued a solemn statement to clarify this false information.
According to the special report (fourth issue) of the Shanghai Charity Association on earthquake relief in Gansu and other regions, on the morning of December 24, the third batch of disaster relief materials of the Shanghai Charity Association was shipped to the Jishishan disaster area in Gansu. The total value of the materials amounted to more than 15 million yuan, including 1,000 warm jackets, 500 sleeping bags, 2,001 Canadian goose down jackets, 74 pairs of gloves, 3,000 packs of warm stickers and 3,000 thermos water bottles. In order to ensure that all the materials are distributed to the affected people, the Shanghai Charity Association entrusted the Shanghai Zique Emergency Rescue Team to participate in the loading, unloading, storage and distribution of disaster relief materials.
The staff of the Jishishan County Earthquake Relief Headquarters made it clear that after investigation, the relief materials were supervised and distributed by the County Commission for Discipline Inspection, and "there is no such problem (that the materials are being resold)." The person in charge of the material center of the Shanghai Charity Association also said, "2001 down jackets have all been sent to Gansu, and there is no problem in counting the quantity." He also said that after all the materials are distributed to the local area, the distribution of materials will be announced on the official website.
At the same time, the Xianyu platform responded to the matter. The customer service of the platform has conducted an investigation as soon as possible, and the actual situation is that the user fabricated information on disaster relief materials in order to attract traffic and sell down jackets in hot spots, which is a malicious marketing behavior. The platform has removed the products from the shelves as soon as possible and permanently banned the account.
In response to this incident, the Shanghai Charity Association issued a solemn statement clarifying false information about the donation of Canada goose down jackets in the disaster area of Gansu Province to be resold. According to the statement, the representative of Xiji (Shanghai) Commerce and Trade expressed his willingness to donate down jackets by calling the donation consultation open to the public. Under the premise of legal compliance, the Association received the donation of the materials. On December 24, the Association contacted China Post Shanghai Branch to carry out point-to-point transportation of the batch of materials and other materials donated to the disaster area, so as to prevent the occurrence of loss due to transshipment on the way. At the same time, the Shanghai Zique Emergency Rescue Team, which participated in the rescue in the disaster area in Gansu Province, was entrusted by the Association to participate in the follow-up and supervision of the whole process of packing and unloading.
At 18:20 on the evening of December 25, the batch of donated materials arrived safely in Xu Hu's hometown, Jishishan County, Gansu Province, and the party committees at all levels in Gansu Province also attached great importance to it, and sent public security personnel to supervise the whole process. At present, the Gansu Provincial Department of Civil Affairs is taking the lead in formulating a distribution plan for materials. The Association will also continue to pay attention to the whole process of material distribution and information disclosure.
In general, although this incident has caused certain concerns and misunderstandings, the facts have been clarified through clarifications and statements from all sides. The public's attention to such events also reflects the society's concern and expectations for charity and public welfare activities. In future public welfare activities, all parties need to strengthen communication and supervision to ensure the rational distribution and use of materials to maintain the public welfare order and public trust.