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Super Clinic: Beijing TV
In 2015, Gregory Burns was invited to mentor a 12-year-old boy from the countryside of China with the hope that the relationship could help the disabled child. It helped Gregory just as much.
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Philanthropy

Since 1984, Gregory Burns has tried in his unique small way to support and inspire groups of students and disadvantaged children throughout Asia and USA. Since 2011, the US Embassy has sent Gregory deep into the fabric of China, Mongolia, Serbia, Germany, Czech Republic and Singapore as a Cultural Ambassador to share his uplifting message and artwork with thousands of locals. Recent art workshops conducted for Ukrainian refugees showed the healing power of art, bringing color back into disrupted lives. In the spirit of Robin Hood, Gregory has endeavored to inspire young people with disabilities and children who have experienced trauma or poverty to rise above their limitations. Recently, during one charity auction in Beijing, Gregory’s painting sold for RMB600,000 ($90,000) which was used to build a school in rural China.

 

Schools/Charities

TedX; Singapore Management University, Singapore

TedX; Johnson & Johnson, Singapore

Ecole Hoteliere de Lausanne, Switzerland

Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology, Australia

Live Oaks School, USA

Super Clinic TV Program, China

Singapore Olympic Academy, Singapore

Singapore National Swim Team, Singapore

SOTA, Singapore

Tan Tock Seng Hospital, Singapore

Singapore American School

Bullis Charter School, California

IvyMax, California

National Taipei Univ. of Education, Graduate School, Taiwan

Taipei American School, Taiwan

Lions Club, California

Rotary Club International

Ming Shen Newspaper, Taiwan

Taipei School for the Blind, Taiwan

YMCA, Taiwan

Hong Kong School for the Disabled

Saint Joseph’s Institute, Singapore

Club Rainbow, Singapore

Very Special Arts, Singapore

Teach Me School, Singapore

APSC Swim School, Singapore

Raffles Girls School, Singapore

Victoria Jr College, Singapore

New Hope Christian Academy, Memphis

Memphis University School, Memphis

Grizzlies Academy Soulsville Charter School, Memphis

Happy Hearts Home, IndonesiaDay Star Academy, Beijing

March of Dimes, Chicago

Tsinghua Academy of Arts and Design, Beijing

American Center for Educational Exchange, Beijing

Renmin University School of Arts, Beijing

Capital Normal University, Beijing

Rye College, UK

Queen Elizabeth II Silver Jubilee School (severe learning needs), UK

Pent Valley Technology College, UK

Mandeville School, UK

Heritage House School (Severe Learning Needs), UK

Chalfonts Community College, UK

Buckingham Primary School Cressex School, UK

Bittern Park School, UK

Beaconsfield School, UK

Kellett School, Hong Kong

Hong Kong Int’l School, Hong Kong

Department of Education, Wash DC. USA

Singapore Embassy, Wash DC. USA

Waldorf School, Los Altos, USA

USA Embassy Mentorship Program, Singapore

US Consulate Program, Ulan Bator, Mongolia

US Consulate Program, Berlin, Germany

US Consulate Program, Olomouc & Prague, Czech Republic

Novi Sad Youth Center, Serbia

Sichuan Multi-Colored Dreams Center, Chengdu, China

Ya An He Li Community Center, Chengdu, China

Multi-Colored Funds Foundation Studio in Blue Roof Arts Area, Chengdu, China

Guan Zhong Academy, Xian, China

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Giving Back

Gregory is committed to giving back to communities across the globe through his efforts as a Corporate Social Responsibility and Diversity Ambassador for various corporations and social service organizations.

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Mentorship

Since 1984, Gregory has mentored less advantaged groups and individuals through Disability Awareness Programs and Motivational Keynote Presentations for numerous schools, clubs and organizations across the globe.

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Cultural Ambassador

From 2011 to 2014 the United States Embassy in China sent Gregory to six cities in the Center Kingdom to present two dozen talks and workshops.

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Community Initiative

Gregory conceived and implemented, ‘Journeys’, a community initiative gathering a dozen disabled and able-bodied children for a painting safari to Eastern Australia followed by a charity art auction of their paintings.

“Gregory is literally the pied piper. If you could have seen how quickly he engaged the kids at the school...you’d be blown away. By the end of the whole experience, they were asking for his autograph and wanted their photos taken with him. Gregory and Angie are a gifted couple who so generously share of themselves, and it’s evident in the way they draw people to them like magnets and transform them in the process.”
Sujata Narayan

Sujata Narayan
Director, Corporate Citizenship

Outreach

Following the tsunami in Kesennuma, Japan, Shangri-La Hotel in Tokyo enlisted Gregory’s spirit to bring some color and life back to the effected communities.

Gregory traveled to and then lived in Kesennuma for three days to complete an Art Mural project with the local children. After two days collaborating with the locals to produce an artwork expressing the community’s dreams for their village, the finished 4x8foot mural was proudly featured in the Kesennuma Museum as a memorial.

 

Global Love of Lives Award

In 2010, Gregory had the honor of accepting the Chou Da Kuan Foundation’s, ‘Fervent Global Love of Lives Medal’ along with a dozen other deserving individuals. Taiwan’s President Ma Ying-jeou (an avid swimmer) hosted the group at the Presidential Palace but politely declined a swimming competition with Gregory. Awardees also spoke at several schools around the island and at a children’s cancer ward in a major hospital, reaching hundreds of young people while sharing a messages of hope and perseverance.

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