A first grader at Guo An Elementary School in Taichung City has been publicly commended for donating her piggy bank savings to help economically disadvantaged students.
Tsai Ching-yu’s (蔡景羽) parents said they were not aware of her actions until they were informed that their daughter was to receive a commendation on Sunday from the Long Yan Ling Foundation, a non-profit group that launched the charity drive.
The foundation, which is dedicated to helping disadvantaged families, initiated a “NT$10-a-day” campaign that the girl learned of at school.
At the function on Sunday, the “Long Yan Angels” — donors whose generosity the foundation says has helped poor children to pursue their dreams — were commended for their efforts. Ching-yu was the star of the event.
Her daily NT$10 donations caught her teachers’ attention, but they thought that she had asked her parents to donate the money.
They later learned that she had used allowance money she earned by doing chores at home.
The foundation invited her to its charity show, praising her for her initiative and generosity.
One of the charity recipients, Tung Hsiao-chieh (童小傑), a fifth grade soccer player who could not afford the NT$50,000 it cost to travel to Spain with his school’s soccer team, thanked donors at the event for helping cover the costs.
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