In order to take care of young students and the disadvantaged groups in the community, Southern Taiwan University of Science and Technology and Yan-Ming Tsai Charity Foundation jointly organized a charity event called "Charity Youngsters Sending Love to the Countryside." The event brought financial support—a total of NT$ 500,000— to 61 disadvantaged households and 39 disadvantaged students, each household and student given NT$ 5,000. Deputy CEO Chong-Jie Zhao of Yan-Ming Tsai Charity Foundation and Acting President Deng-Maw Lu, presented the condolences jointly with many honored guests, including City Counselor Yen-Zhu Lin and Chief Officer of Academic affair Yang-Zhi Wang, and honorable ladies from Jiading Community.
【Acting President Deng-Maw Lu of Southern Taiwan University of Technology was giving a speech】
Acting President Deng-Maw Lu said that STUST has been working long-term on a combination of various activities in charity at every corner of the society, bringing students to volunteer community service that takes care of elders. This time STUST worked together with Yan-Ming Tsai Charity Foundation in organizing the "Charity Youngsters Sending Love to the Countryside" event, which not only benefited disadvantaged students but also helped young students walk into the community to find the needy families and the elderly living alone. These young students were concerned about the daily lives of the elders, trying to bring everyone's love into action. The participating students were both grateful and had the spirit of filial piety and caring for the disadvantaged. They would be able to give back to the community in the future. In addition, community elders are encouraged to learn in spite of their old ages, so as to make good use of time at Southern Taiwan Science and Technology University when they come to the Seniors Classes and Longevity Society there to promote their physical, mental, and spiritual health.
【STUST Aboriginal Cultural Promotion Society performed for the opening ceremony of the event】
【Yan-Ming Tsai Charity Foundation held the "Charity Youngsters Sending Love to the Countryside" thanksgiving Ceremony: honorable guests and STUST executives】
Chong-Jie Chao, Deputy CEO of the charity foundation, pointed out that Chairman Yan-Ming Tsai of the foundation attaches the highest importance to the spirit of filial piety and respect for the elderly and cares for the disadvantaged. In order to express his concern for the Taiwanese society, starting from the 2015, young college students in many high-quality public and private universities have been encouraged and invited to work on the campaign of charity for young people to send their love to the countryside. The campaign is for young people to discover the disadvantaged families in their communities and help raise the awareness of love for families in need. It helps young generations understand the reality of the society and encourages them to put more positive energy to helping others. The Foundation looks forward to sending warmth and love to every corner of Taiwan, discovering the disadvantaged groups in the community and providing them with appropriate assistance. It is also hoped that disadvantaged families can feel the warmth and positive energy of the society. Deputy CEO Chao also showed his gratitude to STUST for its long-term implementation of public welfare and charity activities. He believed that the future would see the Foundation and STUST continue to work together to care for the community and bring love to each and every corner.
【Deputy Chong-Jie Chao of Tsai Yan Ming Foundation (fifth from left) and Acting President Deng-Maw Lu of Southern Taiwan University of Science and Technology (middle) presented the condolence grants for the 2018 Lunar New Year】
【Deputy Chong-Jie Chao of Tsai Yan Ming Foundation (fifth from left) and Acting President Deng-Maw Lu of Southern Taiwan University of Science and Technology (sixth from left) presented the condolence grants for the 2018 Lunar New Year】
Southern Taiwan University of Science and Technology conducted in-depth community visits in June 2017 and brought its love and care to the families in need. Through field interviews, several special cases were recorded. The film was also broadcast on the day of the event. It was hope that more people could also come together to care about these disadvantaged families. Deng-Maw Lu, Acting President of Southern Taiwan University of Science and Technology, said that he hoped that through this activity, he could start make more enterprises respond to the charity work. It also educated students to show their care for public welfare in their lives, start to care about the community on their own initiative, and spread their love to the world.
【Deputy Chong-Jie Chao of Tsai Yan Ming Foundation (fifth from left) and Acting President Deng-Maw Lu of Southern Taiwan University of Science and Technology (sixth from left) presented the condolence grants for the 2018 Lunar New Year】
【Chong-Jie Chao, Deputy CEO of Yan-Ming Tsai Charity Foundation, was giving a speech】