China News Service, Shaoxing, September 22 (Xiang Jing Kongna) "In mid-September this year, we launched an initiative to raise funds for 15 orphaned children. Taiwanese businessmen generously donated their money and collected donations in just three days. 95,000 yuan." Zhang Jinman, chairman of the Taiwan Compatriots Investment Enterprise Association, Shaoxing City, Zhejiang Province, said on the 22nd.
On the same day, the two sides of the Taiwan Strait, together and love together-the charity activity of Taiwanese enterprises in Shaoxing and Taiwanese businessmen to help students in Shaoxing City was held in Mashan Street, Yuecheng District, Shaoxing City.
At the event site, three organizations including the Shaoxing City Taiwan Compatriots Investment Enterprise Association, Tzu Chi Charity Foundation and Cross-Strait Integrated Circuit Innovation Industrial Park donated charity and love books to orphaned children, with a total donation of more than 150,000 yuan.
Orphaned children mainly refer to orphans and children who are actually unsupported.
It is understood that Zhejiang started early in the management and service of orphaned children, and implemented the "Orphaned Children Management and Service Standards" at the end of 2020. This local standard stipulates the management requirements, personnel requirements, service requirements, etc. of orphaned children.
Photo by Shen Hongdou at the donation ceremony
Shaoxing is located in the southern wing of the Yangtze River Delta, and has a deep connection with Taiwan.
For a long time, Taiwanese businessmen in Shaoxing have not forgotten to give back to the society while growing their enterprises, especially in helping the poor and the disabled, helping the orphans, etc. to carry out charitable activities.
For example, at the beginning of the new crown epidemic in 2020, 51 Taiwanese businessmen in Shaoxing donated 121,000 yuan and 200 boxes of disposable latex gloves for the prevention and control of the epidemic in Shaoxing.
"This donation activity is the first charity fundraising activity launched for'students in need' after the establishment of the Shaoxing Taiwan Compatriots Investment Enterprise Association." Zhang Jinman introduced that after negotiation, all the donation funds received from this fundraising will be used for Life and education of 15 orphaned children.
After the donation ceremony, the three organizations will also visit the above-mentioned children every month and purchase books, school supplies, clothing, etc. for them, and give them material and spiritual care and love.
"Love and charity activities are always on the way." Zhang Jinman also hopes that the sponsored students can turn this gratitude into a motivation to study hard and work hard, and into a motivation to repay and build society.
The relevant person in charge of the Taiwan Affairs Office of the Shaoxing Municipal People's Government said that the event fully demonstrated the "family relationship between the two sides of the strait" and promoted the traditional virtues of the Chinese nation of "respecting the elderly, loving the young, alleviating the poor".
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