Community dream of Dashu “Energy Mother”

This year, Huang Hui-zhu (黃惠珠), who was born and raised in Kaohsiung, won the title of “Energy Mother (活力媽媽)” on Mother’s Day. Huang Hui-zhu has been promoting tourism in Dashu for numerous years, and believes that the area needs to provide tourists with more places of interest, agricultural products and culture, as well as more specialty foodstuffs. With the aim of providing young people from the area with job opportunities so that they can settle down in their hometown, Huang has put a great deal of thought into strengthening community industries.

However, even with funds provided by Fengshan Community College (鳳山社大), Dashu still lacks a suitable meeting venue. Fortunately, Taiwan Railways Administration recently decided to tender bids for the rent of the former staff dormitory and adjoining land across from Jiuqutang Station. When Huang Hui-zhu, who is known for her determination and bravery, heard that the dormitory was available for rent, she approached friends to raise a lump sum of money and rented the premises. Although she has taken on a heavy financial burden and faces many challenges ahead, her dream community is materializing before her eyes, one step at a time.  

Community dream of Dashu “Energy Mother” 
URL:https://www.peopo.org/news/286655 

(以下為中文對照)

大樹活力媽媽的社區夢

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今年才剛在母親節得到高雄市「活力媽媽」第一名的黃惠珠，是土生土長的大樹人，他多年來致力推動大樹的觀光，他認為應該還有更多大樹的景點、農產、文創甚至特色食品，可以詳盡介紹給遊客，也在思考如何強化社區產業、讓青年有回鄉定居發展的機會。

即使加上鳳山社大資源的投入，大樹長期以來缺乏一個合適的實體據點，剛好九曲堂火車站前的台鐵員工宿舍招標，將宿舍和旁邊的空地釋出給外界活化使用，於是自稱「心臟很強」、有一顆「憨膽」的黃惠珠向朋友借到一筆錢租下這個據點，雖然經濟負擔沈重，前面的挑戰仍是一關接著一關，但是，美麗的社區夢也在眼前一步步實現。