Kids help society through painting

Some years ago, teacher Chen Zhen-jun (陳貞君), who is head of an art studio in Hualien, came up with the great idea of raising money for charity through publishing a calendar. Her idea gained the enthusiastic support of students and parents and, in that first year, the then dozen or so children participating in the project raised NT$10,000 for Hualien’s Mennonite Christian Hospital. The money was used for the care of elderly patients and the relationship they built with the hospital has continued to this day. 

At the time, teacher Chen never imagined the project would continue so long. Today, she looks back with extreme gratitude for all the support received from kindhearted companies and people, which has ensured the survival of the project. Selling the calendars to raise money for charity has made the project extremely meaningful for countless parents and children, who see it as a practical way to do something positive for society. Today, teacher Chen Zhen-jun and her students continue to quietly go about helping society through art. At the beginning of this year, NT$106,000 raised from last year’s calendar sales was kindly donated to help elderly people living in eastern Taiwan. 

Kids help society through painting 

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(以下是中文對照)

孩子用畫筆參與社會公益

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陳貞君老師是花蓮一間畫室的負責人，他與學生一起出版的愛心月曆，獲得家長與同學的熱烈響應，一開始與畫室的十多位小朋友，把義賣的10000元所得，捐給了花蓮門諾醫院做為老人照顧的用途，而這個緣分一直維持到現在。

當時陳老師並沒有想到還會有後續，因此她非常感謝認購的企業與善心人士，讓她們有機會把公益月曆的行動延續下去，透過公益月曆的義賣，讓孩子的創作更有意義，對孩子與家長來說，這也是一種社會參與的實際行動。陳貞君老師與畫室的同學們，至今仍默默的進行公益創作，去年他們的義賣捐款共106300元，今年年初全部捐助東部老人照顧。