Weightlifting to a better future

While most kids are sitting at home during the summer vacation, one group of children is on campus working hard to realize their dreams. Force Weightlifting Club is composed of children from junior high to high school ages in Dongyuan District, Tainan City. The club aims to assist kids in performing to their fullest potential in sports and the education system.

Force Weightlifting Club is the children's second home. With the children living on-campus, the school doesn't merely emphasis training, but also the children's daily on-campus living. Through exceptional sporting performances, the children can apply for scholarships and nutrition grants, etc., which in addition to developing the kids' self-confidence, also greatly helps their families.

There is more than one way to escape from poverty. With hard work and an indefatigable spirit, education has the power to overcome the gravitational pull of social class, giving children more choices for the future. Hopefully, society will begin to pay more attention to this issue and help protect the path to higher education of every child.

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原力舉重 舉出不一樣的未來

本來該是放暑假待在家的日子，校園裡卻還有一群孩子正為了夢想努力，他們是原力舉重，由一群台南市東原區偏鄉孩子們所組成的舉重隊，從國中到高中六年一貫的帶隊方式，讓孩子們在體育和教育體系中都能有完整的規劃。

原力舉重是孩子們第二個家，在住校的生活下，所強調的不再只是訓練，也注重孩子們平時的生活起居，並且透過優異的體育成績來申請獎學金、營養金等等，除了能培養孩子的自信外，也對家庭有一定的幫助。

脫離貧困的方法不只一種，靠著努力以及不懈的精神，透過教育促進階級翻轉，孩子們對未來也有更多的選擇，也希望社會給予關注與幫忙，保障每個孩子的升學之路。

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