Monday, October 13, 2014

Taiwanese vegetable vendor donates $330,000 over 20 years...

A woman vegetable vendor in Taiwan is attracting attention in both Taiwan and China after it was revealed she had donated 10 million Taiwanese dollars ($330,000) to schools, hospitals, orphanages and a Buddhist social support group over the past 20 years.

The 63-year old vendor, Chen Shu Chu, battles with severe back and knee problems working 18 hours a day to raise enough income for her donations. She sells vegetables at her stall in Taitung market in Taipei. "Money is only useful if you give it to people who need it," she told local reporters. "It makes me so happy that I smile when I go to bed."

Chen lives a frugal life to save as much as possible for her cause, according to China News website. "The most important thing is how you spend your money not how much you earn," Chen said. "I hope I can do it forever. It's not just me. If you want to do it, you must do it right away. After all, you can't take the money with you when you leave this world."

 Reports about Chen led to a volley of comments on the Chinese social media with many comparing her with Chai Yan Leung, the 22-year-ld daughter of Hong Kong chief executive C Y Leung, who recently said she had bought a diamond necklace and expensive clothes with taxpayers' money. "This is actually a beautiful necklace bought at Lane Crawford (yes- funded by all you HK taxpayers!! So are all my beautiful shoes and dresses and clutches!! Thank you so much!!!!)," Chai Yan, a law student at the London School of Economics, wrote on her Facebook page recently. Source...

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