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the day of the event happened to the coldest Award winner who was also the marrow donor
day since the beginning of winter, under the
leadership of the district governor "CO-OP"
Han-Kin Shieh, all participating Rotarians still
attended with passion. At the beginning of the
event, the marching band from Taichung Girls'
Senior High School stood the cold and made
their big effort to give their performance during
the wind and rain, winning full of praise and
applause from the audience. Next, the district
director "CO-OP" invited the deputy mayor of
Taichung City to give an opening remark and
then contributed NT$1,000,000 to the project
of helping disadvantaged women and families
to be free from period poverty, which was
initiated by Social Affairs Bureau of Taichung
City Government. And local legislators were
also invited to reward the students for winning
the essay competition with the theme of
"Antidrug" and "Serves to Change Lives".
Finally, led by the marching band from
Taichung Girls' Senior High School, the event
came to a successful conclusion.
Before the event was initiated, those
Rotarians faced with some problems due to the
unfavorable weather conditions including the
strong wind and heavy rain, which messed up
the original positions of the items and wetted
the tables and chairs that had been placed.
However, 133 staffs from Buddhist Tzu Chi
Charity Foundation and the Golden Bell
20
still volunteered to assist in the promotion
of the "Bone Marrow Donation and Blood
Test" activity. And 33 volunteers and a group
of medical staffs from Dajia Lee's General
Hospital also attended to help with health
check and cancer screening, placement of
mobile X-ray vehicles, Mobile Mammography
vehicles, computers, printers, and medical
equipment for the need on Rotary Day event.
Everyone worked together to find the solution
to the problems brought by the rainy day, so
that they finally overcame the difficulties and
the event could be carried out as scheduled.
Therefore, the president and his spouse
of RC Taichung Situen would like to express
their gratitude for the support of their district
governor "CO-OP" and the full engagement
of the chairman of organizing committee of
the Rotary Day during 2021-22 year, who
was also the past president "Sauce" of RC
Taichung Situen. Moreover, Education Bureau
of Taichung City Government assisted in the
essay competition, and the secretary of the
club worked hard to promote the importance
of antidrug. They all participated in this 6-hour
Rotary Day event at their own expense, which
the time of the activity was lasting from 10:00
am to 4:00 pm. With "Serves to change lives"
in mind, they all jointly created another story
for the history of the Rotary Day of Service.