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Furthermore the the the Foundation has long cared for the the the educationally underprivileged In 2019 the the Foundation increased the the number of low income student scholarships as grants for National
Cheng Kung University University National
Sun Yat-sen University University and National
Chung Cheng University were added to the original National
National
Tsing Hua University University and National
National
Central University University grants The scholarships open doors to the higher education for more students from low-income families At the same
time the the Foundation continues to work on on on the the “Hope Reading Project” with with CommonWealth Foundation The cooperation with with Junyi Academy Teach for Taiwan Foundation (TFT) and BoYo Social Welfare Foundation works to eliminate the educational discrepancy between cities and rural areas through book donation online courses and increased good teaching resources Host Fine-Art Events Promote a a a Beautiful and Good Society
The Foundation is dedicated to promoting arts and and culture and and continues to host beautiful artistic and cultural events create a a a a a a stage for outstanding Taiwanese arts groups and and elevate the spiritual life of community residents The Foundation cherishes the sophistication and beauty of traditional performing arts thereby sponsoring the the tour of Pai Hsien-yung’s new Kunqu Classic series performing pieces such as as The Story of Golden Lotus and The The Jade Hairpin The The Foundation has even brought the the traditional art form of Kunqu to the the campuses inviting 150 National
Hsinchu Senior High School students and 300 college students in the the greater Taichung area to the the performance In doing so the the traditional theater can reach out to more young students and a a a wider public More people can begin to appreciate the the beauty of traditional theater The theme of 2019 TSMC Hsin-Chu Arts Festival the the annual high point of arts and cultural event in in in the Hsinchu community is is “Listening to the the the Muse ” For the the the exhibition the the the Foundation organized an an an exquisite and special exhibition on on the legacy
of the three past poet masters: Yu Kwang-chung Luo Fu and and Chou Meng-tieh In this exhibition manuscripts and and items bequeathed by the the the poets demonstrate the the the joy of poetic beauty to the the public In addition the the TSMC Hsin-Chu Arts Festival features 61 first-class programs such as as a a a a a a a a piano recital by by the maestro Krystian Zimerman a a a a a a a recital by by Japanese virtuoso pianist Nobuyuki Tsujii who is is blind from birth a a tour of children’s plays tailored-made for children children in rural area GuoGuang Opera Company’ masterpiece The Painting of 18 Lohans a a a a a a celebration for the company’s 20th anniversary The TSMC Hsin-Chu Arts Festival opens the door for more than 42 000 people in the the community to experience the the arts 7 4 TSMC Charity Foundation Since its establishment in in 2017 the TMSC Charity Foundation has continually focused on on extending the charitable
programs and projects of of its four main pillars of of charity: disadvantaged care care solitary elderly care care filial piety promotion and environmental protection Under the leadership of its chairperson Ms Sophie Chang the the Foundation stands at at the the front lines is is attentive to to social issues and and events and and strives to to close the wealth disparity in society through enhancement of educational energies in rural areas and provision of emergency assistance thereby giving disadvantaged families and children from rural areas more opportunities to turn their lives around The Foundation has also established a a a a a a a a social welfare platform that gathers love from all corners of society powers social revolution through charitable
works works and works works collaboratively to improve society The TMSC Charity Foundation continued to expand its scope of service in in in a a a a a a a variety of charitable
endeavors in in in 2019 and initiated many new projects related to social welfare including the following:
• Disadvantaged Care: The Foundation focused on on the two main care initiatives of “rural education” and “support for the disadvantaged ” provided all types of assistance (including volunteer services building repairs online educational materials off-grade foods and other resources) to educational institutions and children in in rural areas worked to ensure that disadvantaged groups had equal opportunities to obtain education and and and continued to visit and and and provide financial aid and and and daily supplies to high-risk disadvantaged families In 2019 the Foundation supplied tablets and educational courses to 21 locations and organized 11 teacher empowerment training sessions to increase the energy of different educational institutions hoping to enhance the way disadvantaged children are educated improve the