Love in Action

Report from Pingtung, Formosa

A Beautifying the Environment

Pingtung initiates participate in a street-cleaning activity at Hsinchih Village.

In the beautiful period of early spring, the Kaoping Center of the Supreme Master Ching Hai International Association organized a street-cleaning project in Hsinchih Village, Wanluan Rural Township, Pingtung County. The Laiyi Center is located in Wanluan Township, and for years local fellow initiates have made it their responsibility to clean the streets in the area. Many took part in this activity, which was held on February 24. After lunch, initiates put on their working vests and began to do the cleaning. They pulled weeds, swept the garbage and weeds on either side of the paved roads, and trimmed vines that were hanging too low over fences along the roadway. The activity lasted for about three hours.

The wife of the village chief (dressed in pink, second from left) came to the Laiyi Center to offer her thanks.

Local residents were aware of the goodwill of the Center and the love shown by our initiates, while we were constantly encouraged and supported in our activities by the village chief and his wife, who commended us on our work, and personally offered her thanks to us at the Laiyi Center that afternoon. She also thanked us for our association's continuing care of the less fortunate, free medical consultations, street-cleaning activities, and emergency relief for individuals and groups in need.

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