Towards the end of the lunar year, the weather was very cold. Fellow practitioners from the Jiayi Center went to visit the Universal Love Old Folks' Home and the Ji Mei Old Folds' home. Their splendid dancing , singing, dramatic acting, and story telling brought cheerful laughter to the usually quiet old folks.

According to the superintendent of the Universal Love Old Folks' Home, our Association's relief team is different from other charity groups in that we really showed that we sincerely and wholeheartedly care for the helpless residents.

When fellos practitioners were performing at the Ji Mei Old Folks' Home, Ms. Chang Wen Yin, Mayor of Jiayi City, together with staff members from the Social Department of the Urban Council, also came to visit the residents. The fellow practitioner hosting the program invisted Mayor Chang to the stage to speak. Upon his departure, the mayor shook hands with each fellow practitioner and thanked Supreme Master Ching Hai for Her continuing concern for the elderly.

Breakdown list of relief works to the needy in Formosa:
Jan 1997 (Unit: NT Dollars)