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【2009年12月12日】欣欣的故事－邵中權爺爺千山萬里行

只要放一點溫心在教育上﹐ 就能造福許多孩子一生。Show a little compassion towards education, and many children will benefit forever.

十二年前，邵爺爺說：“山溝裡的孩子，需要一間不漏雨、有陽光的教室…”欣欣去了。 Twelve years ago, Grandpa Shao said, “The children in the ravine need a classroom with sunshine, not a leaky roof…” and Shin Shin built it.

欣欣教育基金會是由多位居住在美國的古稀好友(邵中權、金湘泉、李慧君、李英軍、常秉仁、萬家福、劉立男、葉長齡、杜青松、蕭光、單克、欒杰)于1997年在加州舊金山灣區成立的。為的是協助中國偏遠或貧困地區助建小學。2001年開始擴大改組，依法向加州政府登記註冊，並經聯邦批准為非營利機構。 Shin Shin Educational Foundation was founded in 1997 by several elderly Chinese American friends living in the San Francisco Bay Area, with the objective to help less fortunate remote or impoverished area to build primary schools in China. It expanded its organization and officially became a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization in 2001.

欣欣教育基金會提供資金，協助中國偏遠貧困鄉村興建學校，或改建與修葺校舍，並提供長期的關懷和服務，使學童享有較佳的讀書環境，完成國民基本教育，縮短城鄉差距。 Shin Shin Educational Foundation constructs, remodels, and rebuilds primary schools in remote and despondent regions of China. The goal is to improve the learning environment and providing children with the basic education they deserve; and further reducing the disparity in the quality of education received between metro and rural areas in China.

只要給孩子們一點機會，他們就可能開創美好的將來 Give children an opportunity, and they can strive for a brighter future

欣欣教育基金會從2008年開始提供每所小學美金兩萬元拋磚引玉，再由當地政府提供等數或更多的相對基金，及建築義工，同心合力建設學校，基金會提供的資金，委託省僑辦按工程進度分期發放給學校。從1997年到現在，總共興建或修建325所學校及8間閱覽室(有些尚未完工)。 Since 2008, Shin Shin has provided $20,000 to each school for construction. Local governments provide matching funds along with volunteer labor to build the schools in a cooperative effort. 325 schools and 8 reading rooms have been constructed since 1997.

十年樹木、百年樹人、凡走過的必留下痕跡 It takes ten years to grow a tree, but hundred years to educate a person. Every pass shall leave footprints.

邵爺爺說：“在學童成長中，只有漂亮的教室還不夠，還需要更充實的教學設施…”欣欣把電腦、圖書、體育用品、教具等送去了。Grandpa Shao said, “A beautiful, empty classroom is not good enough.” Shin Shin sent computers, books, athletic equipment, and other necessary educational equipment to the schools.

後續基金是由小額捐款累積而成、用於援助欣欣小學，為它們添增教學設備或是師資培訓。每年與Cupertino扶輪社合作”一人一書”圖書計劃；依據學校大小贈送電腦；與湖南長沙科技大學合作”英語師資培訓” ，由美國華裔子弟義務擔任助教；與樹華基金會合作贈送獎學金；也依據學校需要及配合度申請特殊基金來添置教學器材，欣欣希望能持續長期關懷與照顧學校軟體設備而能縮短城鄉的差距。 The Follow-up Fund is accumulated through small donations from hundreds of donors, helping the school to improve their educational equipment and teachers’ qualifications. Shin Shin sent computers to the schools, received funding from Cupertino Rotary Club for the book program, held English Teachers’ Training in Hunan, recruited Chinese Americans as teaching assistants, partnered with SOAR Foundation for the scholarship program, and granted many Shin Shin schools funding for their particular needs, all in the hopes of providing schools with the long-term assistance needed to reduce the gap between city and rural schools.

眾志成城、欣欣向榮、凡努力過的必發生影響 Unity is strength, which will lead to prosperity. Every effort shall have an impact.

2009年欣欣面臨新的思維，如何有效真正了解學校學生的需要？如何真正能夠提供幫助？欣欣的孩子畢業後在那裡？我們思考如何以美國為基礎，開始尋求與國內相關社團或基金會合作的模式，透過北京大學教育基金會(美國)施旭東總裁的穿針引線，欣欣找到了北大團委社會實踐部書記韓流，展開了與國內大學社團利用寒暑假參與社會調研項目的合作伙伴方式，希望透過大學生與欣欣孩子的溝通交流，能彼此產生互動，誠如北大學生說「我們只是給了他們一點點希望，他們卻給我們整個春暖花開的世界」。 Shin Shin faced its biggest challenge in 2009, endeavoring to further understand the needs of the students, where the Shin Shin students go after completing elementary school, and how Shin Shin can be more effective in China. With the help of Peking University Education Foundation (USA), Peking University students visited Shin Shin schools and achieved surprising results from this interaction. One university student commented, “We merely gave the children a tiny hope, they opened up a world full of blossoming spring flowers.”

邵爺爺說：“每年五月和九月我都會專程回到國內，就是為了去回訪欣欣的325所學校，探視欣欣的孩子，抱抱這些孩子，與他們心靈交流。看到了因為有學校有書讀，山裏的孩子才有機會改變，提升生活品質，讓這些孩子們有盼望堅強的成長是支持著八十高齡的我持續走下去的最大原動力。” Grandpa Shao said, “I returned to my homeland (China) every May and September to visit my children – Shin Shin students, the hugs and warm exchange with them is the reason I continue this journey at the age of 80.”

一代就會比一代更好 The future generations will become better than before.

環境變化了，多數孩子的父親或母親，到城市做工賺錢，孩子們成了家中最重要的一員。窮人家孩子早當家，環璄使他們堅強的成長、獨立自主成熟在他們的性格中。孩子們需要心靈的充滿、找到人生方向、堅定信心、努力向前。欣欣的義工觸膝探訪、交流，讓孩子們感受到關心和懂得了愛。深入的，讓他們了解生命的意義和人生的方向。 In a typical family in rural China, often times parents are required to travel to the city to work, while the children become the family adults. In poorer families, inevitably, the children are forced to grow up faster and become independent very quickly. Volunteers from Shin Shin, who are in essence, strangers from far away, were able to help these children understand what it meant to be cared for and loved. With this support, the children were able to find their own way and gained the confidence needed to move forward with their lives.

古人說，行萬里路勝讀萬卷書，邵爺爺的千山萬里行，大約行了十萬里，足跡遍及中國各省，每所學校平均去過二到三次，翻山越嶺雖然身體有些累了，但邵爺爺從山區孩子的身上，看到了堅忍不拔的民族生命力，獨立自主、堅強勇敢，將是他們為社會服務的力量。一代就會比一代更好。 There is an old Chinese saying: traveling 10,000 miles is better than reading through 10,000 books. Grandpa Shao traveled over 60,000 miles. He left his footprints in nearly every province in China. On average, Grandpa Shao has visited each school 2 to 3 times. The journey through the winding country roads is certainly tiring, but in the eyes of the children in remote countryside, Grandpa Shao sees the future. With love and compassion, the children will grow up as stronger individuals, who are willing to serve their community with courage and knowledge. The next generation will be even better.