Helping Hospitals in Australia
On behalf of the Master Misericordiae Hospital in Brisbane, Australia, Dr. David Tudehope accepts an ultrasonic scanner for premature babies in June 1992. In August 1992, the potential of the ultrasonic scanner was achieved: the hospital saved the lightest premature baby in the Guinness Book of Records – 274 g. (13.1 oz).
Due to the economic depression, the Australian government had cut back on its medical budget. When Tzu Chi members who were volunteering at the hospital heard about the problems of the hospital, they immediately appealed to Taiwanese immigrants for help. They gradually replaced old machines with more than a US$100,000 worth of newer equipment in many local hospitals.
Raising Funds to Help China
Members in Chinatown hold Chinese-English posters and ask passersby to help flood victims in China. Many natives had once received help from Tzu Chi. Because they approved of Tzu Chi's missions, they were willing to help the Chinese victims whom they had never met. The Tzu Chi members were touched by this and realized the good fortune of "planting good seeds and building good relationships."
Involved With Environmental Protection
Around 20 volunteers weed out withered grass and plant new tree seedlings in Pennant Hill Park, Sydney, Australia. Since 1992, Tzu Chi members have weeded forest protection areas once a month and planted trees on Clean Australia Day and during Beautify Australia Week. These activities help to break the racial and language barriers and to form a circle of love.
Virtue, Wisdom, Physical Strength, and Cooperation
Everyone is having fun in a Chinese martial arts class in the Tzu Chi humanitarian School in Los Angeles. The school was opened in September 1994. The total number of students is now almost 400, and there are many more on the waiting
list. Classes like Chinese martial arts, Chinese chess and calligraphy are popular among the students.
Tzu Chi schools apply Still Thoughts in their teaching, so that teachers can realize that love is the only way to dissolve hatred. Students can approach them easily. With a lively, exciting curriculum, the students regard their teachers as "cool."
Scholarships for African-Americans
Brother Chen Yung-Chuan personally hands a scholarship to a recipient at the Southwest Las Angeles College. Three African-Americans, one Spanish-American and one Chinese-American received scholarship in June 1992.
US Tzu Chi members offer scholarships for poor students and nursing school scholarships for the black community, hoping that with good education, these students can leave poverty behind and can also bless their people with their medical skills after they graduate. Tzu Chi estimates the scholarship can help 80 to 100 students every year.
Thank You for Letting Me Study
Tzu Chi members in Indonesia present scholarships to students with good grades at Sekolah Elementary School. Many students live in illegally built houses by a river and cannot afford the monthly tuition of US$2.30. However, they still want to study. When they received the scholarships from Sister Liu Su-mei, their angelic smiles left a deep impression in the hearts of the audience.
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