Evergreen Marine has worked with the Chang Yung-Fa Foundation to organise a number of charity activities in recent years, including One-Day Seafarer camps, an ocean painting contest, seafaring careers seminar, donations of books, and sponsorship of field trips.
More recently, Evergreen Marine made a donation of 120 computers to Zhongxin, Meihua, and Waishe elementary schools in Taoyuan, and held a donation ceremony at the Chang Yung-Fa Foundation on November 9, 2021, to mark the occasion.
Urban-rural gap
Meihua Elementary School accepted the donation on behalf of all recipients at the ceremony. Executive VP Chia-sheng Tang of the Project Divison Business Coordination Department, Planning Headquarters, Evergreen Marine Corp. and Executive Director Demie Chung of the Chang Yung-Fa Foundation were also in attendance.
Computers and English are tools the new generation cannot live without"
In his remarks, Executive VP Tang pointed out: “Computers and English are tools the new generation cannot live without, but to some schools suffering from scarce resources, these are problems they must solve. Evergreen Marine has long strived to help narrow the urban-rural gap, and hopes to open different windows of learning for children in remote areas.”
Corporate social responsibility
The Chang Yung-Fa Foundation also sponsored the transportation of this donation. Executive Director Demie Chung pointed out: “Environmental awareness has become a universal value, and we should fully abide by our ancestors’ spirit of treasuring all things and making the best use of resources. The COVID-19 pandemic has changed the ecosystem of education, and accessibility of computers is a necessity for remote learning. The Foundation is more than happy to help deliver the donated computers to those in need.”
Principal Kuan-chang Chiu noted: “Thanks to Evergreen Marine and the Chang Yung-Fa Foundation for donating computers to our school. This charitable gesture is sustainable use of resources and fulfils corporate social responsibility. It sets a great example for our children. We will make good use of these computers to motivate students to learn and help teachers to enhance outcomes through digital learning.”