[Global Linkage] Shenzhen Five Schools Care and Mutual Assistance AllianceAuthor: JEFFI CHAO HUI WU Time: July 10, 2025, Thursday, 6:50 PM ········································ [Global Linkage] Shenzhen Five Schools Care and Mutual Assistance Alliance It is hard to believe that in this fast-paced, utilitarian era, there is a group of people from different schools, different grades, and even those who have never met each other, who have quietly persisted in one thing—completing a hundred charity care activities over eight consecutive years. This organization has no prominent background, no commercial packaging, and no news headlines. They are called: Shenzhen Five Schools Care and Mutual Assistance Alliance. Eight years ago, some of them may have simply wanted to bring a bouquet of flowers to a sick old classmate; or perhaps, they spontaneously organized a visit after hearing about a teacher's illness. At that time, they did not have an official name, no bylaws, no foundation qualifications, and certainly no public attention. But there is one thing that has tightly bound them together since that day—“We were classmates, or schoolmates; now we are volunteers, we are helpers.” Thus, the "Five Schools Care and Mutual Assistance Alliance" quietly came into being. This "Five Schools" does not mean that they only serve the alumni of these five schools, but rather that a core group of alumni from the original five schools spontaneously formed, and later gradually gathered more like-minded friends. They are not from the same class, not from the same graduating year, and many have never crossed paths on campus, but it is this shared vision that brings them together, and they have been doing this for eight years. 100 issues, each one a true story of warmth. They walked into the hospital to visit classmates, teachers, and even the parents of classmates who were hospitalized. They didn't just make a brief visit to deliver a care package; instead, they accompanied them with genuine concern, understood the family's difficulties, and even organized fundraising efforts to truly help them. They send the children to school—these are kids from remote mountainous areas, with skin cracked from the dryness of the plateau, wearing ill-fitting old clothes, yet their eyes always shine brightly as they gaze at these "adults." With each event, they bring hundreds of brand new cotton clothes, stationery, books, and learning supplies, and even donate teaching blackboards and equipment for the school buildings. "Little Cotton Jacket · Great Warmth" is their long-standing educational assistance initiative. In the most remote corners of the map, such as Ludian in Yunnan, Bijie in Guizhou, and Baise in Guangxi... one can always see children wearing bright new clothes, flashing radiant smiles while holding up their hands in a "Yay" gesture. Those photos are not official press releases, but genuine moments captured by volunteers themselves. Once, they organized everyone to visit a nursing home to accompany the elderly living alone. There were no government subsidies, nor was there any media coverage; they quietly took action like this. Several members who could sing played the guitar and sang "Friends" and "Grateful Heart." The elderly cried, and they cried too. Even if it is just a farewell—such as the passing of an elderly teacher. They drive dozens of kilometers just to express their deep condolences to the family. They are not students of that teacher, but because they are from the same school and of the same generation, they feel it is their duty to stand by the family and say, "Thank you for your past teachings." Even established a permanent Caring and Mutual Assistance Foundation, with every donation clearly recorded and every procurement of materials publicly disclosed. Someone joked, "What you're doing is something that would take hundreds of people and an organization to accomplish." But they just smiled faintly and said, "We are not an organization; we are classmates." Over the years, I have watched them plan event after event, pack box after box of supplies, receive smile after smile from the children, and visit and comfort one teacher after another... Even though I am in a different place, I can still feel the warmth that transcends time and space. They are not high-profile, do not actively promote themselves, and rarely share on social media. Perhaps in their hearts, those they have helped, those genuine eyes and expressions of gratitude, are already enough. Many people in this alliance have stable careers; some are involved in charity themselves, and some have heavy family burdens, yet they are always willing to spare time, energy, and money, simply because of a simple belief: "We received help from others back then, and now it's our turn to pass on this love." Eight years, one hundred issues! This is not a spontaneous act of passion, but a firm commitment to long-termism. In them, I see a kind of "old-fashioned romance" that has been overlooked by the times: when they say they will do something, they do it; when they are determined, they persist; silent yet steadfast, low-key yet substantial. They do not show off or compare themselves to others, yet they have genuinely changed the fate of some people. I am not a core member of this organization, nor am I a founder. I am just an ordinary participant in the "Shenzhen Five Schools Care and Mutual Assistance Alliance." But I feel incredibly proud to walk alongside such a group of people. Shenzhen Five Schools Care and Mutual Assistance Alliance, although originating in Shenzhen, has members spread across the globe, including alumni from countries such as the United States, New Zealand, Canada, and Australia. It is precisely because of this ongoing investment and connection that transcends time and space that the alliance has effectively developed into a care and mutual assistance network with an international participation background! Source: https://www.australianwinner.com/AuWinner/viewtopic.php?t=696799 |