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Photo: Sponsors presenting scholarship and air ticket to
Sharpstown International High School
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To help disadvantaged students
with more educational opportunities, Education Division of Taipei Economic and
Cultural Office in Houston initiated a scholarship fundraising project by
inviting several successful Taiwanese entrepreneurs living in Houston to
sponsor study expenses in Taiwan and round-trip air tickets for outstanding students
from low income families at Houston Independent School District’s Sharpstown
International High School.
The initiative has made its way
to reality. A scholarship award luncheon was organized and held at noon, on
Friday, December 12, 2014 to recognize these philanthropists and, at the same
time, to provide an opportunity for the award recipients to express their gratitude
to the scholarship sponsors.
The former commissioner of
Taiwan’s Overseas Community Affairs Council, Mr. William Yeh; current and
former chairman of Taiwanese Chamber of Commerce of Greater Houston, Mr. John
Chen and Mr. Kenneth Li; founders and owners of Stone Mountain Properties, James
and Leeshan Birney; Fidelity National Title Agency Inc. attorney, Ms. Dawn Lin;
China Airlines Marketing Manager in Houston, Ms. Mei Fong; these successful men
and women presented their sponsorship and support for the education.
Education Board Trustee Greg
Meyers, Assistant Superintendent Rick Cruz on behalf of the Houston Independent
School District, Principal Ms. Thuy Le-Thai, Assistant Principal Ping Yu Adams,
and Chinese teacher, Junrui Garcia from Sharpstown International High School were
also presented to express their gratitude and appreciation for the donation. Two
outstanding students, Loi Quoc Lao and Gabriel Omar Castillo, selected from 300
applicants, expressed their thanks in English and Chinese, the language they
have learnt for only one year during the luncheon.
The award presentation speaks
for the collaborative efforts between the educators and entrepreneurs, and most
importantly, witnessed these two prominent young scholars’ first step of their journeys
to success.
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Photo: Director-General Louis M. Huang presenting the
Flag of Republic of China (Taiwan) to Sharpstown International High School’s Principal
Thuy M. Le-Thai as a gift
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