Table sea network November 30th South Express reported that yesterday, Fuzhou city gate and the Mixc carried out the old clothes donation activities, which will be transported to the Guangxi Yao mountain area through a 68 year old man's home. this loving old man is Fujian's "grass roots philanthropist" Ma Changbai. He commanding tens of thousands of volunteers in Fujian, through the collection of old clothes, household appliances, daily necessities, and other remote areas, such as Guangxi, Yunnan, Guizhou, Gansu, Tibet and other areas.
according to incomplete statistics, for more than 20 years, he has contracted and sold his family, raised about 2000000 yuan to raise funds to the society, more than 700 tons of materials, and a total of 45 thousand poor families.
is a difficult way to do civil charity, but Ma Changbai said, "I am in good health and can work for another 10 years. I just want to find an assistant."
high fever 40 C still with the car escort
yesterday, city gate town committee, Southeast fast newspaper city gate distribution station hand in hand to the City Property Office to carry out "love donated old clothes" activities, a total of more than 50 bags of old clothes donated by large woven bags.
the day afternoon, the weekend donation was held on the 5 floor of the Mixc. With the help of more than 40 students volunteering, more than 10 bags of clothing were received on the same day, and they were still increasing.
these donations will be collected in the warehouse of Ma Changbai Charity Society, 525, Hou Mei Village, Minhou street, and then sent to the remote mountain area.
at 11 noon yesterday, the southeast express reporter came to No. 525 in the village of thick Mei, and the old man was sitting in the warehouse full of donated goods. "We have a donation point in every city and county in Fuzhou, Xiamen, Ningde and other cities and counties. There are tens of thousands of volunteer workers in the province, and several tons of donated materials can be collected here every weekend." Ma Changbai said.
68 year old horse Chang Bai is wearing a body, wearing wide glasses, and constantly calling. In order to collect all kinds of information, he goes out at 8 every morning, and has to work until late at night. He has to receive fifty or sixty phone calls every day.
, and every donation activity, from field visits, donations, deployment and so on, he should act as a parent. There are 6 to 10 business trips a year, almost every month. Last month, Ma Changbai and his companion Wang Zhenhua visited the Dulong nationality in Dulong Jiang Township, Yunnan County, four counties. "Sitting on a train for more than 50 hours, I sleep under my seat in the evening." Ma Changbai said, to Kunming for another 6 hours train to Dali, at 40 yuan hotel in the evening, and then more than 10 hours to get to Gong Shan county. It took 5 days on the road, 6-7 days after investigation, and then returned to Guangxi to investigate Yao county in Dahua County and Bama County.
according to volunteer Liao Yuzhu, Ma Changbai had a very bad time. Once he had a high fever of 40 degrees, he hung up the bottle, and he had to escort the car to Gansu escort. Once a lumbago fell in the warehouse, neither hands nor feet could move.
lived the life of a monk,
MA Changbai was generous to charity work, but very frugal to herself, almost living the life of a monk.
busy day, until 1 p.m., Ma Changbai did not have lunch. "Eat very quickly, 5 minutes can be done." Ma Changbai said, after boiling water, put the shrimp and green vegetables into the pot, then put some noodles to eat. To go home at night is just to get something to eat. He likes to eat fruit, but he buys all the red Mao Dan, navel orange, pear and so on.
due to perennial fatigue, Ma Changbai suffers from lumbar muscle strain, scoliosis and gout. There are polyps and kidney stones in his intestines. He has to have a physical examination once a year for one or two operations.
now, Ma Changbai is like a machine that can't stop. There are 360 days in a year in warehouses or on the way to poor areas. He said he never regretted taking the road of charity.
"I'm in good health and I can do it for another 10 years." Ma Changbai said he was strong and strong, but sometimes he felt more willing and less energetic. He hoped to find a right-hand man to help him. For his assistant, he made three requests, one is to have money, because he should devote himself to work and care for his family. Two, we should have love and dedication, otherwise we can not persist. The three is that the family needs to understand the support.