International students clean up Anping Pier in Tainan
Tainan, Taiwan, Dec. 22, 2012
A group of international students helped clean up Anping Pier in Tainan, southern Taiwan recently in a great gesture that betrayed their care for the local community and environment.
The Institute of International Management (IIMBA) of National Cheng Kung University (NCKU) hosted the community service activity, Dec. 15, with 14 students from 8 countries including America, U.K., Korea, Vietnam, Gambia, Indonesia, Mongolia, and Mexico participating.
Danel Fostin, a public relations officer from IIMBA Student Council, said, “The event was awesome. We got the chance to bond with each other and spread the good name of NCKU's IIMBA whiles doing something important for our immediate environment.”
“This is the first community clean up for the IMBA department,” said IIMBA Director Victor Chen, who organized the event and gave full endorsement to the students and funded their transportation and equipment.
Anyone who has visited the pier at Anping would have been struck by the terrible pollution problem. People throw their trash on the ground year after year with no one picking it up. “Some of the garbage had dates on it from five years ago,” Fostin said.
“Clearly, something had to be done about this,” said Jonathan Moore, an IIMBA student from U.K. “I feel that it is our obligation as international students to work towards a better community here in Tainan.”
Tainan locals who use the port were stunned to see a group of foreigners showing up in their turf and start cleaning the place, according to Jonathan Manson.
Sangwon Jeong, president of IIMBA Student Council, said, “Many of the fishermen felt embarrassed seeing us doing the cleaning work; I think we indirectly educated them.”
“A few of the Taiwanese present saw the merit in our efforts and offered to help us clean,” added Fostin. “One Taiwanese in particular showed his gratitude by buying us bottled water.”
The voluntary team spent almost 2 hours cleaning the pier. Nearly 10 large garbage bags were filled at the end of the mission.
Friendships were made, trust was built, and the IMBA department got closer to the local community by doing the right thing. These are the ideal type of students that any university would want to welcome.
Jeong talked of his future plans to lead the IMBA department to work with orphanages and help less-fortunate children, and perform charity work in the Tainan community which needs it the most.
“We are proud to have brought in students with conscientiousness to the local Tainan community,” Chen said. “The students are trying hard to show that they love and care for the community.”
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A group of international students helped clean up Anping Pier in Tainan, southern Taiwan recently in a great gesture that betrayed their care for the local community and environment.
The Institute of International Management (IIMBA) of National Cheng Kung University (NCKU) hosted the community service activity, Dec. 15, with 14 students from 8 countries including America, U.K., Korea, Vietnam, Gambia, Indonesia, Mongolia, and Mexico participating.
Danel Fostin, a public relations officer from IIMBA Student Council, said, “The event was awesome. We got the chance to bond with each other and spread the good name of NCKU's IIMBA whiles doing something important for our immediate environment.”
“This is the first community clean up for the IMBA department,” said IIMBA Director Victor Chen, who organized the event and gave full endorsement to the students and funded their transportation and equipment.
Anyone who has visited the pier at Anping would have been struck by the terrible pollution problem. People throw their trash on the ground year after year with no one picking it up. “Some of the garbage had dates on it from five years ago,” Fostin said.
“Clearly, something had to be done about this,” said Jonathan Moore, an IIMBA student from U.K. “I feel that it is our obligation as international students to work towards a better community here in Tainan.”
Tainan locals who use the port were stunned to see a group of foreigners showing up in their turf and start cleaning the place, according to Jonathan Manson.
Sangwon Jeong, president of IIMBA Student Council, said, “Many of the fishermen felt embarrassed seeing us doing the cleaning work; I think we indirectly educated them.”
“A few of the Taiwanese present saw the merit in our efforts and offered to help us clean,” added Fostin. “One Taiwanese in particular showed his gratitude by buying us bottled water.”
The voluntary team spent almost 2 hours cleaning the pier. Nearly 10 large garbage bags were filled at the end of the mission.
Friendships were made, trust was built, and the IMBA department got closer to the local community by doing the right thing. These are the ideal type of students that any university would want to welcome.
Jeong talked of his future plans to lead the IMBA department to work with orphanages and help less-fortunate children, and perform charity work in the Tainan community which needs it the most.
“We are proud to have brought in students with conscientiousness to the local Tainan community,” Chen said. “The students are trying hard to show that they love and care for the community.”
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