【DaAi Headlines】20210115

● Dharma boat with blue light
Tzu Chi volunteers in Pingtung present a dharma boat in year-end blessing ceremony.

● TC distribution of supplies
China Tzu Chi volunteers deliver love in the winter in Chengde City.

1.歲末環保法船
Welcome to Da Ai Headlines. I'm Siri Su. Thank you for joining us. In Taiwan, Tzu Chi volunteers in Pingtung have recently held Tzu Chi year-end blessing ceremony at Kaohsiung Jing Si Hall. During the event, they presented their hand-made dharma boat.

2.屏歲末楊碧雲
Yang Biyun, who was addicted to gambling when she was young, joined Tzu Chi to pay home visitation in the community. After seeing the sufferings, she realized her own blessings and became fully awakened. She inspired two volunteers to get rid of their bad habits.

3.中慈偏鄉講座
Remote region residents often lack medical information. Taichung's director of general medicine has recently visited Nantou's Shuili borough to share ways to keep healthy and the benefits of vegetarianism.

4.慈濟空拍救援
At the end of last year, Mr. Chen climbed the Baigu Mountain with his friend. The group lost contact leading to an immdiate rescue from Taichung Fire Bureau. Volunteer Chen Rongfeng , who is a member of Tzu Chi's volunteer team on operating drones, has joined the rescue mission.

5.新山安老水災
In Malaysia, January has been a tough month. Not only has the pandemic worsened, in just ten days, Johor Bahru was devastated by floods twice. As a result, village and nursing homes have been flooded. Tzu Chi volunteers delivered daily supplies to a shelter and nursing home.

6.承德送暖
The days of extreme cold has Tzu Chi volunteers rushing to help residents in Chengde. They helped 30 families in the mountain region by preparing some goods for the winter.

7.瀋陽送防疫
In Shenyang, China, confirmed COVID cases were reported recently. Therefore, the anti-epidemic alert in the communities has risen again. Tzu Chi volunteers are sympathetic to the frontline epidemic prevention personnel. They sent them masks, medical gloves, and ginger tea.

8.港環保便利店
The Hong Kong government has been collaborating with local units to promote recycling, placing recycling stores in communities. After collaborating with Tzu Chi, the first recycling store opened up in 2020.

9.世貿素食展
The concept of meatless diet is becoming more and more popular. A special vegetarian exhibition was recently held at the Taipei World Trade Center, in Taiwan.

10.知蝠與惜蝠(2)病毒研究
The COVID-19 pandemic has led many people to believe that bats may be the original host of this virus. At the moment, there is no definite evidence of this. Follow our report as we learn more about local bats.

END：美玩具捐贈
Tzu Chi Great Love preschool in Walnut and Tzu Chi Washington D.C. Chapter have encouraged children to donate their toys to children in need. We will leave you with these images. Thank you for joining us. Goodbye.

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