Yan Zhanhong 14 migrant workers carrying gas tanks to save students helping

Yan Zhanhong carrying gas tanks

Foot broken shoes, dressed in a yellow frock, shoulder-fired gas canisters, in the eyes of outsiders, Yan Zhanhong just an ordinary migrant workers: send gas, hydro-electricity, gate, 3000 Yuan a month's income to support their family. But this is one who lives hard, not only to send his daughter to University and helped more than more than 60 school children return to the classroom, he set up the "show red Love Fund", attracting many kind people to join, also awarded China's highest award--the China poverty eradication award. Huazhong Normal University Associate Professor

In 1992, XI Xiang, Yan Zhanhong from jiangdu city, Jiangsu Province, a district of rural homes to urban wage earners, only read 4 Yan Zhanhong enough does not have the culture of the book, town town the first thing is to think about sending their daughters in school. Patchwork, daughter of jiedu fee is 500 Yuan, don't love the daughters of reading school yet? Yan Zhanhong couple worry straight tears. Helpless, Yan Zhanhong knocking on the door of the Office of the Chancellor, the President informed, a wave of the hand: "Jie du, you allow the child to school! "

"A drop of grace Yongquan. I still thank the headmaster, he let my children can go to school, I'm going to put this feeling back to the community. "Yan Zhanhong recalled. Was at that time, this man's heart out student dreams.

Yan Zhanhong jiangdu, Yangzhou was the Credit Union temporary jobs for repairing water and electricity, income is only four hundred or five hundred Yuan a month at first, such economic conditions, financial aid is easier said than done. In 2001, a chance for accidental, Yan Zhanhong saw on TV "each sold a bottle of mineral water to donate a penny" idea, that gave him the lead. "I'm going to carry gas canisters, each carrying a bottle will donate 5 cents, carry 10 bottles a day, it can save more than 100 Yuan a month, a year will be able to help the two poor children to go to school! "

Since then, every finished home, Yan Zhanhong, the first thing to carry gas to earn a gold coin into piggy banks. Two months later, he contacted two impoverished students, took the money to the school, he told the children, as long as the pigments and uncle, will not have to worry about tuition fees in the future. In order to support more children, Yan Zhanhong working 3 jobs: 6 point to 8 point, received an empty gas tank riding a tricycle; 8:30 to 5:30 P.M. work, made time around noon to inflate propane tank; 5:30 P.M. till 9 o'clock in the evening, sending gas tanks; after 9 o'clock, securities companies watch ... ... 14 years, Yan Zhanhong race almost every day, with a drop of sweat back into the hope of poor students return to the classroom.

For 14 years, Yan Zhanhong being financed more than more than 60 poor children, money for student up to more than 6,000 yuan a year. Although the money is not much, but he was carrying gas tanks every little bit saved and. Gradually, Yan Zhanhong funded children up, he is afraid of being busy to forget, in the Credit Union opened an account and saving regularly remitted money. Although Yan Zhanhong moves no one ever mentioned, but he remained regular remittances is so careful colleagues found. Several employees of the Credit Union quietly agreed salary at a time when the remainder into Yan Zhanhong account, to help him finance more students. Under the influence of Yan Zhanhong, jiangdu city many people spontaneously join in financing of poor students, there are individual bosses, retired teacher, also has laid off workers ... ... Attracts more and more caring person.

While access to the country's highest award for poverty alleviation, but Yan Zhanhong themselves need "help": 8 square small rental house; family living just enough food and clothing line; dress up and make up, shoes with holes also reluctant to throw ... ... But Yan Zhanhong is rich, carried in his pocket, letters and transcripts containing sponsored kids, that is the power of Yan Zhanhong: Wu Bao Liu in primary schools with excellent grades, went to University; little scene with 635 points XI high school high marks to pass the provincial key high school ... .... Many students want to see Yan Zhanhong, but he refused. Yan Zhanhong says to kids on the phone: "you can read, progress, is the greatest pleasure for me. I don't want anything in return, if you have the ability in the future, back to society! "

Now, Yan Zhanhong still riding a tricycle in the streets of Yangzhou, still a "5 cents" run. The Yan Zhanhong often go to the streets and families are already accustomed to his tricycle, bells, they say, that is for out of school children at the next knock on the door.