The 2012 Northern Taiwan Charity Fundraiser

2012/03/19

Poster Street in Tamsui Campus is once again lined with stalls selling goods at lower-than-average prices. The items on offer include a wide variety of foods, drinks, daily necessities, stationary, electronics, and specialty farm products from various areas around Taiwan. As in previous years, all items are being sold at 20% below the average retail price.

Organized by TKU, the 2012 Northern Taiwan Charity Fundraiser will be held at nine campuses by eight universities, including Tamkang University (Tamsui and Lanyang campuses), Ming-Chuan University, Aletheia University, Taipei College of Maritime Technology, Ming Chi University of Technology, Taoyuan Innovation Institute of Technology, St. John’s University, and Chang Gung University. In total, over 335 sponsoring companies have provided goods for the event at discounted prices.

This large-scale mobilization of resources has been carried out for the sake of charity. The proceeds of sales made during the fundraiser will go to a number of local charities, including the Taiwan Foundation for Rare Disorders, the DDM Social and Welfare Charity Foundation, the Taiwan Fund for Children and Families, and the Grant a Wish Project for remote elementary schools in the Taitung region.

In the nine years since its inception, the annual fundraiser has raised an accumulated total of over NT$40 million. And the event is growing in popularity. This year, a total of $8 million has already been raised, compared with $6 million at the same time last year.

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