[News] The once impoverished Show Lo (羅志祥) uses a chair dance to encourage publc welfare

[News] The once impoverished Show Lo (羅志祥) uses a chair dance to encourage public welfare
Source: TVBS / June 21, 2010
Translated by POGA @ love4show.forums1 / asianfanatics
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TVBS foundation has long been concerned about the educational needs of impoverished children in remote areas. This time, they've specially invited Show Lo, who hails from the same kind of impoverished student family background, to come out and appeal to compassionate friends to join together in donations. Specially, as a dance king, Show Lo used a school desk to put together a brief dance and say to everyone, "Going to school is a stage. Going to school, is a future."

In a dark and murky classroom, the room suddenly lightens because of Show Lo's performance. A strong spotlight shines upon him and everything around condenses to him, giving birth to the show business king. This story, spanning only a few seconds, speaks of how even impoverished children can one day shine.

What appears in the commercial actually is also Show's true story. Artist Show Lo said, "At that time, just one semester could become a [financial] burden to the family. So then I said, okay, I'll just go to a school that's closer to home. Consequently, I wasn't able to finish at Hwakang School of Arts*, I could only attend for one week."**

As Show Lo joins in with the concern of impoverished school children in remote areas, permanent volunteer Li Tao, leading the Taiwan Education Foundation, performed a short dance. Said the foundation's lifelong volunteer, Li Tao, "Let's all welcome Show Lo, Xiao Zhu!"

Said Li Tao, "Many, many kids—they want to go to school, and they want to be the same as other kids. Unfortunately, they are faced with financial difficulty. Xiao Zhu (Show), puts down this chair and welcomes everyone to follow him in aiding these children."

This year, the TVBS foundation has already helped over 150,000 school children. This time, they invited Show in hopes that his great popularity will cause the compassionate to donate to this cause and allow an impoverished child in remote areas to learn about things not impoverished, and bring knowledge and happiness back home.

Show's words:
Going to school to learn, is the most important stage [performance] in a child's lifetime.Coming out of school, they will be able to grasp endless opportunities.
In Taiwan, there are 170,000 school students who cannot pay their school tuition.
Going to school is a stage [performance].Going to school, is a future.

*Hwakang School of Arts is the high school that boasts alumni Jimmy Lin, ASOS (Barbie and Dee Hsu), Shin, Ah Ya, Vincent Liang, Alien Huang, Cyndi Wang, Tiffany Hsu, Genie Chou, Hey Girl's Apple, Rainie Yang, Kimi Hsia, Yoyo Channel's Hu Die Jie Jie & Xiao Mi Tao Jie Jie & Xi Gua Ge Ge, and many more.
**Unlike public schools in countries in the US, which have no tuition, all Taiwan public schools require a tuition. Students must take entrance examinations to enter high schools (so some students can enter better high schools, or high schools more fitting, outside of their home districts)