Sunshine welfare group awards its scholarships
SPECIAL MENTION: Burn victim Chiu Tzu-en and Huang Po-yan, who has neurofibroma, were among 10 students whose efforts to overcome challegenes were highlighted
By Chou Hsiang-yun and William Hetherington / Staff reporter, with staff writer
The Sunshine Social Welfare Foundation on Saturday awarded scholarships to 510 students, including 10 honored as “golden examples.”
One of the 10, Huang Po-yan (黃柏彥), was born with neurofibroma, which has left him with partial hearing loss in his left ear, and, after an eight-hour surgery aimed at curbing the growth of a tumor, only half a tongue.
Despite the challenges he faces, the high-school senior said that he is preparing for the Ministry of Education’s General English Proficiency Test, which includes listening and speaking components.