China news agency, Washington, August 4 (Reporter Wu Qingcai) - twenty years like a day, twice a day meal for the homeless, Chinese woman off Wai Kwan (Betty Chinn) touched a lot of charity Americans. Today, U.S. President Barack Obama at the White House personally to shut Wai Kwan (Betty Chinn), and 13 people love the President presented the 2010
presidential citizens medal was founded in 1969, after the Presidential Medal of Freedom is the second highest U.S. civilian honor. Exemplary deeds of service for the recognition of a U.S. citizen, traditionally nominated by the state Senate candidate. Obama first announced this change recommended by the public disclosure of this community candidates. Guan Hui group, and 13 winners from 6,000 outstanding candidates to stand out, allegedly by Obama personally selected.
Obama said in his speech, the He hopes this award will inspire more Americans to open their hearts, follow these good people, to strengthen their communities. After the speech, Obama shook hands with the winners, but only gave off a benefit group hug.
doing good so far off Wai Kwan has been a full 24 years. Every morning before dawn, then get up off Wai Kwan, will be about more than two cups of a large pot of coffee, a lot of donuts and other food loaded onto trucks to go out looking for hiding under the bridge, the railroad or the bush without homeless people, the food distributed to them. Most of these people are suffering from mental illness, veterans, runaways, drug abusers and so on.
off Wai Kwan used the opportunity to bring them breakfast and talk to them, understand what they need. If they need to call parents, she will give them a phone card; if they need to do the laundry, she will give them a local laundromat laundry vouchers; if they need clothes, blankets or tents, she will find someone to donate these items; if they want to take a bath, she would drive them to the friend's apartment in a bath ... ...
However, this is not the full day's work, when done it all, she would also go home for the nearby street about two hundred homeless dinner. California governor and his wife founded the This almost made her day, twice a day, a full twenty years.
off benefit group is immigrants from China, Kaiping, parents are successful doctors, this Western-style education by the wealthy family denounced during the Cultural Revolution has become an object, a child has stray off the streets Wai Kwan . Later emigrated to the U.S,www.beats4monster.co.uk., and married physics professor Chen Boliang, now living in California superior Ricardo town.
Chinese citizens to obtain presidential medal, not many people, last won the award is David Ho Chinese physician. Guan Wai Kwan in an interview after the award, said her own as the Chinese can be proud to receive the award. After
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