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When Dharma Master Cheng Yen founded Tzu
Chi in 1966, she fashioned coin banks from bam-
boo and asked her lay followers—thirty house-
wives—to save NT$0.50 (about US$0.02) from
their grocery money every day to help the poor.
One follower asked, “Can’t I just donate NT$15
each month?” But Master refused. She explained
that though the amount was the same, it was
important to give rise to a kind thought each
and every day.
From these humble beginnings forty-seven years
ago, Tzu Chi has grown into a global NGO with
ten million volunteers and donors in over fifty
countries, because it collects not only donations,
but also kind hearts.
Tzu Chi uSA SPRiNG 2014 CHi uSA SuMMER 2013
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