Shanghai Sunrise Pairing Ceremony 2019

A special crowd gathered at the Jing’An Kunlun Hotel on November 30. Over 100 local students from all over Shanghai made their way downtown to celebrate being part of Shanghai Sunrise’ scholarship program and to meet the person who is enabling them to continue their education.

11月30日静安昆仑大酒店接待了一群特别的客人，他们有一些紧张，稚气未脱的脸庞上写着小小的期待，他们是100多名纳入上海初阳奖学金资助计划的上海本地学生。这一天他们聚集在一起，为成功获得上海初阳奖学金项目而喝彩，更是想亲自为赞助奖学金的人们，送上一份感恩与祝福。

Earlier this year, Shanghai Sunrise volunteers visited families who had applied for Shanghai Sunrise’ scholarship program to assess their need. 127 students were selected and thus able to continue their high school or university education in September. Last weekend, these new students had the chance to meet with the person who sponsors their education face to face. Shanghai Sunrise welcomes these motivated young adults to the Shanghai Sunrise family!

今年，上海初阳的志愿者们实地走访了奖学金项目的申请家庭，面对面的沟通交流结合客观评估，最终有127名学生成功入选，让他们可以在9月份继续高中或大学的求学之路。在周末的结对日活动中，这些新加入的学生有机会与他们的资助人相聚，上海初阳也对求知若渴的他们表示真挚欢迎，这些年轻力量的加入，让我们的大家庭焕发活力！

The pairing ceremony kicked off with a few short speeches from Frances O’Rourke, Shanghai Sunrise’ Chairwoman of the Board of Directors, and other long-time supporters of our charity. Among the guests of honour were Mr. Shi Nan Chang, Mrs. Jin Min Zhu from the Shanghai Charity Foundation. The speakers stressed that while these teenagers’ families were currently going through a difficult financial situation, they had the chance to create a different life for themselves in the future. They reminded them to study hard and complete their high school or university education in order to be able to pursue their career aspirations. They also encouraged them to become positive forces in their community and to give back to society later.

活动开始，上海初阳董事会主席弗朗西斯·欧女士，上海市慈善基金会的副理事长施南昌先生，原副理事长金闽珠女士发表了简短精彩的讲话。我们的几位发言人都强调说，虽然目前受助学生的家庭处于财务紧张的困难时期，但是他们的未来写满了无限可能，因为学习将给予他们非凡的力量。上海初阳始终鼓励着学生们在学习的道路上脚踏实地，努力完成高中和大学教育，追求更大的发展平台，在热爱的职业生涯中自由翱翔。在未来，成为社会的一股正能量，把爱回报给社会。

The audience was particularly interested in hearing from one of Shanghai Sunrise alumni students. Today, Cinderella Chen works in marketing and is still in touch with Shanghai Sunrise. She told the new students that being poor did not mean they were weak. Instead, they should have faith in themselves and believe that they can create a better future for themselves and their families.

陈佳，来自于上海初阳的校友会，她的发言引起了大家浓厚的兴趣。如今从事市场营销工作的她一直和上海初阳保持着密切的联系，她自信坚定地告诉新生们，贫穷不意味着软弱，力量来源于自身的优秀而不是简单的财富，我们上海初阳的学生应该努力去获得更强大力量，坚信自己可以创造家庭美好的未来。

The main part of the event was dedicated to sponsors, volunteers and students getting to know each other and connect: What are their hobbies, what are their favourite subjects in school, what do they want to do once they graduate?

此次活动的最主要的部分是让资助人、志愿者和学生们互相了解: 你的的兴趣爱好是什么，你在学校最喜欢的科目是什么，毕业后想要做什么？

Shanghai Sunrise also wants to thank SCF officials and our local district partners for the good ongoing cooperation and for showing their support by coming to meet the students. We want to express our sincere gratitude to our event partner Jing’An Kunlun Hotel for hosting us and our event sponsor Epermarket for providing lunch bags for our students and volunteers. As our organization promises to give 100% of scholarship donations to the students, we depend on generous partners to be able to organize these events that bring the Shanghai Sunrise community together.

上海初阳特别感谢上海市慈善基金会的工作人员及各区的合作伙伴，感恩你们长期与我们保持良好的合作关系，大力支持着我们的学生申请及走访工作。我们也衷心感谢此次活动合作伙伴静安昆仑大酒店提供了这么棒的活动场地，感谢活动赞助商Epermarket为学生和志愿者提供美味又充满能量的午餐。上海初阳承诺将100％的奖学金捐赠给学生，因此合作伙伴们的慷慨支持就变得至关重要，让我们可以组织这样的活动，大家欢聚一堂。