Charity group breaks ground on three bridges in a week

Charity group breaks ground on three bridges in a week

2025-04-07

The Chiayi Charitable Organization has long been involved in building bridges, paving roads, and doing other services for the community. Over their 60 or so years, they’ve built more than 600 bridges. Recently, they went to a rural community in Chiayi where they broke ground on three bridges in one week, setting a record.

The racket of firecrackers marks the start of reconstruction of the Shanli and Shanping bridges in Chiayi’s rural Zhuqi Township.

Chiu Shih-fu
Chiayi 166 Shopping Circle chair
We’re really grateful for the Chiayi Charitable Organization’s help. They’re solving a problem that’s been troubling us for over 10 years.

Elsewhere in Zhuqi, another ceremony is underway for the Shancun Bridge. The Chiayi Charitable Organization has long been involved in building bridges. Recently, they broke their record by breaking ground on three projects in a single week.

Cheng Hsiu-yu
Chiayi Charitable Organization chair
Our group started construction today in Zhuqi Township, marking the 102nd bridge we’ve built here.

Chen Kuan-ting
Legislator
It proves that that Chiayi Charitable Organization is especially dedicated to helping rebuild old bridges here in Zhuqi.

Wearing hats to protect from the hot sun, over 100 volunteers start work. Even though the road is steep and the work is hard, they hope to give safe passage to the people living on the mountain through their effort.

Volunteer
I come every day, and every day I’m happy.

Volunteer
Everyone working here is happy.

Since the organization was founded about 60 years ago, they have built over 600 bridges. After starting these three new projects, they will have built 102 in Zhuqi Township alone. And they’re not done yet, as volunteers plan to continue working hard to help their community.

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#Chiayi #bridges #charity #嘉義 #taiwan #taiwannews

一週動土蓋三橋! 嘉邑行善團一甲子蓋逾600座橋

2025-04-07

慈善團體嘉邑行善團長期以來協助社會造橋、鋪路等等，至今已經成立約60年，蓋了超過600座橋，最近他們在嘉義縣的山區，一個禮拜內動土興建三座橋，創下紀錄。

在陣陣的鞭炮聲中，嘉義縣竹崎鄉的善力橋和善坪橋，兩座橋即將進行修復改建。

[[嘉義縣166商圈理事長邱詩富]]
“真的是非常感謝嘉邑行善團的協助，他們解決十幾年來我們村裡的困擾”

同樣在嘉義竹崎，善村橋也進行動土典禮，嘉邑行善團長期協助造橋，突破以往紀錄，在一周之內就動土興建三座橋。

[[嘉邑行善團理事長鄭秀玉]]
“因為竹崎鄉其實我們行善團，已經今天動土下去，剛好是第102座橋”

[[立委陳冠廷]]
“來見證在竹崎鄉，我們嘉邑行善團，他們特別很用心的，來去協助我們鄉村橋(舊名)的改建工程”

上百名的嘉邑行善團志工，不畏炙熱豔陽，戴好帽子開始工作，即使山路陡峭，施工難度高，志工們也希望透過自己的力量，幫助山區的人能夠安全通行。

[[嘉邑行善團志工]]
“每天都來，每天都很快樂”

[[嘉邑行善團志工]]
“做得大家都很開心”

嘉邑行善團從創團至今已經一甲子，在各地蓋了超過600座橋，這回三座橋動土後，也讓他們光是在嘉義竹崎就累積了102座橋，嘉邑行善團未來也會在各地繼續努力，幫助社會。

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