獲亞洲慈善獎 清潔工謙稱沒什麼

自由時報〔記者 俞泊霖／台中 報導〕2012-6-23

家扶中心昨日頒贈「台灣之光」獎牌給趙文正（中），感謝趙文正長期捐款行善。（記者俞泊霖攝）

騎上熟悉的機車載回收物變賣，趙文正說得獎與否都要行善，露出靦腆笑容說「行善沒有時間表」。（記者俞泊霖攝） 

行善常樂！

擔任清潔工的台中市民趙文正，幼時家境貧困，長大後發願行善，靠著微薄月薪與拾荒收入，三十多年來陸續捐出約四百萬元回饋社會。富比世雜誌前日公布亞洲慈善獎，他與企業家張榮發、許文龍、戴勝益同列台灣四位得獎人之一；媒體前往採訪時，他仍維持一貫低調、靦腆表示︰「這沒什麼。」

與3大企業家 同列台灣得獎人

六十八歲的趙文正說，百善孝為先，因此民國六十八年，他的第一筆捐款就是以父親趙世旋之名捐出，爾後陸續資助家扶中心、惠明盲校、世界展望會、光音育幼院、慈濟等公益團體，協助十多名國內、外孩童自立。

家扶社會資源處處長翁慧圓說，趙文正月薪只有一萬多元，不僅捐出三分之二薪水，還四處拾荒籌措善款，令人感動；趙文正光是捐助家扶的金額，就超過三百萬元，去年還捐一台消防警備車給台中市消防局。

家扶高級事務員李鳳釵說，趙文正以老舊機車載回收物變賣，渴了也捨不得買飲料喝，也幾乎不買衣服，省自己為別人；有次他到家扶捐款，穿的褲子滿是補丁，家中更毫無裝潢，只有一張張的感謝狀，精神令人感佩。

世界展望會中區辦事處主任嚴淑貞說，趙文正在九十六年一次捐款八萬四千元，長期資助一名衣索比亞男童十年；上週還到辦事處，表示想再資助一名國內貧童，趙文正的誠懇、用心，令人感動。

其實趙家並不富裕，育有五名子女的趙文正說，子女都已長大，用錢靠自己，他賺的錢除保留生活費，都拿來行善；他說，想要捐款行善，不必等富有，只要有心，隨時可以行善，能幫助人是很快樂的事。

然而，趙文正拾荒的過程，也曾遇過年輕人笑他「像狗一樣翻垃圾桶」，但他不以為意，持續做自己想做的事，妻子也默默支持，還協助整理滿屋回收物。

市長胡志強昨日到趙家獻花，家扶則送上「台灣之光」獎牌，盼趙文正的善行能激發更多善心。

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活菩薩趙文正 抱病認養家扶兒

2012-06-23 01:45 中國時報 【盧金足／台中報導】

　台中市長胡志強昨天在市議會稱讚趙文正是「行善小人物、慈善大巨人！」也，證明行善不一定要有錢，有心比有錢更重要。」趙文正目前還認養七名家扶國內外貧童；

這些捐款或許不是非常龐大金額，但對趙文正來說，是很難完成的任務。不過，他說這不重要，「只要甘苦囝仔能讀書就好了！」

　「趙伯伯認養貧童，幾乎都是一次捐助十年的認養費」，台灣家扶基金會社工說，國內兒童十年認養費十二萬元，國外兒童是八萬四千元，是非常了不起的愛心。

　社工說，趙文正五十歲罹患青光眼，隔年又得腎結石，身體每下愈況，在工廠擔任清潔工不得不改為半天工；為多賺點錢，還利用空檔做資源回收。

　撿拾資源回收換賣的金錢不多，每當他出現在家扶辦公室，說要再捐款認養孩子時，社工都非常感動，請他喝口茶，休息一下擔心拖垮身體。家扶基金會執行長王明仁感謝又敬佩地表示，「趙文正的善舉，是送給貧童及這個世界最棒的禮物！」。

　之前，胡志強頒發趙文正「台中市榮譽市民獎章」後，深感趙文正是台中的驕傲，就親自書寫中、英文書信，推薦給富士比雜誌。媒體昨詢問胡志強，是不是他幫趙文正推薦才得獎？他趕忙揮揮手說「趙先生得獎不是因我推薦才得獎，而是因為他了不起，我以他為榮。」

　他說，每月捐出四分之三收入做公益，不是每個人都做得到；在台東菜販陳菊捐款蓋圖書館被紐約《時代》雜誌報導後，帶動更多的愛心，趙文正就是男版的陳樹菊。

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趙文正…衣服撿來的 一家月花五千

【聯合報╱記者李奕昕／台中報導】2012.06.23

趙文正為了捐助公益慈善，省吃儉用度日，只穿撿來的衣服，前年家中才買洗衣機，兒女形容「他對自己太苛了！」

趙文正平日生活簡單，平常翻看佛書，偶爾到佛寺，喜歡看電視新聞，因為「要瞭解社會事」，不看娛樂節目，電視看了快廿年沒換過。不菸不酒，直說「抽菸打壞身體，又浪費錢！」

他衣物不出五、六件，不是穿撿來的就是工廠制服，家中沒裝冷氣，熱到受不了才開電風扇，電風扇也是撿來的。前年子女替家中買洗衣機，還被責備浪費。

妻子趙謝美玉說，趙文正不挑食，清晨五點起床，吃青菜、熱湯及乾飯，配他的妹妹自製醬瓜，家門口自種地瓜葉、九層塔，「早餐沒吃完留到晚餐，吃完再買新菜！」午餐在工廠吃大鍋飯，回家吃晚餐才有肉類，接著又出門拾荒，晚間十一點返家，不是趕著洗澡睡覺，而是趕著整理回收物。

他跟妻子及兩名子女同住，每期電費一千元、水費四百元，菜錢不超過四千元，經濟不優渥，他卻拚命把薪水捐出去，子女有時看不過去，但勸也勸不聽。

趙文正早期在台中太平的模具工廠上班，騎腳踏車一個多小時往返，後來在烏日鐵工廠當清潔工，兒女心疼他勞累，才買來機車，但回收還是常騎鐵馬。目前每個寶特瓶才賣兩角，有時奮力撿了一大袋賣不到五元，去年妻子肺部長腫瘤，連醫藥費都是妻子出的。

趙文正說，人要惜福，現代人愛享受，生活太浪費，「一輩子平安就好，有錢人不一定快樂，有一天走了，大家都一樣，什麼都帶不走！」

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趙文正獲選富比士亞洲行善英雄 市長胡志強：有心比有錢更重要

臺中市市政新聞  發布單位：新聞局  發布日期：2012/06/22

「行善小人物、慈善大巨人」臺中市烏日區的趙文正以拾荒所得默默行善三十多年，捐出四百多萬元，市長胡志強推薦他給富比士雜誌慈善英雄榜，結果上榜； 「不偉大，怎麼推薦都沒有用！」胡市長今(22)日前往祝賀，他說自己只是平實地描述趙文正所做的每件事，「有心，比有錢更重要！」

「臺灣上榜的三位是財力雄厚的企業，趙先生是唯一的小人物，善心雄厚，這証明行善不一定要有錢，有心才重要!」胡市長讚佩趙文正的善行義舉，並形容他不但是男版陳樹菊，更是臺中的驕傲。

深受感動的胡市長親自書寫英文推薦函，推薦趙文正給富比士雜誌慈善英雄榜，結果上榜，另外上榜的三位是知名企業。胡市長說只有趙文正是小人物，更令人佩服。

媒體詢問胡市長幫趙文正先生推薦才得獎?胡市長謙虛地說「趙先生得獎不是因為我的推薦，而是因為他了不起，我以他為榮。」

趙文正幼時家境貧困，胡市長為他寫的推薦信中描述，國小時趙文正總是全班最後一個交學費，從此他立下決心，未來要幫助其他有相同困境的小孩。趙文正每天早上到工廠擔任清潔工，下班後做資源回收，一點一滴存下的薪水，七成五捐給家扶、育幼院等機構。

身材瘦小，滿臉風霜的趙文正說，即使辛苦也要行善，他認為做人就是如此，「能做就盡量做！」不要等到來不及才後悔。

今年被富比士雜誌評選為年度亞洲行善英雄的四位臺灣人中，除了趙文正，還有長榮集團總裁張榮發、奇美創辦人許文龍和王品董事長戴勝益。被問到與知名企業家們並列的感想，趙文正謙虛表示，自己和企業家們「沒得比」，沒辦法一下捐出大筆金額，都靠著一塊錢一塊錢慢慢攢起來，「想要做事，就要有錢才能做！」他也感謝家扶、消防局等許多單位贊助他，也有不少機關團體特地將回收物留給他，減輕他的負擔。

趙文正行善三十多年，目前他除了是雲林家扶中心早期療育方案、臺中家扶中心不幸兒童少年安置服務方案的永久認養人，同時也認養兩名國內貧童、三名國外貧童，以及兩名臺中盲校孩童。

家扶中心表示，趙文正一次都捐出十年的認養費用，認養國外孩童十年的費用約八萬四千元，國內孩童則約十年十二萬元。

趙文正的妻子說，趙文正心腸軟，捨不得看到別人像自己過去那樣吃苦，既然是丈夫喜歡做的事，她也支持到底，趙文正視力不佳，她便陪同撿拾回收物。

前幾年趙文正希望捐贈救護車，幫助更多人；無奈收入有限一年拖過一年，後經詢問消防局勤工分隊後，改捐贈消防警備車，一圓其夢想；胡市長說，趙文正自己收入有限，生活清苦，但別人捐錢給他，他會又捐出去，「他是我們臺中市的驕傲！」

多年前趙文正拾荒時，曾遭鄰近孩童取笑「像狗一樣翻垃圾」，令他非常難過，但他表示自己沒有埋怨，「世間萬般帶不去，唯有業相隨」，他不想自己以後會如何，只想到讓更多孩子露出笑容，自己的辛苦就成為一種幸福。

趙文正的身教，獲得臺中市政府社會局100年度「另類父親」表揚，今天胡市長到訪，他也準備了親手做的肉粽，胡市長拿了兩顆表示一顆給自己，另一顆給夫人邵曉鈴品嘗。

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2012 Philanthropists from Greater China

Forbes.com 6/20/2012

John Koppisch, Forbes Staff

TAIWAN

Chao Wen-Cheng 68

Part-time cleaner at Ta Yi Iron Works

Grew up in poverty in a family of 8 and vowed to help children in need when he got older. At age 35 the father of 5 began donating most of his modest salary to charity, including orphanages in his central Taiwan hometown of Taichung, the Taiwan Fund for Children & Families, World Vision Taiwan and the Tzu Chi Foundation. He also spent time after work collecting cans, bottles and other recyclables to raise money for charity, which he continues doing despite fading eyesight and other medical problems. Over the decades he’s donated $135,000. “Caring for others soothes me,” he says. “All I ask in return is that those poor children I support are given proper schooling.”

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Factory cleaner named hero of philanthropy by Forbes

(By Chen Shu-feng and Maia Huang)

2012/06/23 18:45:50

Taipei, June 23 (CNA) A factory cleaner from central Taiwan who has donated more than US$130,000 to charities has been selected by the American magazine Forbes as one of the 48 heroes of philanthropy from Asia.

Chao Wen-cheng, 68, has donated around NT$4 million (US$133,600) over the last 30 years to ophanages in his hometown of Taichung City, as well as to the Taiwan Fund for Children and Families, World Vision Taiwan and the Tzu Chi Foundation.

In April this year, he sponsored a firefighting vehicle, which costs more than NT$600,000 for Taichung City's Fire Bureau.

Having known the difficulties of being poor growing up in a low-income family, Chao, at the age of 35, began donating around three-fourths of his modest salary, which is less than NT$ 20,000 per month, to charity after reading a story about a poor child in a newspaper.

As a father of five children, Chao also collects cans and bottles as his part time job in the evenings to support his family.

"Once a young man teased me and said I look like a dog while I was finding recyclables in a rubbish bin," he said, adding that "I was almost in tears, but I ignored him as I knew I had to do it to make a living and provide a good education for my children."

Although his children are now all grown up, Chao has no plans to stop doing what he does.

"I will never retire from my job, including making donations to help people in need," Chao said.

Living in a shabby old house with no decorations and walls with faded paint in Wurih Township, Chao said he prefers not to splurge on himself, but help others instead, adding that it pains him to seepeople suffer from poverty.

"I don't make much money from collecting recyclables, but I saved every penny I earned and gathered them little by little." he said.

When asked about his feeling of being listed with three tycoons from Taiwan by the magazine, he said he was not a businessman and he doesn't know any of them, but with or without winning the title, he will continue donating to charity.

In addition, Chao said he was grateful to companies and government agencies in his township which have given him a lot of recyclables over the years.

Chao's wife Hsieh Mei-yu, 64, firmly supports her husband's efforts.

"We don't need a lot of money. My oldest child is 40 and one of them is a teacher," said Hsieh, who married to Chao when she was 21.

"As long as my husband is happy, we can live a simple life and save more money for others," she said.

Taichung Mayor Jason Hu, who wrote to the magazine to recommend Chao after hearing about his story, visited him Friday to extend his congratulations.

Hu compared Chao with Chen Shu-chu, a vegetable vendor from Taitung County in eastern Taiwan, who made the U.S. Time magazine's 2010 list of the 100 most influential people in the world, also because of her philanthropy.

Hu said Chao is the pride of Taichung and his nomination by Forbes has helped the world know the kindness of Taiwanese people.

The other Taiwanese listed are all businessmen: Chang Yung-fa, 84, founder of Evergreen Group; Steve Day, 58, chairman of restaurant operator Wowprime Group; and 84-year-old Shi Wen-long, founder of petrochemicals company Chimei Group.

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