[外電] The Heroes of Philanthropy

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第一部份是一開始，說明為何要寫此專題，
第二個是講王建民部份，已翻譯在下面。

另本文是看到今日新聞報後，才找原文來。

On The Cover/Top Stories
The Heroes of Philanthropy
Edited By John Koppisch, 02.26.09, 05:00 PM EST
Forbes Magazine dated March 16, 2009

Our third annual focus on doing good.

The global financial crisis is hammering fortunes all over Asia,
but the past year was still a good one for philanthropy as tycoons
and more modest donors tried to maintain their charity commitments.
Many opened up their checkbooks to help the victims of the Sichuan
earthquake and the Myanmar cyclone in May. Many more donated to health,
education, cultural and other causes.

This is the our third annual Heroes of Philanthropy issue, and the
second in which we've compiled a list of 48 leading givers--
4 from each of 12 countries. These aren't always the biggest givers.
Instead we aim to highlight a varied group of generous people, some
holdovers from last year but mostly new names who deserve recognition.
Some are very big givers--Li Ka-shing's vast contributions earn him a
place on the list once again. Others don't show up on any of our
Rich Lists but have put together useful projects. Kagemasa Kozuki of Japan,
a former jukebox repairman who founded videogame maker Konami, gives money
to athletes so they can continue training; 31 of them competed in Beijing.
By calling attention to these 48 (and 2 notable American altruists), we hope
to encourage more giving, even in a down economy.

http://www.forbes.com/global/2009/0316/043_philanthropy.html

Chien-Ming Wang
Country: Taiwan
Age: 28
New York Yankees pitcher.

Dubbed Taiwan's pride, he set up his "Wangderful Kids" charitable trust fund
in January with an initial $150,000 to help children from poor families and
others in need in Taiwan. Plans to donate at least that much every year. Has
also given to charities for AIDS victims, the blind, the disabled and other
causes in Taiwan and the U.S., with some donations coming from the sale of
baseball merchandise on his Web site. The 2-time 19-game winner and his wife
are expecting their first child in June.

提到今年一月成立的小王子基金，第一本捐助為台幣500萬元，
並且預計在未來幾年每年提撥相同金額到基金，
另外過去幾年也曾在台灣與美國捐贈給愛滋病病患，眼瞎、傷殘等其他相關需要的人
有些捐助來自官網上的義賣活動。
兩度的十九勝投手將與妻子在今年六月迎接第一個寶寶。

http://tinyurl.com/aw386n

註：原文中所提$150,000是指美金，以US＄1：NT＄33.33來換算台幣500萬元，
即可得到此金額。

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推 mflo:好多耶!
推 kiliman:媒體應該多宣傳一下他的基金。。。
→ user08:34.5了喔...前不久還到35多xd
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