China boy writes blackboard plea for used bottle donations to raise funds for sick mum
Enterprising pupil finds novel way to help ease debt-ridden family’s financial pain; tells classmates he will not accept cash donations
A Chinese secondary school pupil who asked his classmates to save their used water bottles so he could sell them to help ease his family’s financial position has been praised online.
The plea in the form of a blackboard message was written by a Grade Two pupil at No 5 Middle School in Huainan, in eastern Anhui province.
His request went viral on social media at the end of November after fellow pupils shared it online, the Xiaoxiang Morning Herald reported.
“My fellow students in Grade Three, could you please put your used bottles in one place? I will come to collect them. The reason for me to do this is to pay my mother’s medical bills and to repay my father’s loans.
“My father is a farmer who has debts of more than 100,000 yuan (US$14,000),” the unidentified boy wrote.
“I thank you all on behalf of my family. I hope you succeed in the university entrance exam.”
The school confirmed that the boy’s family has financial problems.
