A first grade student from the Guo An Elementary School in central Taiwan's Taichung City, has been publicly commended for donating her piggy bank savings, on her own initiative, to help economically disadvantaged students. Tsai Ching-yu's parents were not aware of her actions until they were informed that she was to receive Sunday a commendation from the Long Yan Ling Foundation, the non-profit group that launched the charity drive to help poor families. The foundation, which is dedicated to assisting such families and helping disadvantaged children fulfill their dreams, initiated a 'NT$10-a-day, pay it forward' campaign that Ching-yu became aware of in school. At the function Sunday, the 'Long Yan Angels' -- donors whose generosity helped poor children to realize their dreams -- were commended for their efforts and Ching-yu was the star of the event. Her daily NT$10 donations were noticed by her school teachers but they thought that she had been asking her parents for the money. They later learned that she had earned the money by helping her family with the housework. The foundation then decided to invite her to the charity show and commended her for her initiative and her beneficence. One of the recipients, Tung Hsiao-chieh, a fifth grade soccer player who did not have the required NT$50,000 (US$1,520) to travel to Spain with his school's soccer team, expressed his appreciation to the 'angels' who made his dream come true. 