Zhang Yinmei was born in an ordinary small mountain village in Beiling Township, Dongxiang County, where there are ravines and nine droughts in ten years. Her father left her early due to illness, her mother was disabled, and she had to drag several children to go to school and live.
Although the hardships of life pressed on her immature shoulders early, it did not become an excuse for Zhang Yinmei to give up studying because of family poverty, but inspired her inner fighting spirit, and she always had the desire for knowledge and future vision, and moved forward firmly on the road of study.
Zhang Yinmei, a classmate and the class teacher when she graduated from junior high school
After the high school entrance examination, Zhang Yinmei dropped out of school to take care of her mother at home, and when she watched her classmates walk into the spacious and bright school with brand-new schoolbags on their backs and start a new life, her heart was full of melancholy and confusion. She didn't want to leave the campus, but she was trapped by her family's current situation, and just when she was about to be forced to give up her studies, the Guangdong Guoqiang Public Welfare Foundation reached out to help, and a glimmer of light gave her guidance and motivation.
In August 2020, by chance, she learned about Linxia Guoqiang Vocational and Technical School, where everything is free, which can not only reduce the burden on the family, but also allow her to study with peace of mind. "When I dropped out of school, I often felt lost about the future, and I didn't know what I could do in the future.
A panoramic view of the Guoqiang Vocational School where Zhang Yinmei studied
Vocational school is different from ordinary middle school, in addition to the more difficult basic courses, there are also professional training courses, in order to keep up with the progress of learning, she uses all resources to constantly enrich herself, get up early every day, go back and forth between the classroom, the training room and the library. Her sweat has been rewarded, through unremitting efforts, she successfully obtained the "1+X" front office operation management/catering service management primary certificate, won the first prize of the school's professional competition for many times, won the first prize of the 2022 Linxia Prefecture Secondary Vocational Hotel Service Skills Competition, and the first prize of the Gansu Vocational College Skills Competition of the secondary vocational group hotel service competition...... In an instant, Zhang Yinmei became an idol in the eyes of students and a leader in the eyes of teachers.
Zhang Yinmei, a student who has worked hard to practice professional skills
In June 2023, the good news of the vocational education college entrance examination came again, Zhang Yinmei was admitted to the hotel management major of Hexi University with an excellent score of 30 in the province's professional category and a total score of 537, and won the "Departure Grant" of 5,000 yuan from the Guoqiang Public Welfare Foundation, and was selected as an "outstanding graduate" by the school. She said with emotion: "If it were not for the loving help of the Guoqiang Public Welfare Foundation and the careful teaching of the teachers of Guoqiang Vocational School, I may not have a good campus life, and I will not have today's achievements, I will remember everything this land has given me, and I will repay here in the future." ”
After winning the award, Zhang Yinmei took a group photo with her uncle on campus
Zhang Yinmei's study path is full of hardships and setbacks, but she has always maintained an optimistic attitude, with a strong will and unremitting efforts to write her own brilliant chapter, her deeds inspire everyone around us, let us believe that as long as you have a dream and work hard for it, you will be able to overcome difficulties and realize your life ideals.
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Dongxiang Education
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Zhang Yinmei, a student studying at Hexi University
Source: Dongxiang Education