Do you still remember the big brother from Maojiazhuang, learning French cooking in Shanghai? His name is Zhang Zheng-hai.

Last Saturday I was invited to attend his graducation ceremony from SYB(Shanghai Young Bakers).  It was a nice experience, to see so many kids from remoted areas, now supported to learn a skill here, and so many people caring and supporting them.

Now Zheng-hai has completed his first 6-month study, with a sound evaluation from the school. What's more, the good news came on that day he'll be sent to learn French in Alliance Francaise from this Monday, and hopefully he'll get a chance for further cooking study in France next summer! It's definitely great news for his mother, after so many years struggling, she'll finally access to the harvest!

Actually Zheng-hai has already been working part-timely for Paul, the famous French bread store in Shanghai. So maybe your delicious bread from Paul is made by him. :)

While the teacher hold my hand when I left, said that living in Shanghai is still very difficult for Zhang Zheng-hai, he has only 700RMB per month, his mother is not in good health, and he has to support his young brother in college in certain level, but he never mentions these to anybody else, nor complains as other kids.

因毛家庄的张政海邀请，下午去参加了他们的毕业典礼。这是一个由志愿者和慈善机构组织的活动，帮助筹集资金以资助更多的贫困孩子实现他们的大厨梦。期间得知一个好消息，因品学兼优，从下周开始政海将有机会参加alliance francaise的法语课，希望他能走得更远，他妈妈知道这个消息一定会很开心！

Zhang Zheng-hai

SYB

Zhang Zheng-hai with 2 newcomers from Gansu

with future cookers