Celebrity story: The philanthropist of kebabs_700 words

He is an ordinary Uyghur man who goes out to work and makes a living selling kebabs. However, in the past ten years, he has used more than 100,000 yuan he had saved hard to help hundreds of poor students. This man is Alimu, a "grassroots philanthropist" from Xinjiang.

Alimu is a sturdy man from Xinjiang who lives a very simple life. He wears a homespun jacket worth 20 yuan and cloth shoes worth 8 yuan for several years. He likes to eat fruits, but in order to save money, he always buys the ones that are almost rotten and cuts off the bad ones before eating them. Alimu's meals are extremely simple, usually one naan (or two steamed buns) and a glass of water. Alimu lived a very satisfied life like this. Some people expressed confusion about his behavior. Alimu asked: "Are you happy with a lot of money? I don't think so! I am a very happy person now. Spending money where it is needed most is the best value for money." Alimu, who sells kebabs, said, "I don't read much and only know how to kebabs. I can't let those poor children be like me." Alimu was born in a poor family in Hejing County, Xinjiang. His father is. A supply and marketing cooperative employee, a family of nine, all relying on his father's salary to survive. When he was in his second year of high school, his family could no longer provide for him, so the sensible Alimu chose to drop out of school and join the army.

When he grew up, Alimu, who had experienced hardships in life, respected culture and education very much. He had a simple belief in his heart: Only education can change people's destiny. He worked hard from dawn to dusk, lived frugally, and used all the money he saved for charity. According to incomplete statistics from local newspapers, in the past 10 years, Alimu has sold more than 300,000 skewers of roasted mutton and made a profit of more than 100,000 yuan, of which nearly 80% was donated to children from poor families. Among the more than 200 children who received his donations, 10 children were admitted to college. Alimu and the students he sponsors, "I like selling mutton skewers, and I will continue to sell my mutton skewers to help more children go to school."

Now, Alimu has become "Alimu" General Manager of Wood Catering Impression Co., Ltd. He began to plan to help young people in his hometown start a business and settle down, so that the authentic Xinjiang mutton kebabs could spread to the mainland. He is thinking about spending 10 years building a school in Bijie City, Guizhou Province, where he lives, so that the left-behind children there can receive a good education.