
知名慈善家廖榮吉,綽號「刈包吉」,因染上新冠肺炎病逝,享壽86歲。他自1985年起每年農曆新年前舉辦街友宴,累計25屆,曾於2013年在台北市堤外河濱公園舉辦千桌街友宴,個人奉獻逾千萬元。街友宴於2020年終止後,他仍持續於萬華地區發放便當、包子等物資給弱勢團體。家屬將於本月18日舉辦告別式。
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廖榮吉年幼家境清苦,曾在萬華區開設印刷廠並賣刈包,自1985年起每年農曆新年前舉辦街友宴,累計25屆,曾於2013年舉辦千桌街友宴,個人奉獻逾千萬元。
知名慈善家「刈包吉」廖榮吉,過去多年都在農曆春節前,舉辦街友宴宴請寒士,善心義舉被各界有目共睹;不過,廖榮吉在上月初染病後身體健康亮起紅燈,最終在上月29日病逝,享壽86歲。家屬近期忙於籌措其後事,預計在本月18日舉辦告別式,他昔日愛心舉辦千桌街友宴的義行已成絕響。
據了解,廖榮吉在上月初感染新冠肺炎後病情加劇,不久後住院治療但病情遲遲沒有起色,最終在29日病逝。
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根據過往媒體報導,廖榮吉年幼時家境清苦,因此特別能感受弱勢團體無依無靠的心情,他出社會後努力工作,還曾在台北市萬華區開設印刷廠,賺下人生第一桶金,後期則改賣刈包。他有感於幼時清寒情形,從1985年開始就在過年節期間自掏腰包,宴請街友飽餐一頓,多年來逐漸累積知名度。
廖榮吉舉辦的街友宴共計有25屆,2013年曾在台北市堤外河濱公園舉辦1千桌,他個人奉獻的金額已增至千萬元以上,直至2020年終因無能力後繼、年事已高而告終止;他「退休後」,一度到山區種菜、種田,享受清閒的日子。
不過,廖榮吉的愛心並沒有因為街友宴停辦而不見,他在2021年起,陸續多次回到萬華地區,發放便當、包子、衛生紙等民生物資給弱勢團體與街友,以實際行動替這個社會帶來善意與暖流。

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