On the eve of the second anniversary of the 2015 New Taipei Water Park Fire, the Chang Yung-Fa Charity Foundation along with the Victims Association of the Taiwan 627 Water Park Fire, New Taipei City Government and National Taiwan University Hospital, held a memorial concert today (26th), Evergreen Symphony Orchestra: Salute to Heroes Concert. The concert was a tribute to all the selfless dedication of the anonymous heroes in the 2015 New Taipei Water Park Fire, e.g., medical and nursing staff, firefighting and rescue personnel and social workers and cheer on the fire victims who are still undergoing rehabilitation to date.

The concert lineup included the Evergreen Symphony Orchestra, the victims of the 2015 New Taipei Water Park Fire, musicians, and a few renowned singers. Close to 700 fire victims, their families and the anonymous city heroes who contributed to the rescue and recovery of the incident were also invited to the concert. Eric Li-Luan Chu, Mayor of New Taipei City; Hou Yu-Ih, Deputy Mayor of New Taipei City; Shang Dong-Fu, Director of the Medical Affairs Department under the Ministry of Health and Welfare; Wu Sheng-Wen, Secretary-General of the Victims Association of the Taiwan 627 Water Park Fire; Lin Ming-Tsain, Deputy Superintendent of National Taiwan University Hospital were also invited to the concert to root for the injured fire victims. Mayor Chu said, “June 27 last year was a day that we shall never forget. Thank you to Chang Yung-Fa Charity Foundation along with many other organizations that reached out immediately, plus numerous other unnamed tireless dedicated city heroes. Our hard work shall persist and let’s hope the same incident will not happen again.” Wu Sheng-Wen, Secretary-General of the Victims Association of the Taiwan 627 Water Park Fire, stated, “Without your help, the city heroes, I don’t know what would have happened to the injured and their families.” Wu along with four directors of the association went on stage and took a bow in tribute to the city heroes, enterprises, civilian groups and everyone else that has helped with the victims.

As skin donation is quite important to the clinical treatment for those suffering from burns and scalds. Tai Hao-Chih, director of the Center for Plastic Surgery at National Taiwan University Hospital, was on stage appealing for skin donation. The concert began with a dual performance of Chen Qing-Xuan playing on her drum kits and Lai Si-Yu, oboe. Both were injured in the water park fire. Evergreen Symphony Orchestra played Edward Elgar's Pomp and Circumstance Marches and Taiwanese folk songs like Blushing the Year Round and Hill of Youths. JJ Lin was also at the concert performing the song that he wrote for the injured victims, I pray For You, and sang Amazing Grace and You Raise Me Up together with the emerging opera singer, Melody Yang. The concert culminates with Selina Ren’s rendition of Everyone that loves me. Selina shared her experience of recovering from her burn injuries and got the entire audience to sing along with her. She encouraged the victims and their families to stay strong, keep faith and run with their dreams. The concert ended with laughter and tears of uplifting emotions.

The 2015 New Taipei Water Park Fire prompted Chang Yung-Fa Charity Foundation to make a donation of NT$20 million. To keep the positive energy going, the Foundation funded the concert in tribute to all those involved, stating, “We are happy to see these injured victims courageously face up to their hardship. We have lots of respect for them. Though recovery might take a long time, we shall be with them every step of the way. Taiwan is a warm loving society.” "