Gao Lina

Birthday:	March 20, 1993	I Want to Be:	Advertising Design
Gender:	Female	Hobbies:	Singing, Dancing, Painting
Favorite Classes:	Political Philosophy	Hometown:	Gansu, China
Favorite Books:	Essays	Family:	father, mother, 1 brother

School:	Pingliang 3rd High School
	Gansu
	China

At the age of seven, Lina was diagnosed with congenital heart disease. It was not until ten years later when she became 17 years old, she direly needed surgery and it was finally performed successfully with the funding and support from Little Red Scarf Alliance (www.littleredscarf.org). After surgery, Lina took a year leave of absence to recover and to restore. Now she is back to school as a sophomore student and in good health.

Lina’s father worked in Ningxia in 2009 as a migrant worker. One day, the rope at the job site suddenly snapped and her father fell down from the crane, causing serious injuries to the head and waist. Now, he can only do some simple farm work. Lina’s mother suffers from rheumatoid disease, can not take any real job either. Her brother is 15 years old this year and attended a middle school in the neighboring village.