In 2019, a very special friend came to Mingli Elementary School. His name was Grandpa Mike — Michael Dishnow (1943–2025), a retired American educator who loved Taiwan and loved children.2019 年，一位非常特別的朋友來到明禮國小，他就是麥克爺爺——Michael Dishnow（1943–2025），一位深愛台灣、也深愛孩子的美國退休教育工作者。
Grandpa Mike flew all the way to Taiwan at his own expense, again and again, to teach English in schools across Changhua County. Working hand in hand with My Culture Connect (人師教育協會) and the Changhua English Resource Center, he toured the whole county school by school. This is the day he came to us.麥克爺爺一次又一次自費飛來台灣，到彰化縣各地的學校教英文。他與人師教育協會（My Culture Connect）以及彰化縣英語資源中心攜手合作，一所一所地走訪全縣的學校。而這一天，他來到了明禮。
With his warm smile and gentle patience, Grandpa Mike gave our children something money cannot buy — the courage to open their mouths and speak English, and the joy of meeting a friend from the other side of the world. For many students, it was the very first time they had talked with someone from America.帶著溫暖的笑容與滿滿的耐心，麥克爺爺給了孩子們金錢買不到的禮物——開口說英文的勇氣，以及認識一位來自世界另一端的朋友的喜悅。對許多學生來說，那是他們第一次和一位美國人說話。
Grandpa Mike passed away in 2025. We share this short film in loving memory of him — so that his kindness, and the laughter he brought to Mingli, will never be forgotten.麥克爺爺已於 2025 年離開了我們。我們分享這段短片，是為了懷念他——讓他的善良，以及他帶給明禮的歡笑，永遠被我們記得。
