In 2004 the Teco Technology Foundation was holding an “ arts and English ” camp at Xinxiang Elementary School in Xinyi Township, and it needed two more volunteers. One of Liao ’ s students asked for her help, and she became the camp ’ s oldest counselor.
2005 年東元科技文教基金會在信義鄉新鄉國小舉辦「藝術與英文」冬令營，還需要 2 位志工，協辦的陽明大學洪蘭教授請她的研究生回母校建中找學弟幫忙，學生找上老師廖達珊，但這時高中正在期末考，廖達珊只好自己上場，成了「全隊最老的小隊輔」。