"Firecrackers to bid farewell to the new year and promote the spring tide, and gongs and drums to welcome the new year are the Lantern Festival",The Lantern Festival, also known as the Lantern Festival, is the last important festival in the Chinese Spring Festival customs. Eating Yuanxiao on the fifteenth day of the first lunar month has a history long in our country. The Hongcun Community in Guiyuan Street has a special historical background. There are many elderly empty-nesters and elderly people living alone in the community. Hongcun Community Party Committee and co-organized by Shenzhen East-West Social Work Service Stationed in Hongcun Social Workers, On the afternoon of February 3, in Hongcun CommunityThe "Strong Neighborhood, Celebrating the Lantern Festival" held on the second floor of the New Era Civilization Practice Station builds a neighborhood interaction and mutual assistance workshop.More than 30 residents from the Hongcun community gathered together to watch programs, chat about home affairs, play games, guess lantern riddles,and eat glutinous rice balls..., celebrating the Lantern Festival in a lively and enjoyable manner.
Participants arrived as scheduled at 14:30 pm. Most of the elderly who participated in this activity were elderly people living alone in the community. Because they were worried that it would be inconvenient for the elderly to go upstairs, Hongcun community volunteers were waiting downstairs to provide support.
The event begins,Chen Shanshan, Party Secretary of the Hongcun Community Party and Mass Service Center, delivered a blessing speech, wishing uncles and aunts in the community a happy new year and good health. Community staff and social workers will continue to pay attention to needy residents and listen to their needs,Provide timely help and wish everyone a happy Lantern Festival.
Shenzhen is a civilized city, a city without dialects and very tolerant. There is a saying that "When you come, you are a Shenzhen native". Under the introduction of the host, we ushered in a wonderful opening dance of "Come and you are a Shenzhen native", The interactive game sessions "Strong Wind Blows" and "Ancient Pot Throwing", the participants were a little confused, It made everyone laugh, and the event was filled with laughter and a peaceful and festive atmosphere.
After the warm-up game, The host focused on introducing the past year's "Old Partners, Volunteer Trip" project summary and future prospects, With the playback of each photo, The host narrated the story. The "Old Partner, Volunteer Walk" project is a project where social workers explore and train young elderly volunteers to provide paired and precise assistance services to the elderly, thereby forming a social atmosphere in which neighbors watch each other, respect and care for the elderly. We carried out door-to-door services 15 times last year , the total service time reached 30several hours, the elderly who have received the service responded enthusiastically, The excellent performance of the volunteers was also fully recognized by the elders. mutual-help community elderly care environment.
The program continues, and it’s time for the most anticipated part"Guessing lantern riddles" with prizes. At the event, there were residents who were thinking hard, and some who suddenly became enlightened after guessing the riddle. Residents who guessed the answer correctly will receive a small gift carefully prepared by the community
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As the interesting lantern riddle guessing game came to an end, it was finally time for us to reunite and eat glutinous rice balls and watch a performance. The Hongcun Community Aerobics Team of "Heart Spirit" presented an "anti-fraud" aerobics performance for the elderly,The enthusiastic movements attracted everyone's applause. After the performance, the residents and staff cooked glutinous rice dumplings together, and soon the hot dumplings were served on the table,Everyone ate delicious, sweet glutinous glutinous rice balls and chatted about the Lantern Festival. It was sweet in the mouth and sweet in the heart.
At the end of the event, the social worker distributed an opinion form to the participants to collect's opinions. The residents "liked" us one after another and suggested that more similar activities be carried out in the community to activate the community atmosphere and enhance the relationship between neighbors. Time flies when everyone plays together. He Shaojuan, an elderly person living alone, said that the community organizes such activities, which a festive atmosphere to us lonely elderly people adds and brings care and warmth to us. We are willing to participate in such activities and thank the community party committee for not forgetting us.
The implementation of this activity has built community interactions and mutual assistance among neighbors, improved the happiness of the elderly, created a harmonious, mutual-help and civilized community atmosphere, and added a strong touch to the continuous construction of a beautiful red village.
(Source: Hongcun Community Correspondent: Liu Hailin)
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