The host on the stage was explaining the charity auction works in Cantonese, and the 88-year-old Sichuan Uncle Zhang, who had been in Shunde for 7 years from the stage, listened carefully, his thinking was active, and he adjusted his listening movements with the host's voice, and even interacted with the face-changing program, and the children next to him were happy. This is a warm scene on the evening of October 13 at the 2024 Open Day of the Virtuous Homes for the Elderly and the Chongyang Charity Banquet for the Elderly.
In 2017, Zhang Bo from Luzhou, Sichuan Province, as the first batch of elderly residents, came to Shanqi Home (Retirement Community), which had just started trial operation. Now, seven years have passed. Zhang Bo said that the environment here is good, close to the hospital, and the services are in place, and the children in Shunde and Guangzhou can easily reach here by subway every week.
Chengwangjun was informed that Shanqi Home (Retirement Community) is the first non-profit pension project prepared by Deqi Charity Foundation, with a planned construction area of 110,000 square meters, integrating nursing homes and nursing homes, and providing continuous, multi-level, medical and health care services for the elderly. After nearly 7 years of development, more than 800 elderly people have been admitted to the hospital, and it has been rated as a five-star elderly care institution in Guangdong Province, becoming a benchmark for the elderly care in the Greater Bay Area.
In order to show the fruits of kindness and cohesion to the public and enhance the happiness of the elderly living in the Homes for the Elderly, starting from the 2018 Chung Yeung Respect for the Elderly Day, the Deqi Charity Foundation has joined hands with the Homes for the Elderly to hold the Charity Day for the Elderly and the Chung Yeung Respect for the Elderly Charity Banquet. It will be held again this year.
In the afternoon, the open day activities were held in the form of a carnival of flea market + game performances, with a total of more than 30 booths, including games, food, free clinics, intangible cultural heritage displays, financial services, product experiences, talent shows, etc. The event specially created a series of columns such as the Family Carnival and the "Happy Bazaar", and recorded the happy time of the family through taking photos and videos, so that the elderly could reunite with their relatives and friends to eat, drink and have fun in the beautiful home, so that the good memories could be preserved in the good elderly, and the guests from all walks of life could feel the experience of "having a happy pension in the good age".
In the evening, a charity banquet for the elderly was held for thousands of people in the Shanqi Home, with family carnivals, delicious food, performances, and lucky draws. A charity auction was also held on-site. According to statistics, this year's activities, including charity auctions, donations and other forms, raised a total of 440,000 yuan, which was used for the day's activities and pension undertakings.
"The Foundation will continue to strive to improve the 'three-in-one' elderly care service system of institutions, communities and homes, so that more seniors can enjoy their old age in peace and enjoyment." On behalf of the Foundation, Hu Xingmin, Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Deqi Foundation, thanked the District Party Committee and District Government, caring people from all walks of life, the elderly and their families for their support and trust in the Deqi Foundation and the Shanqi Home. In the future, the Foundation will continue to practice the tenet of "Gathering Love, Caring for the Elderly, Focusing on Public Welfare, and Serving the Society", further strengthen cooperation and exchanges with all sectors of society, continuously innovate service models, improve service quality, and strive to provide more thoughtful, meticulous and considerate services for the elderly, so as to truly make the elderly feel comfortable, their families rest assured, and the Party committee and government can rest assured.
Editor: Wan Parent
Correspondent: Huang Xiaoyan