"We must be clear about the order of the pen, and the line of writing should be consistent."
"Look at it, this place is a place where the gestures jump, ready to be greatly raised and converted."
On the morning of December 2, the Xinhu Community Library in Jihong Street, Tiexi District, Shenyang City was particularly lively. Many elderly calligraphy enthusiasts come to participate in the community public welfare calligraphy class organized by the "Seven Colored Flowers" volunteer service team of Xinhu Community to learn calligraphy.
Sprinkle ink and cultivate true feelings
Qi Ming, a former member of the Shenyang Military Region Veterans Association and a director of the Shenyang Veteran Cadres Calligraphy Association, has been the president and instructor of the Xinhu Book Association for many years. Under his leadership and call, a number of calligraphy and painting enthusiasts were gathered to form a community public welfare calligraphy class, teaching calligraphy knowledge to surrounding residents and children, learning Traditional Chinese culture and cultivating sentiments in the ink splash.
"Our children especially love to come to this calligraphy class, especially like Teacher Qi, the class is both humorous and funny, not boring, this calligraphy class has been open for several years, every weekend, holiday class, not only let the children have a place to play, but also let the children learn the essence of calligraphy." Resident Xiao Liu said, "Calligraphy is the cultural treasure of the Chinese nation, as the saying goes, 'words are like people', calligraphy classes are especially liked by children, the selfless dedication of volunteers also makes me and my children realize the importance of contributing to society and passing on love, and I will also participate in volunteer services in the future, contribute to society, and spread the continuation of love." ”
It is reported that the public welfare calligraphy class is divided into the elderly class and the children's class. The charity class for the elderly is taught every Monday and Thursday, and has been 17 years since 2004. In addition to the two-week intensive training in winter and summer vacations, the children's public welfare class also has a normal class every Saturday, which has been 11 years since 2010. During the epidemic period, the public welfare calligraphy class insisted on online teaching and carried out online calligraphy exhibition activities. Up to now, more than 20,000 people have participated in the study. During the traditional festival, the calligraphy class will also carry out the activity of writing couplets and writing blessing characters, which are given to the widows and the elderly, military martyrs and residents in the community, and more than 100 works have been sent in total.
The little "seven-colored flowers" condense you and me
The reporter learned from the Xinhu community that this "Seven Colored Flowers" volunteer service team covers many fields: red party member pioneer service; Orange respect for the elderly and love for the elderly service; Yellow Vulnerable Groups Services; Green Care Youth Service; Cyan Healthy Living Services; Blue Enterprise Employee Services; Purple Culture Literary Service. Since its establishment, the "Seven Colored Flowers" volunteer service team has absorbed 238 volunteers, carried out more than 3,000 volunteer service activities, and benefited more than 30,000 people.
"Go and stab, we have weapons to deal with the virus in our bodies, and everyone is an indispensable part of building herd immunity." In the vaccination work, the orange service team incarnated as a messenger of love, providing a full range of volunteer services for the elderly with limited mobility, from door-to-door consultation to patient answers, from wheelchair transfer to follow-up observation, and sent meticulous care to many elderly people suffering from diseases.
Li Jun, a resident of the community, said: "Now that I am older, I live alone, my children can't take care of my children at work, and it is a big thing to get a vaccine, but I can't go out and do it at home." The volunteers knew of my difficulties and pushed me to the clinic in a wheelchair for the first time. They are like family, very concerned about our elderly people with mobility problems, often call to inquire, boo cold and warm, take care of everything. ”
"We, the volunteers, gathered as a fire, scattered with stars, and gathered around the community party committee. Usually, everyone contributes enthusiasm and strength, while blooming seven-colored flowers to warm people's brilliance, illuminate the neighborhood, and illuminate themselves. Whether it is epidemic investigation, maintenance of order at the vaccination site, or patrolling of the city, gas publicity... All of them make us proud, and of course, this is a sense of responsibility. We volunteers will continue to work hard, for the sake of a happy community, for the sake of the neighbors around us!" Volunteer Zhang Kehao said.
Li Yaping, secretary of Xinhu Community, said: "Under the leadership of the 'Five Hundred Thousand' volunteer service in Tiexi District, our 'Seven Colored Flowers' volunteer service team actively responded to the call and took the initiative. Whether it is cleaning the corridors, cleaning the road, or guiding civilization and distributing leaflets, you can always see their tireless figures. With a lively literary and artistic performance and a handmade handmade of neighborhood interaction, they have brought the majority of residents closer to the neighborhood in a relaxed and pleasant atmosphere, and gradually formed a new situation of harmony and happiness of 'everyone helps me, I help everyone', and jointly weaves a happy life circle in the Xinhu community. ”
(Ersanli edited by Ma Jing)