Jinhua News Client February 23 News Reporter Jia Zhenwei Correspondent Zhu Hong Yan Chun Zhang Xiaolu
Singing, playing chess, practicing calligraphy, telling stories... Recently, the "Shared Grandpa" Wulao Studio in the Zhonggeng Community of Xianhua Street, Pujiang County was established, and the grandparents of the studio exerted their respective expertise to provide high-quality companionship for the children.
"Shared Grandpa" Wulao Studio is led by the party organization of Zhonggeng Community in Xianhua Street, with members of the Community Customs Work Committee and enthusiastic retired comrades as the main force, relying on public welfare places such as the community party and mass service center and the 365 convenience service center, to provide care services for more than 300 children aged 6-16 in the community. At present, there are 8 members of the studio, who provide public welfare counseling to children every day after school and during holidays. Among them are calligraphers, retired teachers, veterans, non-hereditary heirs, etc., which are deeply loved by children.
Retired teacher Xue Xinglu is one of the most popular "shared grandfathers". According to his own strengths, he has successively opened a series of classes with temperature and content for children, such as "Story of the Initial Heart", "Red Scarf Corridor Chief", "Chess Club" and "Melody Music Club". In order to give his children a higher quality of companionship, he insists on learning new stories, songs and crafts every day. In the past, because his family was not around, Xue Xinglu's retirement life was somewhat lonely. After becoming a "shared grandfather", he also got companionship while taking care of his children and felt the warmth of his family. "After becoming a shared grandfather, my life was very fulfilling every day."
Fu Xingde is a star "shared grandfather". As a representative inheritor of the intangible cultural heritage of Zhejiang Province, "Pujiang Assortment", Fu Xingde is good at Pujiang assortment, Daoqing, singing and conducting, etc. He wrote and sang his own Pujiang Daoqing works, which have toured all over the county and are well known. Fu Xingde exerts his expertise and regularly gives children Taoist culture classes and sings Taoist sentiments with the children. He hopes to take this as an opportunity to pass the baton of Taoist culture to more teenagers through his own efforts.
Since having a shared grandfather and grandmother, the neighborhood relationship has become more harmonious. "Shared grandma" Yang Juhua said, in the past, everyone closed the door and no one knew anyone, after doing "shared grandma", there would often be children walking on the road to greet her, and from time to time there would be neighbors to sit at home.
"We have built the 'Shared Grandpa' Five Olds Studio under the care of the Organization Department of the County Party Committee and the Customs Work Committee, with the purpose of allowing retired elderly people to exert their residual heat and let children enjoy care." Fu Xing, secretary of the party committee of the Zhonggeng community, said.
【Source: Jinhua Daily】