Northwest Region: Ma Xiuping, Duan Ruijuan, Zhang Donghua report
In order to promote rural revitalization and let the people enjoy more intimate and convenient services at their doorsteps, volunteers have been practicing. On November 8, 2023, 8 members of the service team of Dongwang volunteers from Shanxi Yuncheng Xinjiang Area drove to Dongzhang Village, Yangwang Town, more than 40 miles away, to send monthly loving services to the veterans of the War to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea, Yiquan Long and the masses.
94-year-old Yi Lao participated in the revolution in 1946, is a military doctor who saves lives and helps the wounded, due to a leg bone injury some time ago, has been lying in bed, and now lives with his second son, Yi Lao is particularly happy to see the arrival of volunteers, and warmly shakes hands with them one by one to welcome. After a brief greeting between the volunteers and the Yi family, the soldiers were divided into two groups, one group to clean the courtyard and the outside of the courtyard, and tidy up the house. A group saw that they cooperated with the tacit understanding on the bed to carefully cut the hair, wash the hair, cut the nails, scrub the feet with a towel over and over again, then use a towel to compress the feet, massage, and finally cut the toenails, the comfortable face of the father was full of happy smiles. This heartwarming service also touched's family, and his mouth kept saying, "Thank you so much, thank you." The volunteers' hearts warmed when they heard this.
Say goodbye to the old family, volunteers and rush to the party and mass service center, the villagers who have long been accustomed to being served by volunteers have been looking forward to it, they don't care about resting, immediately set up stools, around the cloth, take the haircutting tools, cut the scissors, push the push, there are talking and laughing, the scene is warm and harmonious, completely forget the fatigue of their bodies, wave after wave, the old people who have a good haircut are all smiling, handsome and beautiful, under their careful trimming, more than 100 old people with satisfactory hairstyles, happy to return.
The persistent service of volunteers creates a harmonious atmosphere of mutual help and mutual assistance for the society, narrows the distance between people, conveys the warmth of the world, and makes them truly feel the warmth of the party and society.