(Reporter from Midong District Rong Media Center: An Rui reports) "I am old, and it used to be really difficult to wash large clothes, sheets and quilts at home. Since the caring merchants have provided free laundry services for our seniors, it is now convenient to wash large items. On April 11, Wu Xiaolian, a 77-year-old man who lives in Changle Community, Midongnan Road Street, Midong District, said.
In the early stage, when the staff of Changle community carried out a household survey, they learned that many elderly people in the jurisdiction reported the problem of inconvenient laundry. To this end, Changle Community has formed an alliance with the caring laundry in the jurisdiction to jointly carry out volunteer service activities for the love laundry, and provide long-term free laundry for hundreds of elderly people over 60 years old in the jurisdiction.
Early in the morning of the same day, Wu Xiaolian came to the store with a winter down jacket, and the merchant Hu Jichang carefully sorted out and packed the clothes and sent someone to his laundry for cleaning.
"Thanks to the community staff and caring merchants, we were able to solve our laundry problem. Wu Xiaolian said.
In the morning, many elderly customers came to the store one after another. "The clothes will be washed in about 2-3 days, you can go home and wait, and I will send them to you when they are washed. Hu Jichang said.
In 2019, Hu Jichang came to Changle Community from Wuwei, Gansu Province and opened this laundry. At the beginning of its establishment, he found that most of the customers of the laundry were young people, and for those who were older, financially difficult, and had inconvenient legs, the mundane task of washing clothes and shoes became a problem.
"There are three elderly people in my family, and when I saw that they were getting older and unable to take care of themselves, I thought that there were many elderly people in the society who were the same, so I wanted to do something for them. Hu Jichang said.
Hu Jichang said that in the winter last year, he washed 420 pieces of clothes for the elderly in the jurisdiction, and wanted to continue to do it and do his best to let more elderly people enjoy real benefits and care at home.
At the same time as the free laundry, Hu Jichang also moved a sewing machine into the store to draw edges and sew clothes for residents in the jurisdiction for free, and residents with sewing skills can also sew by themselves.
Zhao Xiuhua, a resident, said: "I am usually interested in sewing, but today I came to the store mainly to sew a pocket on the clothes for my children to easily hold things." ”
"The people have what they need, and I have responded to them. Ma Lan, secretary of the general party branch of Changle community, said: "The community will continue to actively mobilize resources to jointly do a good job in helping the elderly." ”