[Source: Metropolis Express]
"'Master Pu' comes on the 5th of every month, and we have been waiting for a long time."
At 1:15 p.m. on July 5, Liu Chunliang, an elderly man who lives in Liuhe Community, Puyan Street, Binjiang District, took his wife and children to the New Era Civilization Practice Institute of the community to find "Master Pu".
Due to the large number of people coming, "Master Pu" had to open early.
Who is "Master Pu" and why is it so popular?
"Master Pu" is a team, which is a series of service projects for minor repairs and small repairs in Puyan Street to make up for the shortcomings of convenient services and open up the convenient life circle.
In October 2023, Puyan Street, Binjiang District, convened a group of experienced teachers and set up a small repair and repair team, which went into 26 communities every month to carry out a public welfare activity, providing free services such as knife sharpening, haircuts, sewing, shoe repair, and small household appliance maintenance for the elderly.
Since then, finding "Master Pu" has become a tacit understanding reached by the old people in Puyan Street.
Haircut is a fixed item that Liu Chunliang has to experience on the 5th of every month. On this day, he arrived early, and the haircut number he got was No. 3. Wait a few minutes, it's his turn.
Tie the cloth, as the barber's clippers operate on the head, Liu Chunliang squinted his eyes and said: "Our old couple has come to Binjiang to help our son take care of the baby for 9 years, and we have never spent money to cut our hair. Since last year, 'Master Pu' has come to our community on the 5th of every month to set up a stall, and I have fixed the day of cutting my hair. ”
A few minutes later, Liu Chunliang finished his haircut and became more energetic. He lined up in the sewing queue on the side. Recently, he bought a new pair of pants, but the pants were too long to cut and re-edge, and he immediately thought of "Master Pu".
"This master who stepped on the sewing machine is very good, and only charges for materials. Last month, when I came to fix the zipper on my pants, the master said, 'I'll give you one,' and I was very moved. Liu Chunliang said.
"Master Pu" has become a resounding name
The number of people gradually increased, and there were long queues for several projects. Although there is no one here for Master Jiang, who sharpens the knife, the kitchen knife and scissors at his feet are spread out, and it will take half a day to sharpen it.
Master Jiang sharpened the blade a few times, then brushed it with a brush dipped in water and adjusted the direction.
The person in charge of the distribution of the number said that Master Jiang is the busiest here, and he often has to send out all 60 numbers, "because it is really difficult to find a master who specializes in sharpening knives." Kitchen knives can also be sharpened by themselves, and scissors must be sharpened by a professional master. ”
Small household appliance maintenance is a new project, the stall owner is Master Wu, a native of Shandong, who came to Hangzhou with his son in 2008 to live and learned a good craft at the Supor maintenance point. Master Wu said that as long as it was a household appliance that could be brought to the scene, he could repair it, and the most repaired ones were electric fans and rice cookers.
A resident brought a rice cooker and said politely: "Master, it won't come when you plug it in, if you can fix it, you can help fix it, and if you can't fix it, I'll just throw it away." ”
"I'll see." Master Wu disassembled the bottom plate, pulled open the wire, and quickly found out the problem, it turned out that the wire was leaking. He expertly replaced it with a new wire and asked the residents to take it back and try it.
Master Wu has been participating in public welfare activities in Binjiang for three years, and he feels that this activity is very meaningful. Last summer, he gave free home cleaning of air conditioners to the elderly over 70 years old according to the requirements of the street, "Although it was a toss-up, I was very happy, and the old people also thanked us, which is very good." ”
The masters said that although the residents would not ask for their names, "Master Pu" had become a resounding name for them.
"Needle and thread brain" small repair, if there is something to find "Master Pu"
From its launch in October 2023 to June 2024, the "Master Pu is Coming" public service campaign has been successfully carried out 213 times, benefiting more than 42,600 residents, and has been widely acclaimed. Each community has a fixed date, and the residents are looking forward to "Master Pu" every month.
"Master Pu" has done more.
For example, eight communities, including Rainbow, Xinhe, and Hamazhi, have invited more than 10 types of related practitioners such as haircuts, knife sharpening, and bicycle repair to settle in, forming "Pu Master Service Points" to provide them with employment and entrepreneurship opportunities through centralized management and rent reduction. Then use the "public welfare + market" operation model to reduce the price of services, so that residents can complete small repairs and small repairs at their doorsteps.
The "Master Pu Volunteer Team", which is composed of corporate volunteers, individual volunteers, social workers, grid workers and other volunteer groups, carries out public welfare door-to-door services from time to time for various vulnerable groups such as those living alone, widows, paralyzed elderly and disabled.
In a high-tech industrial park like the Torch Industrial Community, "Master Pu" chooses to enter the park at noon on weekdays, so that employees can have time.
"Needle and thread brain" small repair, if there is something to find "Master Pu". This convenient service in Puyan Street is down-to-earth and popular, and is steadily guarding the happiness of residents.
This month, "Master Pu" will also go into Dongxin, Binwen, Rainbow and other communities, if you also want to sew and mend, please put this schedule away.
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