"Who said there's no such thing as a free lunch, don't you think I just ate it at my doorstep?" Since the 11th of last month, 69-year-old Zhang Rushian has been going to the community 'Mom and Dad's canteen' every day to eat lunch, because of his own mobility problems, eating has become a difficult problem in life. In order to reduce the number of times he went out to buy vegetables, the children would send him enough dishes for a week each time, but even so, the problem of Eating in Zhang's year was still not well solved.
In the Masaying community of Yongchang Street in Xishan District, there are many more "Zhang Rush nian". They all share a common appeal, "want to eat a healthy, nutritious and cheap hot meal at the doorstep of their homes."
If we want to do practical things well for the masses, we must start with the worries of the masses and the problems of urgency, difficulty, and anxiety. After understanding the needs of residents, the community actively linked up with social welfare organizations to explore a service model led by the government and involved by social forces, so the idea of establishing a "parents' canteen" for the elderly came into being.
If you want to attract resources well, first of all, the service guarantee must be done well. "We have also tried to introduce some institutions before, but after running for a period of time, due to problems such as rented space, we still did not do it in the end." The staff of the Ma Shan Camp community told reporters that in order to avoid such a "half-way waste" recurrence, the Ma Shan Ying community will upgrade the gas pressurization station abandoned for many years next to the Xishan Xiehe Kindergarten, and this place covering an area of about 300 square meters will be provided to the operator of the "Parents Canteen" for free after the completion of the transformation.
Everything is ready, only the east wind is owed. After several twists and turns, finally, the community "Parents Canteen" was successfully built, which was jointly initiated by Alibaba Charity and Amity Foundation, which has provided free lunch service for 108 widows, widows and disabled elderly people in the community.
At 11:30 a.m., the elderly people came to the "Parents' Canteen" to eat. Scrambled eggs with tomatoes, minced celery meat, cabbage tofu dumpling soup... The sumptuous four dishes and one soup can be eaten on demand, and the small canteen has also achieved the perfect combination of "fancy food" and "disc action".
The hot meals are full of happiness. "Usually, my wife and I only cook one dish at home, and eat the rest of the evening hot and then eat. With the 'Mom and Dad Canteen', not only does it solve the problem that it is difficult for us elderly to eat, we can also participate in many activities here, and the days are more delicious. Old Zhao gave a thumbs up, today, "Parents Canteen" is not only a good place for the elderly to eat, but also let their cultural life have a new "fun" place, "Parents Canteen" will also carry out a related theme activity according to the needs of residents once a month, health lectures, health free clinics are liked by residents.
Small canteen, big people's livelihood. Relying on the "Parents Canteen", next, the community will also actively explore more diversified services for the elderly, promote loving food delivery, create a community "medical and nursing combination", and more happiness awaits residents to open.
Source: Xishan Rong Media Center
Reporter: Hu Tao
Editor: Yang Zijuan
Editor: Wu Huifang, Li Chengzhi
Final Judge: Wang Lijuan