Young volunteers learn to serve – a real community experience

At a recent Dragon Boat Festival celebration in Taipei City’s Hede Village (和德里), Wanhua District (萬華), in addition to rice dumplings and tea offered to locals, thanks to receipt lottery winnings donated by the International Cultural Educational Foundation (環宇基金會), various gifts, hand-crafted scented bags and a community feast were also provided. Young volunteers wearing red waistcoats - all members of the community care club, which also serves as a community library - arrived bright and early at the venue before beginning to arrange the space, prepare lunch, carry in supplies, make scented bags, serve the communal meal, and even act as nannies for the day; the service provided won the approval of all the elderly residents in attendance. Teachers from the foundation hope that through providing service the young volunteers will get a first-hand feel of the community culture. 

Wanhua’s Fumin (福民社區) community is home to many disadvantages families and elderly people living alone. When one elderly resident, 91-year-old grandpa Zhuang (莊爺爺), was unable to travel to the community bash due to a leg injury, the festival volunteers delivered the rice dumplings directly to his home leaving him deeply touched. Delivering rice dumplings into the community gave the young volunteers a chance to show concern for elderly residents and underprivileged families, providing them with a rich and valuable lesson in life. 

Young volunteers learn to serve – a real community experience

URL:https://www.peopo.org/news/244741

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小小志工服務學習，社區一家真情體驗

台北市萬華區和德里舉辦端午節慶祝活動，里辦公處發送最應景的粽子和茶品，並結合環宇基金會捐發票換獎品，以及手工香包、社區共餐等活動。穿著紅色背心的小志工們，都是社區關懷據點-社區書坊的學員，基金會的老師希望孩子們以親身服務來感受社區一家親的文化，他們一早就來到據點，佈置場地、準備餐點、搬運物資、協助里民製作香包、招待共餐、有人還當起了小小褓姆，他們的服務得到爺爺奶奶一致的肯定。
 
萬華福民平宅社區有許多弱勢家庭、獨居老人，91歲的莊爺爺因為腳傷無法到據點共餐，端午節的送粽子到府，讓他非常感恩。而藉由端午節送禮到家的服務，孩子走進社區，關懷獨居老人或清寒家庭，孩子們也都有豐富的感受與體會。