“In the past, I couldn’t wash my clothes, especially the thick clothes were too heavy to dry after washing. Now there is a shared laundry room in the village, and some people come to pick up the dirty clothes and send them back clean the next day. It’s so convenient,” said Chen Apo happily.
Zhouyang Ethnic Village, the She Nationality Township in Zhoushan, wencheng county, is a remote mountain village in wencheng county, Wenzhou. Young and middle-aged people go out to work for a long time, and most of the children follow them to study abroad. Old people over 60 like Chen Apo account for 80% of the permanent population in the village. Because of their age, mobility difficulties and aging washing machines at home, the trivial matter of “washing clothes” has become a “worry” for the old people.
“After learning about this situation, the two committees of our village seized the opportunity of building a’ shared society and happiness’ and put the building of a shared laundry room on the agenda.” Lan Chaoguang, secretary of the village party branch, introduced. Good idea, but where does the laundry room come from? Where are the service personnel? How to run? All the difficult problems have yet to be solved.
Party-mass service center, cultural auditorium, disaster avoidance center … The cadres of the two committees of the village conducted a comprehensive review of the existing position resources in the village, but still failed to find a suitable venue. “It is a good thing to do a shared laundry room, and I am willing to support it.” After learning about this situation, the residents in the village offered to vacate their rented rooms for storing sundries as laundry rooms. It took only half a day to make room for the laundry room by carrying sundries and tidying up the venue and the division of labor between the cadres of the two village committees. Immediately, the laundry room was equipped with a drum washing machine, storage cabinets, clothes hangers, etc., especially considering the foggy and humid environment in mountainous areas, a clothes dryer was specially equipped.
Who will manage the shared laundry room after it is arranged? Who will provide the service? Li Lingcong, deputy secretary of the Party branch in the village and director of the village supervision committee, took the initiative to take over this matter. She called on the women volunteers in the village to form a “She Dajie” love volunteer service team. She elder sisters are responsible for the daily management of the shared laundry room. In addition to receiving laundry, they also provide the elderly with full-process services of “picking up clothes at home regularly, free cleaning, drying and airing, and returning them within a limited time” to achieve “one person washing, one thing washing”.
“Some elderly people live alone, and the mobility is inconvenient. The big clothes at home have not been cleaned for several years, and even moldy, which makes us more determined to do this all the time.” In the laundry room, while talking, the big sisters of She recorded the names, contact information, use time and other information of the clients in the registration book. At the same time, they also recorded the situation of each elderly person in the village in their hearts.
However, shortly after the laundry room was put into use, there was a shortage of washing products such as laundry detergent. Not only that, but who will repair the washing machine if it breaks down in the future? The big sisters of She gave feedback to the two village committees about the problems encountered in the use of the laundry room. “To solve these problems, we need financial support.” The cadres of the two committees of the village contacted the talented people in the village one by one to explain the benefits of sharing the laundry room for the old people, and mobilized party member volunteers to raise the “She enjoys happiness” red operating fund through voluntary donations, so as to ensure the long-term management and protection of the laundry room.
“I come at least once a week now, and I can chat with my old friends while waiting for the laundry. It’s good!” Laundry has a small investment and great effect, which makes it convenient for the elderly and makes them feel warm. Now shared laundry has become one of the most popular services for the elderly.
“In the next step, we will lead other village party secretaries to come to Zhouyi to learn experience and practices, and strive to create more shared spaces, so that the people in Shexiang can have more sense of gain and higher satisfaction.” Liu Guorong, secretary of the Party Committee of She Nationality in Zhoushan, wencheng county, said.
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