Dongguan New Island visits the local elderly and offers a helping hand

Show love, Show care and Give back. Even a small step to make a difference.

Mid-December 2019, Dongguan New Island participated in the “Home Security Service Project for the Elderly”; a project jointly organized by the Dongguan City Association of Enterprise with Foreign Investment Daling Shan Branch with China Dongguan Lion’s Club Songshan Lake Service Team. This project sets to provide safety living equipment for 58 elderly homes located across two small local villages in Dongguan.

One week prior to the event, the staff from Ailing Kan Village, Dasha Village together with the fellow members of the China Dongguan Lion’s Club Songshan Lake Service Team conducted a home visit to the 58 registered elderly’s residence to understand the family’s living environment and actual needs. The collected information was collaborated for purchasing supplies.

The main purpose of this project was to add assistive living equipment into the households of the elderly to reduce physical injuries and prevent suffering caused by falls. On the day of the event after the opening ceremony, all participants including representing staff from Dongguan New Island were divided into 10 teams to visit and bring supplies to 30 households in Ailing Kan Village and 28 households in Dasha Village. Supplies included rice, cooking oil, biscuits, toilet chairs, wheelchairs, smart crutches / quad crutches, shower chairs, bathroom rails, diapers, urine-proof pads, massage pads, quilts, electric heater, hearing aids, non-slip mats, nursing beds, healing ointments, rheumatoid oil, etc., as well as 500 yuan for each elderly family.

Our New Island Staff and other members of their team, spent time chatting with these families, showed our care for them and with patience taught them how to use the aiding equipment safely. If fact, most elderly families didn’t realize or felt they had anything missing. Instead, they have only very simple needs. What was more important to them and hope for the most was ‘not to be on their own’ and for someone to show love, help them and care for them. The biggest reward for the day was being able to spend time with these families and to see smile on their faces.

New Island will continue to express love and care to our community with pride and action.