By Qian Jing
Rainbow Bay is the largest affordable housing base in the downtown area. Since 2018, the No. 1 Citizens Public Station of Jiangwan Sub-district has prepared a reunion dinner to the lonely elderly every Spring Festival and Mid-autumn Festival.
In this Mid-autumn Festival, considering the needs of pandemic prevention and control, the No. 1 Citizens Public Station of Jiangwan Sub-district changed from eating together to meal delivery. According to the seasonal characteristics, the staff of the community canteen prepared a mid-autumn reunion dinner, and delivered meals to the elderly, so that they could feel the warmth of the community family. "I feel very happy that the Party and the country care about me and I am not alone. I really appreciate it." Aunt Shen living in Hongfuli, Rainbow Bay received the Mid-autumn reunion dinner excitedly. She said: "During the Spring Festival, I also received the New Year's Eve reunion dinner from the Sub-district. During the pandemic, we were very moved by the concern from the society."
The mid-autumn reunion dinner includes freshly-baked bacon moon cakes, seasonal dishes such as duck legs with soy sauce, pork with taro, prawns, shredded beef in oyster sauce and broccoli.
As the soup is not easy to transport, the sub-district specially purchased seaweed soup bag to replace hot soup. The weather is getting cooler in early autumn. With the soup bag, the elderly can drink hot soup at home at any time to warm themselves.
The No. 1 Citizen Public Station of Jiangwan Sub-district prepared the mid-autumn reunion dinner for 125 lonely elders in 6 residential areas. The “moon cake” gift packages were delivered to the lonely elderly by the public station volunteers and the residents committees’ cadres, so that the elderly felt the warmth of the community family and celebrate the mid-autumn festival.