Churches in Jiangsu and Guangzhou conducted activities to assist the elderly and impoverished families.
The Changzhou Chongshan Fund in Jiangsu, affiliated with the Amity Foundation, held a charity event at a local nursing home in the Xinbei District on July 15, said Changzhou Municipal CC&TSPM.
Volunteers presented summer heat relief packages, as well as daily necessities such as rice and cooking oil, to 150 elderly residents, with a total value of over 8,000 yuan. They also provided haircuts and assistance with bathing for more than 30 elderly individuals.
The next day, the charity foundation of Guangdong CC&TSPM, in collaboration with Lishui Church in Nanhai District, Foshan City, made donations in cash and kind that were worth more than 60,000 yuan. A total of 25 underprivileged families in the area received money and daily necessities, according to Guangdong CC&TSPM.
Elder Wu Yingyan, the director of the Lishui Church Council, stated that the church was engaged in social service activities in Lishui Town and has been supporting disadvantaged families in the community for 12 consecutive years.
- Translated by Abigail Wu
江苏和广州教会开展帮助老人和贫困家庭的活动。
据常州市基督教两会,7月15日,爱德基金会常州基督教崇善项目在新北区浦河润德养老院举行了敬老公益服务活动。
志愿者向在休养的150位老人送上了夏日防暑降温礼包以及大米、菜籽油等日用品,共价值8000多元,并为30余位老人理发、助浴。
据广东省基督教两会,7月16日,广东省基督教协会慈善基金会联合佛山市南海区里水堂,为辖区内困难家庭共25户捐赠了合计6万多元的现金与生活用品。
里水堂堂主任吴英燕长老表示,里水堂在里水镇参与多项社会服务活动,连续12年资助社区困难家庭。
Churches in Jiangsu and Guangzhou conducted activities to assist the elderly and impoverished families.
The Changzhou Chongshan Fund in Jiangsu, affiliated with the Amity Foundation, held a charity event at a local nursing home in the Xinbei District on July 15, said Changzhou Municipal CC&TSPM.
Volunteers presented summer heat relief packages, as well as daily necessities such as rice and cooking oil, to 150 elderly residents, with a total value of over 8,000 yuan. They also provided haircuts and assistance with bathing for more than 30 elderly individuals.
The next day, the charity foundation of Guangdong CC&TSPM, in collaboration with Lishui Church in Nanhai District, Foshan City, made donations in cash and kind that were worth more than 60,000 yuan. A total of 25 underprivileged families in the area received money and daily necessities, according to Guangdong CC&TSPM.
Elder Wu Yingyan, the director of the Lishui Church Council, stated that the church was engaged in social service activities in Lishui Town and has been supporting disadvantaged families in the community for 12 consecutive years.
- Translated by Abigail Wu