China News Service, Changchun, July 20 (Sun Boyan) Liu Jianjun, 52, is a hairdresser and a volunteer.

In Changchun, Jilin, he was widely praised for his free haircuts for special groups.

  On the 20th, Liu Jianjun walked into an old community with barber tools, and many residents came to the appointed place early.

Liu Jianjun told reporters that almost every community in the urban area has regular volunteer services, and they provide free haircut services at fixed times every month, rain or shine.

  "My phone (number) has never been changed. Anyone can call me at any time in need. My phone number has become a hotline." Liu Jianjun said that not only did he do this, but other volunteers also do so.

"Volunteers (in charge of) in different regions and in different communities, they all make their phone numbers public."

Photo by Liu Jianjun cutting hair for the elderly Sun Boyan

  In 1994, when Liu Jianjun first came to Changchun to run a barber shop, he insisted on providing free haircuts for the elderly in the first hour after opening.

When special groups come to the store, Liu Jianjun will also leave his contact information so that he can take the initiative to provide volunteer services for them in the future.

  At the beginning of 2017, with the support of the local street party organization, the "Liu Jianjun Caring for the Elderly Volunteer Alliance" was established.

In 2020, the registration was changed to "Liu Jianjun Volunteer Association for Respecting the Elderly and Caring for the Elderly". At present, the volunteer organization has absorbed more than 3,800 volunteers.

  Volunteer organizations are growing, and many barbers are like Liu Jianjun, offering free haircuts for groups such as sanitation workers, takeaway boys, and empty-nesters.

  Liu Jianjun told reporters that he grew up "eat a hundred families" and received help from many people since he was a child.

Therefore, I very much hope that through my own ability, I can help more people.

  Liu Jianjun introduced that many of the volunteers in the team were the objects of his service, and now they have joined the team and become people who serve others.

  The sun shone on Liu Jianjun, who was giving the old man a haircut while chatting with the old man about his daily routine.

He often said that he hoped to warm everyone around him through his actions.

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