【Commentary】Listen carefully to the requirements of the residents, familiarly thread the needle and thread, and press the sewing machine pedal "click"... In the picture is a "skillful" sewing team from Changsha, Hunan Province, which now has more than 30 members. Since its establishment in 2018, this sewing team has sewed and mended clothes for residents thousands of times for free, and their patience and care have won praise from residents.

【During the same period】Guo Lihua, a resident of Evergrande Yujingwan Community in Changsha, Hunan Province

This service team has helped our entire community a lot. They are all at home, they themselves are dry sewing, they are very good, everyone (residents) their clothes are rotten, (sewing team members) are on call.

Xie Cailan, 78 years old this year, is the "leader" of the "Dexterous" sewing team, and was a high school chemistry teacher and chemical technician when she was young. After retirement, she taught herself to sew and take care of the family's clothes. Five years ago, after hearing about the community secretary's plan to set up a sewing team, Xie Cailan volunteered to become the first volunteer and formed the original three-person sewing team with two other grandmothers.

【At the same time】 Xie Cailan, captain of the "Dexterous" sewing team

Because when our generation was young, it was to learn from Lei Feng to do good deeds, learn to serve the people, not for fame or profit, but only to dedication. I think this aspect of thinking is still exercised in that era. To do good things for the residents of the community, and to have a heart of love to do well. Then you still have to like it, you can come, and you can't like it.

【Commentary】Xie Cailan introduced that the sewing team covered many services such as changing the length of clothes, tightening the waist, changing zippers and so on. In addition to sewing and mending clothes for residents at the community service station every Tuesday afternoon, the team members will also carry out concentrated services on the community charity day on the 8th of each month. With the increasing number of residents who need sewing services, the sewing team has gradually grown, attracting many volunteers who love public welfare to join, and 53-year-old Kang Jie is a new member of the sewing team.

Kang Jie told reporters that she was brought up by her grandparents, and manual work such as embroidery and sewing was not difficult for her. She has always been an enthusiastic participant in public welfare activities, and when she learned that there was a volunteer sewing team in the community, she immediately joined it.

【During the same period】 Kang Jie, a member of the "Mind Skill" sewing team

What we say about "giving roses and leaving fragrance in our hands" is actually a spirit of our volunteers. Grandma and sisters have carried it on this tradition, and I am sure that as a young member of this sewing team, I will definitely carry it on until I can't do it.

Reporting by Guan Ziwen and Li Ying in Changsha

Responsible Editor: [Liu Pai]