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09 Aug 2018

周大福慈善基金主席郑家成最近和梅姐饮茶,一边吃点心,一边听她娓娓道来由受助者蜕变成为助人者──长者中心义工的经历。

谈起家乡,今年 77 岁的梅姐在 20 年前移居香港:“我先生是广东顺德人,我来自清远。「今天遇上郑主席,才知道丈夫与他是同乡。」

梅姐退休前从事清洁工作,工时长,身边没有太多亲友,和邻居也没有太多接触。回想起 2013 年面对丧偶的伤痛,情绪陷入低谷,梅姐眼泛泪光:「五年前我先生因病离世,我感到很伤心,不想出门,不想见人,不停流泪。」

经圣公会福利协会的社工转介,梅姐参加了由周大福慈善基金策划及资助的「竹福伴我行──持续探访长者计划」,透过定期家访及社区活动、节庆活动,企业义工队陪伴梅姐走过丧亲的艰难时期,重新生活。「竹福伴我行」计划令梅姐认识了「周大福爱心义工」,彼此建立了深厚的感情,性格也变得开朗健谈。席间梅姐主动为身边的人泡茶,和郑主席分享饮茶的乐趣。“多得义工平叔教我泡茶,自己泡的茶的确特别香。”

得到义工的鼓励和启发,梅姐由受助者变成助人者,参与不同的义工活动。“我先生患病时经常出入医院,我亦因此学会使用轮椅,现在可以为行动不便的老人院院友提供陪诊服务。”

除此之外,梅姐亦参与卖旗筹款、帮长者量血压和体重、跟小朋友讲故事,以及教长者做运动等等义务工作。帮助别人令梅姐更有活力和朝气:“我每天跑来跑去,每星期有三、四天会参加义务活动。”助人为快乐之本,梅姐还主动关心邻居,帮助有需要的人,建立起紧密的邻里关系,为社区注入更多人情味。

梅姐的无私奉献,除了换来义工嘉许奖项外,更重要的是为身边的人带来正能量,以生命影响生命。“『竹福伴我行』帮助我走出低谷,我希望将来可以成为『周大福爱心义工』一分子,回馈社会。”

 

「竹福伴我行」持续探访长者计划

周大福慈善基金于 2015 年资助圣公会福利协会及“周大福爱心义工”,在黄大仙竹园村开展“竹福伴我行”持续探访长者计划。于计划首阶段,义工陪伴基层长者走过丧亲的伤痛时刻,协助他们重投正面新生活。计划第二阶段的服务对象为疑似或早期认知障碍症的基层长者,义工透过开展认知游戏训练活动,协助长者维持记忆力及自我照顾能力,延缓病情恶化,并纾缓照顾者的压力。计划第三阶段为长者安装基本防跌装置及提供防跌教育活动。“竹福伴我行”计划推出至今,共85位长者参加,并得到 162 位「周大福爱心义工」支持,充分体现了商界的积极参与,与社区并肩同行、服务社群的精神。

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