Fostering the spirit of gratitude and sharing in children – Wujie Junior High School provides hot meals to the elderly

Two years ago, Yilan County’s Wujie Junior High School began collaborating with the local community to provide hot meals to elderly residents in the area. The service was the idea of two students, who began using their free time before lunch to prepare meals and deliver them on foot to local seniors. 

The kids said that although blisteringly hot temperatures and rainy days make the process of delivering meals a struggle sometimes–when they must endure the uncomfortableness of a fierce sun or soaking wet feet from heavy rain–the joy of seeing elderly people enjoying a hot lunch makes all their toil pale into insignificance. The lunch service not only ensures that elderly villagers feel some heartfelt warmth during their day but also fosters the spirit of gratitude and sharing in students, in what can only be described as a first-rate example of moral education.

Fostering the spirit of gratitude and sharing in children – Wujie Junior High School provides hot meals to the elderly 

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(以下是中文對照)

培養學生惜福分享觀念，五結國中推老人送餐服務。

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宜蘭五結國中為關懷學校附近的長輩，兩年前開始與社區合作提供送餐服務。這項措施是由兩位學生一組，利用中午用餐前的時間，到學校餐廳準備飯菜，然後步行送到附近長輩家中。雖然送餐過程有時也相當辛苦，尤其天氣炎熱或下雨天，更要忍受大太陽以及鞋襪被淋濕的不舒服，但看到老人家享用午餐的喜悅，學生表示，一切辛苦似乎變得微不足道。送餐服務，不但讓長輩覺得溫馨，學生們也學習到惜福與分享的觀念，是品德教育很好的示範。