Shun Guo street, Shun Shi neighborhood committee, there is a "foreigner" volunteer.
Intern Ye Congcong reported
this foreign friend, named Melvin (Melvin), is from New York, USA. She is 69 years old and has lived in China for 9 years. When Melvin became a volunteer in the community English corner, there was another story. Gong Lanying, director of the neighborhood committee of Shun, said that Michael was the first foreign resident of the community. It was inconvenient to live when he arrived. "The first time I found out that there were foreign residents in our community, I quickly introduced myself. If I don't know English, I'll tell him what I can find in the future. Gong Lanying said. After that, Michael and Lan Ying became friends, the home water heater was cut off, the washing machine didn't turn, the light bulb was broken, the toilet broke, and the moving house could not help the neighborhood committee.
"at first, in order to meet the 2008 Olympic Games, the members of the neighborhood committee wanted to hold some activities in the community, and then they thought that foreigners could interact with the community." Gong Lanying said, "for the first time, I asked Michael to participate in the English corner activities. I was playing drums all the time. I didn't know if the foreigner could speak well. When I was hard headed to find him, I did not expect to tell him the idea through the translation, he was very quick to promise, and said he was a part of the community, should be out of force. The English corner was launched with excitement. For the first time, more than 50 children came to the house to fill the House Committee.
was just a temporary activity, but after the Olympic Games, the community residents showed great enthusiasm and participation in the activity and kept the English corner. Melvin's translation has been changed one after another, but he has been a volunteer until now. During the interview, he told reporters that he had often volunteered before he came to China, and he had been doing various kinds of volunteers for nearly 30 years. In his view, engaging in volunteer work can help not only those who are in trouble, but also more friends. "I like to teach others to speak English, and I can enjoy myself in the process of teaching. As a member of the community, I can better integrate into the community life and learn more about my friends through the "English corner".
"not only participated in his own efforts, but also brought many foreign friends to volunteer English teaching." Gong Lanying said that during the summer vacation, many overseas students came here to volunteer to teach English.
in the second moral model selection of Ji'nan City Central District held in June this year, as the only foreign candidate, Michael was named "the moral model of community volunteer service".
(source: Volkswagen daily)