5月4日，由上海基督教青年会、女青年会与静安区妇联联合举办的“夕阳红姐妹驿站”——关爱退休市级“三八红旗手”项目启动仪式在本会石门二路社区文化中心举行，50多名退休市级三八红旗手欢聚一堂，参加了启动仪式。

在启动仪式上，正值静安区防火安全宣传月之际，由本会两位社工和防火安全宣传志愿者为在场的三八红旗手们带来了消防安全和防骗注意事项的宣讲活动，通过生动的小品演示和风趣的讲解，通俗易懂地传播了安全生活的常识和技能，受到在场“三八红旗手”的欢迎。

“夕阳红姐妹驿站”——关爱退休市级三八红旗手项目系列活动包括“安全城市、安全社区、安全生活直通车”、“关爱生日会”、“乐耆”互助小组、“老少互动好生活”和“送爱到家活动”等系列子项目，服务于曾经为祖国的建设做出重大贡献的“三八红旗手”这一群体。

除了这些在特定场合举行的活动，今后本会还会针对特困和大病对象提供上门家政服务，解决她们实际生活中的困难；为志愿加入社区服务的对象，搭建发挥余热的平台，组织她们和青少年开展互助活动等，引导、鼓励全社会关注这一群体，进一步营造敬老、互助的良好氛围。

“Xiyanghong Sisterhood Club” --- The Project on Caring for Retired City-level Women Pace-setters Launched Successfully

SHYMCA/YWCA, combined with Women’s Association of Jing’an District, on May 4, pulled up its curtain for the Opening Ceremony of the Project on Caring for Retired City-level Women Pace-setters at Community Cultural Center of Shimen No.2 Road. More than 50 retired city-level women pace-setters attended the launching ritual.

Two social workers from our agency and a volunteer speaker had the floor disseminating to the women pace-setters present the knowledge and information of how to escape from a fire and how to protect themselves from fraud. Their outstanding performance and amusing demonstration made it simple and easy for the audience to grasp the knowledge and skills of living a safe life. They were highly praised by the listeners.

“Xiyanghong Sisterhood Club”, namely the Project on Caring for Retired City-level Women Pace-setters, is a series of functions made up of “Through Train towards Safe City, Safe Community, and Safe Life”, “Caring Birthday Party”, “’Le Chi’ Mutual Aid Group”, “Interaction between the Elderly and the Young Makes Happy Life”, and “Caring Sent to Home”. All the functions target on the population of women pace-setters who made tremendous contribution to the national building.

In addition to the aforementioned functions provided at specific locations, there are other services to meet the clients’ needs. Social workers will go and provide help at homes of the clients who live in poverty or suffer from grave diseases to help them out of life trouble. The clients who want to be a volunteer or make their contribution after their retirement will be organized to work together and help each other with the younger generations. The young people, including the whole society, are evoked and encouraged to show their caring for the elderly. The values of respect for the senior citizens and mutual help among people can be deeply rooted in the whole community.（translated by Xuhao）