Flying fire and flowing clouds welcome the prosperous era, and music celebrates the birthday. On the afternoon of September 27, the conference room of the new campus of Xiamen Heshan Middle School was full of joy and lively. The content and atmosphere arrangement of the scrolling screen convey a strong sense of respect and love for the elderly. The Huli District Retirement Educators Association of Xiamen City held a collective birthday celebration here for 42 retired teachers who are over 70, 80 and 90 years old this year. There are 23 birthday boys who are over 70 years old this year, 18 birthday boys who are over 80 years old, and 1 birthday boys who are over 90 years old are wearing ribbons and attending the event in great spirits.
The old leaders of Huli District Education Bureau Liu Guosheng, Chen Yuan, Zhang Shunshui and others attended.
Li Keke, deputy director of Huli District Education Bureau, attended the event and delivered a speech. During the event, Deputy Director Li Keke presented cakes and other birthday gifts to the birthday stars, and took a photo with them. The song "Happy Birthday" sounded at the scene, and Li Keke wished all birthdays a happy birthday, health and longevity, and happiness for the whole family.
Representative of the birthday star, formerly Xiamen Jiangtou No. 3 Primary School Teacher Chen Xin'e made enthusiastic speeches on behalf of the birthday star. She said that this was her most grand and unforgettable birthday in 70 years. She sincerely thanked the District Education Bureau and other leaders at all levels for their care and support for retired teachers, and thanked the District Education Association for their hard work for the old comrades. Chen Xin'e introduced her retirement life and focused on sharing the story of her joining the formation of a 100-person square dance team. Her three insights she talked about, "Don't fall, don't worry, just have food," which won applause from the comrades present.
Li Keke, on behalf of the District Education Bureau, expressed his highest respect for the contributions made by the old teachers to the development of education in Huli District and expressed his most sincere blessings to the birthday star. He introduced the new developments and achievements of Huli District in recent years. He said that the District Education Work Committee and the District Education Bureau will conscientiously implement General Secretary Xi Jinping’s important instructions on the work of aging, strengthen responsibility, work hard with heart, emotion and effort to do a good job in retired teachers, respect more politically, and continuously enhance the sense of political honor of old educators; care more about organization, bring more organizational warmth to old teachers; take care of more in life, provide detailed and practical services and guarantees, and actively help solve practical problems, so that old teachers can have a support, a dependence, a happy life, and a peace of mind. At the same time, I hope that all old comrades will not forget the original aspiration of the revolution, always maintain their political character, fully demonstrate the spirit of not leaving their posts and never fading after retirement, continue to care about the development of education in Huli District, continue to support the work of the District Education Working Committee and District Education Bureau, and actively contribute good plans and gather strong forces to promote the high-quality development of Huli District.
At the scene, the old birthday stars were very excited, and their excitement and joy were displayed on everyone's face. They were very happy that the Huli District education system could hold such an event. They felt that this group birthday was special, providing them with spiritual comfort and enjoying a different family joy. What warmed their hearts was not just cakes and other gifts, but most importantly, the respect and care of the party and the government for them. Everyone expressed that they would "know your original aspiration, , keep in mind your mission", do what they can, continue to use their remaining energy, guide people around them to publicize and exert positive energy, welcome the convening of the 20th National Congress with full enthusiasm, and continue to add luster to the party flag.
The children in the Primary School of Heshan Middle School performed the gesture dance with recitation for the birthday stars, expressing the new generation of students' sincere blessings to their grandparents. Feng Yi, the principal of Heshan Middle School, introduced the latest achievements of the school to the birthday stars and led the birthday stars to visit the construction of the new campus. The participants also took group photos.
Source: Straits Guide
