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In July this year, 7--ELEVEN Xin Daye store in Chiayi City created the first Cafe, with retarded elders acting as interns, which received enthusiastic responses. Chiayi County Mayor Zhang Huaguan and Deputy County Mayor Wu Fangming were present today. Xiaohua County Mayor and mentally retarded elders warmly interact with each other, making a handmade moon cake to encourage people from all walks of life to buy moon cakes for public welfare and care for the disadvantaged elders.

The Catholic Foundation of Notre Dame of China and 7-ELEVEN join hands to care for the mentally retarded elderly in Chiayi area, set up a mental retardation care network, create a Taiwan-wide store of mental retardation and friendship, and awaken more people to understand and tolerate dementia.

"Grandma, how old are you?" Xiaohua County magistrate affectionately greeted Grandma Ah Jin, who worked as a waitress at the Cafe. Grandma Ah Jin said that she was 84 years old. Xiaohua then said, "I belong to the horse, I am two years younger than you." Grandma Ah Jin immediately replied, "how can it be two years younger? it should be two years more. My husband also belongs to the horse." the funny conversation made people laugh.

The head of Xiaohua County said that the proportion of the elderly population in Chiayi County is the highest in the country, and support with action is more practical than concern. Everyone will grow old, and caring for their elders is tantamount to caring for themselves in the future.

Wu Mingzhou, manager of Jiabei City, said that Grandpa and Grandma had just arrived at the store for an internship, so she was a little shy at the beginning, but she was very sincere. In the future, from 02:30 to 03:30 on Wednesdays, retarded grandparents will provide coffee-making, coffee-serving and other services in the store.

Li Shihong, chief executive of the Catholic Notre Dame Foundation of China, said that the elders who worked as waiters in Jiabaimen City came from the Lude Home Day Care Center in Chiayi County. Members include Auntie Zao, 70, Aunt Yunlai, 82, Aunt Tao, 81, and Auntie Chun, 77, with an average age of 77, who suffer from mild to moderate dementia. Granny Ah Jin, who has served in the Xin Daye store for more than a month, assists the brothers and sisters in the role of a sister.

Li Shihong said that the "restaurant with the wrong order", which has caused discussion in Japan recently, is to put dementia patients into the workplace and carry out rehabilitation with functional therapy, so that the mentally retarded elderly can have more opportunities to interact with society through the act of service. slow down the deterioration of the course of the disease. In Taiwan, in the form of "what time is the coffee shop", the mentally retarded elders who are interning in the store often say, "I didn't expect to live to this age and learn to make coffee."

Mentally retarded elders have increased their self-confidence through more interaction with society. Among them, Grandma Ah Jin has gone from shyness and fear to being able to sing a song in the store and become a pistachio. In the eyes of her family, there is unspeakable emotion and pride.

7-ELEVEN and Notre Dame Foundation of China also launched the Mid-Autumn Festival Love Moon Cake fundraising campaign. From now on until September 15, for every box of Love Moon Cake subscribed, 7-ELEVEN will give sun cakes to the elders served by the Foundation to make the disadvantaged elders feel the warmth of society.

Seniors who are mentally retarded are slow to act as service staff, but they are full of sincerity.