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<strong>北京大学</strong>英语新闻网/<strong>Peking</strong> <strong>University</strong> <strong>News</strong><br />

<strong>PKU</strong> Students and Elderly Residents<br />

Celebrated Double Ninth Festival<br />

Together<br />

<strong>PKU</strong> NEWS 2007--10—19<br />

http://ennews.pku.edu.cn/news.php?s=193113564<br />

<strong>Peking</strong> <strong>University</strong>, Beijing, Oct. 19, 2007: On the afternoon <strong>of</strong> October 19th 2007, the<br />

Double Ninth Festival in Chinese tradition, Xie Yufeng, principal <strong>of</strong> <strong>Peking</strong> <strong>University</strong><br />

Office <strong>of</strong> Student Financial Aid, Zhang Hui, Secretary-General <strong>of</strong> Vision Branch <strong>of</strong><br />

The Student Serving Troop (SST) <strong>of</strong> <strong>Peking</strong> <strong>University</strong>, together with other SST<br />

members, paid a visit to the community <strong>of</strong> Chengze Garden.<br />

Before the visiting, in order to make the community's senior residents enjoy their own<br />

festival better, secretariat at Vision Branch <strong>of</strong> SST carefully charted out the activities<br />

<strong>of</strong> the day. Secretary-General Zhang Hui personally led the troop to pick out fresh<br />

fruits and flowers as gifts to the elderly residents.<br />

At the community center, <strong>PKU</strong> visitors and senior residents carried out ―Chengze<br />

Garden Community <strong>English</strong> Program‖ a long-term learning program planned by<br />

Vision Branch <strong>of</strong> SST, and spent a wonderful festival afternoon together to celebrate<br />

this festival, which nowadays is designated as Chinese Old People's Day.<br />

At 2 p.m., with fine gifts, sincere wishes, and friendly greetings, SST members<br />

arrived at Chengze Garden Community Center. The arrival <strong>of</strong> SST members<br />

surprised the community‘s senior residents and activated a joyous festival mood at<br />

the community center.<br />

Director An <strong>of</strong> the community first delivered a welcome and thank-you speech to<br />

<strong>PKU</strong> comers. Then a senior representative expressed his thanks on behalf <strong>of</strong> all the<br />

elderly residents. When the senior students said ―THANK YOU VERY MUCH!‖ all<br />

together in <strong>English</strong> in return for the <strong>PKU</strong> students‘ long-time help, <strong>PKU</strong> tutors showed<br />

excitement and proud.<br />

Later, after a small festival celebration ceremony, the "star turn" <strong>of</strong> the day — a<br />

two-hour <strong>English</strong> tutoring class — was put on. Volunteers from SST earnestly and<br />

patiently lectured on Basic <strong>English</strong> conversations for the senior residents. Troop<br />

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