Leaders of Nghi Son Town Elderly Association awarded certificates of merit to individuals with outstanding achievements in the patriotic emulation movement "Old age - bright example".
Mr. Duong Van Tac, Chairman of the Do Xuyen - Ba Lang Fish Sauce Association, Hai Thanh Ward, is a typical example of the elderly in the movement of the elderly doing good business in Nghi Son town. Mr. Tac said: Born and raised in a family with a tradition of fish sauce production, therefore, he always wants the traditional products of his hometown to be known and used by many people inside and outside the province. After more than 10 years of making fish sauce in a fragmented and small-scale manner, in 2005, Mr. Tac established the Tac Huy fish sauce production facility. He invested more than 1 billion VND to build 3 production workshops with a total area of nearly 3,000m2. To improve product quality and meet the increasing demands of customers, he installed additional cold storage, fish sauce pumps, etc.
Along with producing fish sauce, Mr. Tac's family also produces shrimp paste and shrimp paste. All three products: fish sauce, shrimp paste, and shrimp paste under the Tac Huy brand are OCOP products at the provincial level. Currently, on average, each month, the facility sells 3,000 liters of fish sauce, 30 tons of shrimp paste and shrimp paste. His family's traditional fish sauce production facility has an annual revenue of over 7 billion VND; creating regular jobs for 8 workers, with an income of 7 - 8 million VND/person/month.
In recent years, the emulation movement "Old age - bright example" has been implemented by the Nghi Son town's Elderly Association at all levels in accordance with the characteristics of the elderly and the actual conditions in the locality. The Elderly Association at all levels has integrated the "Old age - bright example" movement with the implementation of Conclusion No. 01-KL/TW of the Politburo on continuing to implement Directive No. 05-CT/TW "On promoting the study and following of Ho Chi Minh's ideology, morality and lifestyle"; the campaign "All people unite to build new rural areas, civilized urban areas"... In which, each member sets an example in teaching their children and grandchildren to be good, study well, and do many useful things for the community. Through emulation movements, the Nghi Son town's Elderly Association has done a good job of gathering and uniting members to compete in socio-economic development, building cultural life in residential areas, participating in maintaining political security, social order and safety in the area.
In the field of economic development, with their knowledge and life experience, the cadres and members of the Elderly Association of Nghi Son town have directly participated in production labor, encouraged their children and grandchildren to promote the application of advanced science and technology in production and business, creating many products with high economic value, contributing to stabilizing and improving family life. The whole town has 17,530 elderly people directly participating in production labor, of which 676 are good at production and business, 47 elderly people are business and farm owners, creating jobs for hundreds of local workers.
Implementing the campaign "All people unite to build new rural areas and civilized urban areas", cadres and members of the elderly association have propagated and mobilized their relatives and taken the lead in implementing land consolidation and plot exchange, donating over 44,000m2 of land to expand roads and build local welfare works. In addition, elderly association members have also set a good example in building a clean and strong Party and government. Through propaganda and mobilization work, the elderly have taken the lead in promoting the people's mastery in all areas of social life, while actively mobilizing people to implement the grassroots democracy regulations well. The whole town currently has 2,029 elderly association members working for the Party, government, the Fatherland Front, mass organizations, social security groups, and mediation groups, of which many elderly people have been elected by the people to hold the positions of Party cell secretary, village and neighborhood chief, head of the front work committee in residential areas, etc.
Promoting the construction, expansion and improvement of the quality of the intergenerational self-help club model, Nghi Son town currently has 61 intergenerational self-help clubs with more than 3,500 members participating in activities. The total capital that the clubs are managing is more than 6.8 billion VND, helping 5,620 members borrow capital to develop the economy, 191 members escape poverty. The activities of the intergenerational self-help clubs have created a strong influence in the community, becoming a common home of affection for the elderly.
Through specific and practical actions, the cadres and members of the Elderly Association of Nghi Son town have affirmed the intelligence and role of the elderly class, making an important contribution to the socio-economic development of the locality, worthy of being a shining example for their children and grandchildren to learn and follow.
Article and photos: Thanh Hue
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