The old knights set off from Taichung on the 9th, headed south all the way in a counterclockwise direction, completed a 10-day, 1,106-kilometer motorcycle trip around the island, and arrived in Pingtung yesterday.

(Photographed by reporter Cai Zongxian)

[Reporter Cai Zongxian/Pingtung Report] Hongdao Welfare Foundation for the Elderly held "2023 Immortal Knights - A Thousand Miles of Love". 32 immortal knights with an average age of 75 set off from Taichung on the 9th and went all the way south in a counterclockwise direction. The 10-day, 1,106-kilometer locomotive round-the-island public welfare journey arrived in Pingtung on the weekend, especially helping to deliver bread to the disadvantaged elderly living alone in the community, encouraging them to get out of the community and do more activities.

On the 3rd day of the journey around the island, the Bold Rider accumulated a total of 278 kilometers of dream-chasing mileage. He arrived at the Xizai community base in Chaozhou, Pingtung for exchanges, and assisted the daily elderly in the community to share meals and deliver meals. Under the leadership and guidance, I experienced making Korean bread for the first time.

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After finishing the bread making, the Blessed Knights went out on a mission and divided into two teams. One group of Bold Knights had a fun competition with community elders, learning about nutritious and healthy meals during the entertaining process; the other group delivered meals to neighbors accompanied by community partners Weak elders who live alone, and send hot freshly baked bread.

Grandma Pan Jinhuan, 76, who lives alone in Chizai Community, Chaozhou, was surprised to see that the person who came to deliver the meal was an immortal knight who was fulfilling his dream of going around the island on a motorcycle. It’s just that my family goes to the ancient mandarin shop next door to sit and chat, and I seldom leave the community, and I seldom even ride a bicycle, let alone ride a motorcycle!

Lu Guohui, who has successfully fought cancer among the Immortal Knights, and Chen Chengfu, who suffers from ankylosing spondylitis, encouraged Grandma Pan with their mental journey of coming out to realize their dreams despite their illness.

Chen Zhiwei, director of the Pingtung Service Office of the Hongdao Elderly Welfare Foundation, said that during the tour of the island, the Bold Knight participated in community organization exchanges, meal preparation, and meal delivery services, and called on the public to care about the plight of the elderly in eating, and provided assistance to 200,000 vulnerable elders who live alone Raised 17 million meal funds, hoping that after the arrival of the immortal knight, it will also inspire more dreams of the elders in the community and accompany them to realize their dreams.

The old knights interact with the elders of the community.

(Photographed by reporter Cai Zongxian)