The Veneration of Haram City Project in the holy city provides the volunteer service.

On Saturday, a man visited the office where wheelchairs are supplied and asked for the personnel who were on duty late Friday night.

The assistant at the office asked the man whether he had any complaint to make about the service.

He did not give a direct answer and insisted on meeting the youth who pushed a wheelchair carrying his elderly mother the previous night.

He then said his mother had nothing but praise for her wheelchair pusher.

“The youth took her to the masaa between Safa and Marwah without rushing even though the youth’s shift was over. After she completed her rituals before dawn, she told the youth that she did not have anyone to drive her home and asked him to take her to the nearest road where she could call a cab. The youth not only took the woman to the taxi stand, but also paid the fare to take her home,” the man said.

“I want to thank the youth for the service he provided to my mother and pay back his money,” the man said.

At that moment the youth who the man was looking for arrived. The man hugged the youth and thanked him for his kindness toward the elderly woman.

Pushing old men and women is one of the services offered by 1,200 youths working for the Veneration of Haram City Project in different parts of the holy city. They also distribute free iftar meals to help people break their fast and administer first aid if needed.

In another humanitarian gesture, a group under the sponsorship of Nesma Holding and supervision of Jeddah’s Al-Birr Society has performed proxy Umrah on behalf of a number of elderly women.