因應高齡化社會來臨,為落實世界衛生組織提倡的「活躍老化」理念,弘道老人福利基金會帶領17位平均81歲「不老騎士」在2007年完成摩托車環台壯舉,自那一刻起,「不老精神」在台灣開始轉動,「不老夢想」一個接著一個迸發。
落成於1933年(昭和8年)的宮原武熊宅邸,是日籍眼科醫師-宮原武熊興建的住宅別墅,1945年,日本人遭遣返,由臺中市政府接收做為市長官邸使用。2016年,弘道老人福利基金會為呼應臺中市社會局托老政策及活化歷史建築,以銀髮、文創、參與的「銀創參與」為規畫概念,打造「不老夢想125號」。藉由一個個不老夢想、一位位真人圖書長者、一份份兼具老智慧與新創意的食飲,傳遞心不老、夢不老、行動不老的不老精神。
In response to the arrival of aged society, and to demonstrate the principle of “active agi
ng” promoted by WHO, Hondao Senior Citizen’s Welfare Foundation led 17 grandriders with an average age of 81 completed the motorcycle tour around the island in 2007. Constructed din 1929, the Miyahara Mansion was originally the mansion of Japanese optometrist Miyahara Takeo. After the Japan’s defeat in 1945, Taichung City government took over the mansion, and it was converted into the mayor’s residence. In 2016, Hondao Senior Citizen’s Welfare Foundation responded to the city government’s policies of senior citizen’s welfare and revitalization of historical buildings, and adopted the concept of “senior citizens, culture & creativity , and engagement” to create the space, BULAO 125. Through the dreams that never get old, all the senior citizens, and dishes and drinks that combine old wisdoms and innovations, Hondao aims to convey the “Bulao spirit,” where the heart, dream, and action do not get old.