Gangbuk-gu, Donation Sharing from Various Sectors for Hangawi

Donations Continue from Companies, Religious Groups, and Local Community Clubs... Various Items Donated Including Rice, Kimchi, Thermometers, and Gift Sets

Kim Jin-hyun, CEO of Rezoom (left), handed over a contactless thermometer to Park Kyum-soo, Mayor of Gangbuk District.

[Asia Economy Reporter Park Jong-il] Ahead of Chuseok, Gangbuk-gu (Mayor Park Kyum-soo) is continuing warm kindness and hopeful support for neighbors in need.

On the 16th, Gangbuk-gu held a ceremony to deliver 100 bags of 20kg new rice from Gyeongmo Haneulpunggyeong (CEO Moon Sung-won). CEO Moon said that despite the difficult situation for everyone, he donated goods so that neighbors could spend a warm holiday together.

On the 17th, Rezoom (CEO Kim Jin-hyun), a specialized manufacturer of beauty devices, donated 100 non-contact thermometers developed in-house. Rezoom has continuously donated thermometers to many local governments in Seoul, Incheon, and Gyeonggi to prevent COVID-19. The items will be distributed to facilities for socially vulnerable elderly people.

Additionally, on the 22nd, the district held an event with Gangbuk Saemaeul Geumgo (Chairman Woo Jong-oh) in the Geumgo main conference room to deliver a total of 19.2 million KRW in Love Neighbor Support funds to 160 neighbors in need within the region.

Through the community service centers, a continuous stream of various assistance also took place. In Beon 1-dong, Nanum Neighbors and the Red Cross Volunteer Society delivered songpyeon and kimchi, and in Beon 3-dong, Hangyeol C&C delivered Chuseok holiday gifts worth a total of 1 million KRW to 10 multicultural families.

In Samgaksan-dong, Samyang Central Methodist Church and Songcheon Church donated Onnuri gift certificates and comprehensive gift sets. The Seoul Dobong Post Office Volunteer Group purchased gift sets and seasoned roasted seaweed and directly distributed them to 15 households in Suyu 1-dong.

Park Kyum-soo, Mayor of Gangbuk-gu, said, “In a situation where it is not easy to show interest in neighbors due to COVID-19 and economic recession, I feel rewarded that various support from all walks of life continues,” and added, “The district will also do its best to support so that no neighbors are left out during the Chuseok holiday.”