[Photo] Hallym University Kangnam Sacred Heart Hospital Donates 100 Million Won in Flood Damage Relief Funds to Yeongdeungpo-gu

[Seoul District Photo News] Choi Ho-kwon, Yeongdeungpo District Mayor, attended the ‘Support Fund Delivery Ceremony for Vulnerable Groups in Flood-Affected Areas’ held at the district office on the afternoon of the 1st... Jo Seong-myeong, Gangnam District Mayor, visited a direct market for Chuseok to purchase ritual items... Park Kang-su, Mapo District Mayor, attended the 'Chuseok Han-gawi Love Sharing Festival' held on the 3rd floor auditorium of Sanseong Church in Ahyeon-dong on the 1st... Yeouido Full Gospel Seongbuk Church donated 200 bags of rice to help neighbors in need in Seongbuk-gu ahead of the holiday... Samyuk Foundation donated Samyuk soy milk and seaweed worth 59.4 million won...

[Asia Economy Reporter Park Jong-il] On the afternoon of the 1st, Choi Ho-kwon, Mayor of Yeongdeungpo District, attended the ‘Donation Ceremony for Support Funds for Vulnerable Groups in Flood-Affected Areas’ held in the mayor’s office at the district office by Hallym University Gangnam Sacred Heart Hospital.

Hallym University Gangnam Sacred Heart Hospital (Director Lee Young-gu) donated 100 million KRW to Yeongdeungpo District on the day. The donation will be used to support vulnerable groups affected by the flood in the district through the Community Chest of Korea.

Mayor Choi Ho-kwon said, “I deeply appreciate the warm sharing for the local community, and the district office will do its best to help the affected residents return to their daily lives as soon as possible.”

Gangnam District (Mayor Jo Seong-myeong) held the ‘2022 Chuseok Agricultural, Livestock, and Marine Products Direct Market’ on the 1st at the district office parking lot to celebrate the Chuseok holiday.

More than 80 farms from over 50 locations nationwide participated, selling holiday ritual items such as Korean beef, pears, and apples, as well as local specialties like mushrooms and dried yellow corvina, at prices 5-30% cheaper than the market.

On the day, Mayor Jo Seong-myeong visited the site to encourage the sales staff and purchased ritual items such as chestnuts.

Mapo District (Mayor Park Kang-su) held the ‘Chuseok Han-gawi Love Sharing Festival’ on the 1st at the 3rd-floor auditorium of Sanseong Church in Ahyeon-dong.

Organized by the Ahyeon-dong Community Security Council and sponsored by the Mapo Welfare Foundation, the event included sharing performances, lunch boxes, and gift deliveries for about 50 elderly residents of the community.

Mayor Park Kang-su of Mapo District said in his greeting, “I am truly happy and grateful to meet the local elderly like this ahead of Chuseok,” and promised, “We will create various welfare policies for the elderly so that they can live without worries in their old age.”

Mapo District is promoting filial piety meals for seniors aged 75 and older under the motto ‘Happy Seniors in Mapo.’ The program provides a balanced diet to prevent malnutrition and uses the meal venues as places for seniors to communicate, aiming to prevent depression and solitary deaths.

Yeouido Full Gospel Seongbuk Church (Chairman Jeong Jae-myung) in Wolgok 1-dong, Seongbuk District (Mayor Lee Seung-ro), donated 200 bags of 10kg white rice as gifts for neighbors in need ahead of the Chuseok holiday.

The Etselbaum Mission of Yeouido Full Gospel Seongbuk Church practices holiday donations every year and continues neighborly love sharing activities. They also prepared and delivered food and daily necessities packages to five single-parent families in difficulty within Wolgok 1-dong, pledging to continue donations for more than a year and expand the number of recipients.

At the donation ceremony, Mayor Lee Seung-ro of Seongbuk District said, “This Chuseok comes during a difficult time due to the unprecedented prolonged COVID-19 situation, but I am pleased that our residents can spend it warmly because of neighbors who share their hearts,” and expressed gratitude, “Thank you for not forgetting to donate despite the difficult circumstances.”

Lee Pil-hyung, Mayor of Dongdaemun-gu (tenth from the right in the photo), is taking a commemorative photo with Kang Soon-gi, Chairman of the Samyook Foundation (ninth from the left in the photo).

Dongdaemun District (Mayor Lee Pil-hyung) held a ‘Chuseok Holiday Hope Sharing Event’ donation ceremony at 10:30 a.m. on the 1st in the district office plaza.

Now in its 11th year, the ‘Chuseok Holiday Hope Sharing Event’ has been supporting underprivileged neighbors who do not receive legal aid every Chuseok since 2012 by providing donated goods.

The donated items this time include 1,350 boxes of Samyuk soy milk, 1,350 boxes of seaweed gift sets, and 1,350 towels, with a total market value of about 59.4 million KRW. The cumulative value of supported goods to date amounts to approximately 726.06 million KRW.

The donation ceremony was attended by Lee Pil-hyung, Mayor of Dongdaemun District, Kang Soon-gi, Chairman of the Samyuk Foundation, Park Jeong-taek, Executive Director, Kim Ik-hyun, Standing Director, Yang Geo-seung, Director of Samyuk Seoul Hospital, and other nine officials from the Samyuk Foundation.

Chairman Kang Soon-gi of the Samyuk Foundation said, “Thank you for giving us the opportunity to share our hearts with neighbors during the holiday. Although difficult times continue, I hope this donation will bring a small hope to those in need, and we will continue to extend helping hands to the community through the Hope Sharing Event.”

Mayor Lee Pil-hyung of Dongdaemun District said, “I thank the Samyuk Foundation for practicing sharing for 11 years to help neighbors going through hard times,” and added, “The donated goods will be promptly delivered with staff to ensure that no neighbors are left out and everyone can have a rich and joyful Chuseok holiday.”