A Warmer Chuseok Together... Sharing Continues Throughout Jung-gu

As the Chuseok holiday approaches, acts of sharing for neighbors in need are spreading throughout Jung-gu, Seoul (District Mayor Kim Gil-seong).

In Pildong, on the 12th, Juseong C&E (CEO Park Jin-su) donated rice to 120 vulnerable households, and on the 20th, CJ Talent Center sponsored ready meals for 80 households. Sudoenvironment donated 500,000 won, asking that it be given to elderly people living alone. The Pildong Residents' Autonomy Committee and the Pildong branch of the Korean Veterans Association also delivered heartfelt Chuseok lunchboxes and songpyeon to 80 households including elderly people living alone.

In Hwanghak-dong, the restaurant Insaeng Daepae (CEO Kim Hye-sook) served warm meals to 60 low-income elderly people living alone on the 20th. Also, the Hwanghak-dong 567 Group (Chairman Song Du-nam) donated 3 million won to three high school and university students in difficult circumstances.

The Shindang 5-dong Committee for Right Living (Chairpersons Ra Byeong-gil and Lee Young-mi) donated 30 boxes of ramen to the community center on the 20th, asking that they be given to neighbors in need. The Shindang 5-dong Community Security Council (Chairman Jang Ju-hong) plans to visit 20 low-income elderly households and deliver Chuseok holiday packages filled with songpyeon, assorted jeon, apples, pears, traditional sweets, jujubes, and chestnuts.

The Yaksu Comprehensive Senior Welfare Center also rolled up their sleeves with 24 volunteers from the POSCO International Corporate Volunteer Group to support low-income elderly residents in the area. On the 22nd, they will deliver Chuseok packages containing yakgwa, sweet pumpkin sikhye, dried persimmons, and more to 100 elderly people and check on their well-being.

The Jung-gu Disabled Welfare Center also plans to prepare holiday food with local residents and deliver it to 60 low-income disabled households on the 21st and 22nd.

Kim Gil-seong, Mayor of Jung-gu, said, “I am grateful for the warm sharing from many people. Thanks to this, every neighborhood is filled with warmth ahead of Chuseok,” and added, “The district office will also take more careful care to ensure that no one is left out and that all residents can have a happy holiday.”