Suwon Nambu Fire Station Delivers 'Rice Cake Gift' Sent by Monk to Nearby Social Welfare Facilities

The Suwon Southern Fire Station in Gyeonggi delivered the ‘gift (rice cakes)’ sent to encourage firefighters to nearby nursing homes and other social welfare facilities.

On the 27th, after Venerable Boman from Dogaksa Temple visited the fire station for firefighter job training and completed his lecture, he sent rice cakes to the Southern Fire Station on the morning of the 28th with a message saying, “We send rice cakes with gratitude for the sacrifice and dedication of firefighters.”

Suwon Nambu Fire Station took a commemorative photo after delivering rice cakes sent by Venerable Boman from Dogaksa Temple to nearby social welfare facilities. Photo by Suwon Nambu Fire Station

Go Young-ju, chief of the Suwon Southern Fire Station, said, "In keeping with Venerable Boman’s heartfelt intention, we thought it appropriate to deliver the rice cakes he sent to neighbors in greater need, so we distributed them to nearby nursing homes, care centers, and other welfare facilities."

Earlier, the Suwon Southern Fire Station invited Venerable Boman from Dogaksa Temple to conduct a second firefighter training session under the theme “Adopting a New Mindset Toward One’s Profession.”

During the lecture, Venerable Boman encouraged the firefighters by saying, “The world needs people like firefighters who sacrifice themselves and serve as the light and salt of the world.”

Venerable Boman operates the public interest foundation Borisu and engages in various activities such as donating YouTube earnings back to society.