Gwangyang Steelworks New Employees Participate in 'Nanum Bus' Volunteer Activity

Over 100 Production Engineering Employees...
Volunteer Activities at Okgok Market, Senior Welfare Centers, and More

POSCO Gwangyang Steelworks (Director: Ko Jaeyoon) announced on the 5th that it held the 'Nanum Bus' event on the 4th, a themed volunteer activity aimed at spreading hope in the local community, together with 106 new production engineering employees.

The 'Nanum Bus' is a training program designed for new employees to visit major social welfare facilities in the region with the Gwangyang Steelworks Talent Volunteer Group, which includes employees and their families, and participate in customized volunteer activities for beneficiaries, fostering a mindset of consideration and sharing.

On the 4th, new production technology employees from Gwangyang Steelworks are making wooden crafts together with the Maeumeum Flower Arrangement Volunteer Group and local senior citizens at Jungma Senior Welfare Center. Provided by Gwangyang Steelworks

The initiative also aims to nurture new employees as individuals who practice a culture of sharing, while spreading hope within the local community.

On this day, over 100 new employees boarded four Nanum Buses and visited various locations including the Gwangyang YWCA Free Meal Center, Okgok Market, Jungma Senior Welfare Center, Junggundong Saemaeul Association Kitchen, and Gwangyang City Family Center.

At these sites, the new employees conducted volunteer activities for the community together with the Gwangyang Steelworks Talent Volunteer Group, integrating each employee’s unique skills and capabilities into the sharing activities.

They participated in activities such as ▲EM disinfection volunteering at Okgok Market (Dolbogosalpigo Talent Volunteer Group), ▲making wooden crafts for seniors at Jungma Senior Welfare Center (Maumeum Flower Arrangement Talent Volunteer Group), ▲preparing side dishes for elderly people living alone (Relay Nanum Table Talent Volunteer Group), and ▲creating balloon art for multicultural families (Hanuibaram Balloon Art Talent Volunteer Group), thereby deepening their understanding of the local community and learning a culture of cooperation and mutual growth.

Kim Chaeun, an employee who participated in the volunteer activity, shared, "I felt fulfilled being able to extend a helping hand to our neighbors through today’s volunteer work," adding, "It was an even more meaningful day as I was able to learn the mindset of mutual growth that is essential as a member of POSCO."

A representative from the POSCO Social Contribution Group, who organized the 'Nanum Bus', stated, "The Nanum Bus activities go beyond simple volunteering, signifying POSCO's commitment to more active communication with the local community," and added, "We will continue to create various activities so that new and intern employees can develop a culture of sharing."

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