Available at Community Centers, Paid Parking Lots, and More
Jeonju City in North Jeolla Province has decided to double the volunteer mileage points to provide more substantial rewards for volunteer activities.
The Jeonju Volunteer Center announced on the 18th that it plans to increase the volunteer mileage points from the current 120 points per hour to 240 points per hour, effectively doubling the reward.
The volunteer mileage program is a recognition system for volunteers that the city first introduced nationwide in 2013, awarding 60 points per hour of volunteer work at its inception.
In 2015, the city raised the mileage to 120 points per hour. Now, in response to changes such as adjustments in public facility usage fees and the introduction of new mileage redemption options, and to allow volunteers to enjoy a wider range of benefits, the city has decided to increase the points to 240 per hour of volunteer service.
Through this measure, the city expects that volunteers will be able to use the miles they accumulate through volunteer work more effectively.
To use the mileage, volunteers must first obtain a volunteer ID card. The volunteer ID card can be issued after signing up on the '1365 Volunteer Portal' and completing either five volunteer sessions or at least 10 hours of volunteer work to accumulate records. Afterward, volunteers can visit the Jeonju Volunteer Center to receive the card. When applying, they must bring an ID and one passport-sized photo.
The accumulated mileage can be used for: ▲fees for 152 types of certificates issued at 34 Jeonju community centers, Wansan and Deokjin district offices, and Jeonju City Hall; ▲fees at 34 paid parking lots and 18 sports facilities operated by the Jeonju Facilities Management Corporation; ▲10 public bicycle rental stations; and ▲admission or usage fees for Jeonju Zoo, Jeonju Natural Ecology Museum, Gyeonggijeon Shrine, and Wansan Bunker The Space. However, since partial payment is not possible, volunteers must have enough mileage to cover the full amount of the fee or charge they wish to pay.
In addition, as part of its recognition and reward initiatives for volunteers, the city continuously carries out various programs, including: ▲selection and commendation of outstanding volunteers each quarter; ▲year-end awards for excellent volunteers; ▲the Jeonju Volunteer Festival and Volunteer Unity Festival; ▲volunteer leader healing workshops; and ▲volunteer case presentation events. Through these efforts, the city aims to promote the social value of volunteering and encourage greater participation.
Whereas volunteer activities in the past were often limited to one-off events, the city is now expanding the scope to include specialized volunteering such as talent donation and sustainable volunteer work aimed at solving local issues.
To this end, the Jeonju Volunteer Center operates various training programs, including 'Seed of Service' media education, basic volunteer training, and specialized courses, to nurture and develop volunteers.
Lee Kyungjin, head of the Jeonju Volunteer Center, said, "With this increase in mileage, we hope more citizens will participate in volunteer activities, work together to solve local issues, rediscover the value of volunteering, and find small moments of happiness."
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