Support Program for the Vulnerable at the Traditional Market
Gwangju Urban Corporation held a "Love Shopping" event for the underprivileged in collaboration with the Gwangju Jeonnam branch of the Korean Red Cross at Yangdong Market in Seo-gu on the 22nd to celebrate the Chuseok holiday. Photo by Gwangju Urban Corporation
Gwangju Urban Corporation (President Kim Seungnam) held a "Love Shopping" event for the underprivileged in collaboration with the Gwangju-Jeonnam branch of the Korean Red Cross at Yangdong Market in Seo-gu on the 22nd to celebrate the Chuseok holiday.
This event was organized to support local neighbors in need who are struggling due to the economic downturn and rising prices, and to revitalize the traditional market and small business owners, thereby contributing to the local economy.
The corporation selected 40 vulnerable households among residents of permanent rental apartments to receive financial support for holiday preparations. Among them, 10 socially isolated households, including single-person households, participated directly in the shopping event.
Employees of the corporation, Red Cross volunteers, and beneficiaries from 10 households purchased holiday necessities such as fruit and meat using Onnuri gift certificates, joining efforts to revitalize the traditional market.
President Kim Seungnam stated, "Although everyone is facing difficulties due to the economic downturn and rising prices, I hope that this Chuseok shopping event will help the underprivileged in our community and the traditional market enjoy a more abundant holiday."
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