Seongnam City Warms Up with Year-End Acts of Kindness... Geumgwang Church and Cleaning Companies Lead Sharing Relay

Seongnam City Receives 25 Million Won Worth of Daily Necessities from Geumgwang Church
Seventeen Cleaning Service Contractors Donate 20 Million Won, Practicing Sharing

As the end of the year and the New Year approach, acts of kindness to help neighbors in need are continuing in Seongnam City, warming the local community.

Sinsangjin, Mayor of Seongnam (center), receives 'neighbor aid supplies' from Kim Youngsam, Senior Pastor of Geumgwang Church, at the mayor's office on the 19th. Provided by Seongnam City

On December 19, Seongnam City held a 'neighbor helping supplies donation ceremony' at the mayor's office, attended by Sinsangjin, Mayor of Seongnam, and Kim Youngsam, Senior Pastor of Geumgwang Church.

The supplies donated by Geumgwang Church, located in Yangji-dong, Sujeong-gu, consist of 500 boxes of daily necessities worth a total of 25 million won. Each 'Hope Box,' valued at 50,000 won, is filled with 18 essential items, including food and basic necessities such as seaweed, laver, toothbrushes, toothpaste, canned tuna, instant noodles, rice cake soup rice cakes, and rice. The city plans to sequentially distribute these supplies to 500 low-income and vulnerable households in the area.

Seongnam City received a donation of 20 million won from 17 cleaning service companies responsible for household waste collection and transportation on the 16th. Photo by Seongnam City

Earlier, on December 16, 17 cleaning service contractors responsible for household waste collection and transportation in various districts of Seongnam joined in this wave of giving. The 20 million won in donations, gathered by 583 employees, will be used to support neighbors in need within the city.

Each year, these cleaning service contractors set an example for the community by returning a portion of their profits to society through ongoing social contribution activities, such as donating daily necessities to the underprivileged and providing scholarships to children from single-parent families.

A Seongnam City official stated, "Despite the difficult times caused by the economic downturn, we deeply appreciate Geumgwang Church and the cleaning service contractors for their valuable acts of sharing."