[Photo] Park Junhee, Gwanak-gu Mayor, Caring for Elderly Living Alone for Lunar New Year

[Asia Economy Reporter Park Jong-il] Park Jun-hee, the mayor of Gwanak-gu, visited the Volunteer Center on the 22nd ahead of the Seollal holiday to volunteer alongside local volunteers by slicing rice cake soup rice cakes and packing sundae soup to be delivered to elderly people living alone.

He then visited the home of Mr. Kim (68), a resident of Haengun-dong who lives alone without family, to offer New Year's greetings, inquire about his well-being, and listen attentively to his difficulties, showing a step closer approach to the residents.

Gwanak-gu has designated the period from the 20th to the 31st as the "Intensive Volunteer Week" in celebration of the Seollal holiday, with all employees directly participating in volunteer activities.

Mayor Park Jun-hee said, "Civil servant volunteer activities are a long-standing tradition carried out to share the warmth of family with neighbors in need who are easily isolated during the holidays," adding, "I hope our small attention and efforts are well delivered to lonely neighbors and become a source of hope in their lives."

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