[Photo] Seongbuk-gu Jeongneung 2-dong Sharing Hope Together for Lunar New Year

[Asia Economy Reporter Park Jong-il] In Jeongneung 2-dong, Seongbuk-gu (Mayor Lee Seung-ro), a sharing event with neighbors was held by resident organizations to celebrate the Lunar New Year of the Year of the Rat.

On the 20th, the Jeongneung 2-dong Red Cross Volunteer Society (President Jang Suk-ja), together with 20 members of the Welfare Council and Volunteer Camp, directly packaged 2kg of rice cake soup rice cakes and beef, and delivered them to about 70 vulnerable people including Hope Windmill recipients, low-income elderly living alone households, disabled households, homeless shelters, and facilities for North Korean defector youth.

Also, the Jeongneung 2-dong Neighborhood Association practiced sharing for neighbors in welfare blind spots. The association personally identified neighbors in blind spots and distributed goods sponsored by local organizations and related institutions to share a little warmth.

The neighbor sharing in Jeongneung 2-dong is not only specially held during holidays. Usually, the Jeongneung 2-dong Red Cross Volunteer Society forms 2:1 partnerships with neighbors in need, checking on them weekly and delivering side dishes, and conducts many volunteer activities for the community such as special holiday events and emergency support for families in crisis.

Lee Deok-nam, president of the Jeongneung 2-dong Neighborhood Association, said, “I felt warm-hearted to be able to deliver the rice cake soup that my mother used to make every Lunar New Year to neighbors in need. It was a meaningful occasion where neighborhood leaders visited residents who find it hard to show their difficulties, making the village a place where no one is left out.”

Jo Seong-jin, head of Jeongneung 2-dong, said, “Although it is a small sharing, I hope it will be delivered as great happiness within the community. I am glad it became an opportunity to share love with neighbors around us who are marginalized and in need of help. Sharing together will be a stepping stone to creating ‘Closer Neighbors, Happy Seongbuk.’” He expressed his gratitude once again.

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