Seongbuk-gu Seokgwan-dong 'Mask Donation Chain' Continues, Drawing Attention

After news of an anonymous mask donor spread, a series of donations for neighbors followed... Various groups such as the Residents' Autonomy Committee, Neighborhood Association, and Volunteer Disaster Prevention Team united in the same spirit

On the 10th, several community organizations, including the Seokgwan-dong Tongjang Council, visited the Seokgwan-dong Community Center to donate masks for our neighbors and took a commemorative photo. (From left: Kim Eun-kyung, Head of Health and Welfare Team; Kim Hee-ja, President of Seokgwan-dong Tongjang Council; Lee Dae-hyun, Head of Seokgwan-dong)

[Asia Economy Reporter Park Jong-il] Amid growing anxiety due to the ongoing news about the novel coronavirus, warm news is spreading in Seokgwan-dong, Seongbuk-gu (Mayor Lee Seung-ro).

Since an anonymous 'Seokgwan-dong Mask Angel' donated 500 masks on the 5th, a mask-sharing relay has been spreading throughout Seokgwan-dong.

Various resident organizations, including the Seokgwan-dong Residents' Autonomy Committee and the Neighborhood Association Council, visited the community center in person on the morning of the 10th to deliver masks, asking that they be given to neighbors in need.

The Seokgwan-dong Residents' Autonomy Committee (Chairman Kim Deok-hyun) donated 814 masks for neighbors in need, and the Neighborhood Association Council (Chairwoman Kim Hee-ja) also donated 250 masks (worth approximately 500,000 KRW).

Additionally, the Seokgwan-dong Volunteer Disaster Prevention Group (Leader Kim Young-gap) purchased masks worth about 300,000 KRW and entrusted them to the community center.

In response to the continuous mask donations from residents, the staff of the Seokgwan-dong Community Center also purchased 150 masks to deliver to neighbors in need.

Furthermore, resident organizations including the Neighborhood Association Council have a history of sharing together. Last year, they were the first among resident organizations in Seongbuk-gu to donate funds for residents affected by the wildfires in Gangwon-do.

Since then, various individuals and organizations in Seongbuk-gu have continued to donate, raising about 54 million KRW and delivering it.

Kim Deok-hyun, Chairman of the Seokgwan-dong Residents' Autonomy Committee, and Kim Hee-ja, Chairwoman of the Neighborhood Association Council, who participated in the sharing relay, stated, “At a time when the entire nation is feeling a sense of crisis due to the ongoing novel coronavirus, we hope that as local organization leaders, we can help prevent virus infection even a little through these activities.”

Lee Dae-hyun, Head of Seokgwan-dong, expressed gratitude, saying, “‘Seokgwan-dong Mask Angel’s’ beautiful act of kindness has expanded not only in Seokgwan-dong but throughout the local community, becoming an opportunity to spread a culture of sharing. We thank everyone who donated masks this time.”

The Seokgwan-dong Community Center plans to distribute the donated masks to low-income elderly living alone, elderly collecting recyclables, children from multicultural families, local children’s centers, silver welfare centers, and other multi-use facilities with many users in the area.

This content was produced with the assistance of AI translation services.