Responding to 'Good Rent' with a 'Beautiful Donation for Neighbors'

Seongbuk-gu Wolgok 2-dong Welfare Council Recently Held a Partnership Ceremony with Three Local Restaurants: Yukga, Gangnam Budaejjigae, and Madongjang...

Nanum Stores are voluntary donation shops run by local merchants who support residents in need through meal services, food ingredients, daily necessities, and beauty services in their respective businesses.

In Wolgok 2-dong, Seongbuk-gu, a 'Our Neighborhood Sharing Store' agreement was signed to practice sharing with neighbors, and representatives from the community service center and store owners are taking a commemorative photo.

[Asia Economy Reporter Park Jong-il] Recently, stories of landlords offering rent reductions to support self-employed business owners struggling due to the impact of COVID-19 are increasing.

Meanwhile, tenant merchants are also actively participating in beautiful donations for neighbors who are in even greater difficulty, with the number of kind sharing stores growing, serving as a commendable example.

Seongbuk-gu (District Mayor Lee Seung-ro) Wolgok 2-dong Welfare Council recently announced that it held a business agreement ceremony with three local restaurants: Yukga, Gangnam Budae Jjigae, and Madongjang.

Sharing stores are voluntary donation shops run by local merchants who, in their respective businesses, provide support such as meals, food ingredients, daily necessities, and hairdressing services to residents facing livelihood difficulties through collective efforts.

A Wolgok 2-dong official stated, “Due to the impact of COVID-19, residents’ dining out and outings have decreased, and especially with the university semester delayed, even the main customers, students, have reduced. In this difficult situation where sales at local businesses have been cut in half, the number of sharing stores supporting low-income residents in need has rather increased since February.”

The merchants participating in this kind sharing store agreement unanimously said, “At a time when all citizens are suffering due to COVID-19, seeing the participation of landlords offering kind rent reductions made us realize once again the meaning of a society living together. Also, as small business owners ourselves, participating in sharing stores has given us an opportunity to look back at neighbors who are facing even greater hardships, for which we are rather thankful.”

Yoon Jae-sung, chairman of the Wolgok 2-dong Welfare Council, said, “During this more difficult time than ever due to COVID-19, the donations from Wolgok 2-dong sharing stores stand out. I hope this difficult period passes well with hopeful stories, and that more stores take care of neighbors in need and share love.”

Wolgok 2-dong is promoting the “Our Village Dining Out” program to support the dietary needs of low-income groups and the “Tell Me Your Wish!” project supporting children and adolescents. Currently, 15 sharing stores (organizations) are participating, centered on the Welfare Council. Those who wish to participate in sharing stores can inquire at the Wolgok 2-dong Community Service Center (2241-5632).

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