Seongbuk-gu Seokgwan-dong Handmade Fabric Masks Made with Beautiful Hands and Heart

A Volunteer Group of Beauty Service Providers Begins... A Heartfelt Initiative to Offer Purchase Opportunities for Public Masks to Those in Need

[Asia Economy Reporter Park Jong-il] Recently, despite the prolonged COVID-19 pandemic and the difficulty in obtaining health masks, various donation angels through sharing and consideration are appearing throughout society.

In Seokgwan-dong, Seongbuk-gu (Mayor Lee Seung-ro), the ‘Pretty Hands Volunteer Group,’ composed of retired beauty and hair professionals, has stepped forward.

They have been donating their beauty talents under the name ‘Neighbor Project’ for vulnerable groups such as elderly people with mobility difficulties and the disabled. This time, they purchased mask fabric and related materials themselves and started making masks.

Several others also helped with their talent donation. The Seongbuk-gu Sewing Support Center in Seokgwan-dong provided sewing equipment and space so that the volunteer members could comfortably produce masks, and the local community center staff participated in the production to support their efforts. The 200 masks made with combined hearts were delivered to the Seokgwan-dong Community Center on the 23rd.

Kim Soon-sil, head of the Pretty Hands Volunteer Group who led the talent donation, said, “It was upsetting to see elderly people having difficulty buying masks standing in long lines in front of pharmacies due to COVID-19. Therefore, the members put even more care into making the masks,” sharing her thoughts on the mask production.

Lee Dae-hyun, head of Seokgwan-dong, said, “I am grateful to the Pretty Hands Volunteer Group who made the masks and the Seongbuk-gu Sewing Support Center for providing the space. The masks will be delivered to employees, quarantine participants, and neighbors in need, and I hope this will be a small opportunity for those who really need health masks to be able to purchase them.”

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