Jongno-gu Conducts 'Good Mask Sharing Volunteer Campaign'

If You Donate Public Masks, Receive Cloth Masks and Portable Hand Sanitizers

[Asia Economy Reporter Jongil Park] Jongno-gu (District Mayor Kim Young-jong) will conduct the 'Good Mask Sharing Volunteer Campaign' in front of Exit 2 of Gwanghwamun Station from March 18 to April 3.

The 'Good Mask Sharing Volunteer Campaign' was established to promote a mature civic culture and foster a volunteer culture by encouraging people to give up their own health masks so that those who urgently need masks, such as medical staff and vulnerable groups to infection, can use public masks first amid the prolonged shortage of masks due to COVID-19.

The campaign will be held a total of 8 times during the period, every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Any resident can participate, and those who donate their public masks will receive a cloth mask and a portable sanitizer.

On the 26th at 2 p.m., Changsin 2-dong held a 'Hope Sharing Event' at the community center parking lot to distribute cloth masks and hand sanitizers free of charge to residents struggling due to the prolonged COVID-19 situation.

The Hope Sharing Event was jointly organized by Changsin 2-dong and the Changsin Sungin Urban Regeneration Cooperative (Chairman Shin Hyun-gil), with 150 masks directly made by Dongdaemun Geunyeoja (CEO Kim Jong-im), an art group using clothing.

On the day of the event, the district set up a sharing booth and distributed one cloth mask and five disposable hand sanitizers to 150 local residents, along with leaflets containing COVID-19 safety guidelines.

On the 25th at 10 a.m., Jongno 5·6-ga-dong held a 'Good Mask Delivery Ceremony' at the community center. The Hwangsil Palace Culture Foundation donated 300 masks to the district to practice community sharing, and the district delivered the donated masks to households with disabled persons in the area.

Additionally, cases of residents making masks themselves and donating them to the community center are increasing. Ewha-dong received 100 masks made from leftover fabric donated by Noh Mi-kyung, a member of the Residents' Autonomy Committee, and distributed them to low-income residents in the area. Sajik-dong received 300 masks made by members of the Eco Life Cooperative.

District Mayor Kim Young-jong expressed his gratitude to everyone practicing sharing, saying, "To overcome COVID-19, we all need to unite our efforts. We ask for active participation in social distancing measures such as refraining from unnecessary events or gatherings and limiting outings to prevent community infection."

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