Suhyup Launches 'Seafood Meal Challenge'... First Participating Institution is Songpa District Office

Employees of Songpa District Office, who were the first to participate in the Seafood Meal Challenge, are having a lunch composed of various seafood dishes in the cafeteria on the 7th.

[Asia Economy Reporter Joo Sang-don] The National Federation of Fisheries Cooperatives announced on the 8th that it has launched the 'Seafood Meal Challenge' campaign starting from the 7th to help fishermen who are struggling due to missing the seafood shipment timing caused by the novel coronavirus infection (COVID-19).

The Seafood Meal Challenge campaign was inspired by the 'Ice Bucket Challenge.' It is a relay-style campaign in which public institutions and private companies participate to continue consumption by using seafood in meal menus.

A representative from the Federation of Fisheries Cooperatives said, "Recently, due to the postponement of elementary, middle, and high school openings caused by COVID-19, seafood deliveries for school meals, which are major bulk demand sources, have been blocked, and seafood consumption has sharply declined due to social distancing campaigns, causing great difficulties for fishermen." He added, "In response, Lim Jun-taek, Chairman of the National Federation of Fisheries Cooperatives, requested 648 government agencies, public institutions, and private companies to join the campaign."

The first participating institution in this campaign is Songpa District Office. On the 7th, they purchased seafood for about 1,000 servings of school meals, and all employees including District Mayor Park Sung-soo shared a lunch consisting of various seafood dishes such as ▲Abalone Seaweed Soup ▲Grilled Eel ▲Shrimp and Jellyfish Cold Salad. Songpa District Office plans to continue purchasing seafood to support fishermen in the future.

Chairman Lim said, "I deeply appreciate Songpa District for stepping forward as the first participating institution in the challenge," and added, "I hope many institutions and companies will show interest in fishermen who are going through difficult times."

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