Jangheung-gun Supports 'Overcoming COVID-19' by Producing Cloth Masks

1000 Copies Delivered to Elderly Customized Care Service Recipients and Life Support Workers

More than 60 volunteers from Jangheung County produced 1,000 cloth masks at the Jangheung Comprehensive Welfare Center. (Photo by Jangheung County)

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Seo Young-seo] Jeonnam Jangheung Comprehensive Social Welfare Center (Director Kim Young-seok) announced on the 16th that it produced 1,000 handmade cotton masks over three days from the 9th to the 13th to overcome the COVID-19 infectious disease crisis.

About 60 volunteers made cotton masks in the large conference room of the Jangheung Comprehensive Social Welfare Center.

The handmade cotton masks are scheduled to be distributed to 735 elderly customized care service recipients, 64 life support workers, and about 200 social contribution donation bank care activity recipients.

The masks were made possible through the voluntary talent donation participation of life support workers affiliated with the welfare center and female students of the welfare center’s program sewing machine class for employment and entrepreneurship.

The volunteers strictly maintained personal hygiene by wearing masks and disinfecting their hands while making the cotton masks.

Life support workers took charge of designing, cutting, and ironing volunteer work, while sewing machine class students demonstrated the sewing skills they had learned so far.

Director Kim Young-seok said, “I am grateful to the volunteers who joined forces to produce the masks,” and added, “I hope the culture of sharing spreads throughout the local community so that we can overcome the difficult times of COVID-19 well.”

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