Gangnam-gu Operates Communication Programs to Overcome COVID-19, Including 'Growing Cherry Tomatoes'

Distribution of cherry tomato seedlings

[Asia Economy Reporter Jongil Park] Gangnam-gu (District Mayor Jeong Soon-gyun) has been conducting an online psychological immunity program called ‘Hello! Challenge Together Spring, Overcome Spring’ since last month for residents exhausted by COVID-19.

This challenge campaign is a program that enhances mental immunity through communication between residents and volunteers, including △Cherry Tomato Growing Challenge ‘Hello? Cherry!’ △My Volunteer Story ‘Back in the Day~’ △COVID-19 Overcoming Hope Drawing △Online Water Play Together △Making Fruit Punch, which will be carried out sequentially until July.

In particular, the Cherry Tomato Growing Challenge ‘Hello? Cherry!’, where two cherry tomato seedlings are distributed per person, the growing process is shared online, and the harvested fruits are shared with neighbors, will run until the 29th of this month, with about 4,000 participants including volunteers, local residents, and the Gangnam-gu Daycare Family Volunteer Group.

Children volunteers participating in the challenge receive certification for two hours of volunteer activity through ‘sharing education’, and various gifts will be provided to outstanding challengers.

For more details, please visit the Gangnam-gu Volunteer Center website.

Lee Su-jin, Director of the Resident Autonomy Division, said, “I hope this activity brings joy even for a moment and spreads a culture of caring for neighbors’ ‘well-being’ through communication.”

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