Ulsan Ulju-gun, Sweat and Effort Washing Blankets for Elderly Living Alone

Duseo-myeon Community Security Council Conducts Love Laundry Volunteer Activity

Members of the Community Security Council in Duseo-myeon, Ulju-gun, Ulsan, carried out a volunteer activity on the 24th, washing blankets at the homes of elderly people living alone.

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Kim Yong-woo] Members of the Duseo-myeon Community Social Security Council in Ulju-gun, Ulsan, carried out an activity on the 24th to wash the blankets of elderly people living alone. It was a volunteer blanket washing service for vulnerable groups such as elderly people living alone in the area.

Eighteen council members participated in the volunteer activity that day. They collected about 40 blankets from elderly people who either did not have washing machines or had machines with insufficient capacity to wash blankets. They transported the blankets to the Ulsan branch of the Korean Red Cross, where they were thoroughly washed and dried before being delivered back to each household, working hard under the hot sun.

An elderly person who received the blanket washing said, "I didn’t have a washing machine, so I had no way to wash thick blankets until now. I’m grateful for having them washed like this."

Labor Song, co-chairman of the council, said, "I am glad that through the Love Blanket Washing volunteer service, we were able to check on the well-being of vulnerable neighbors and help improve hygiene management within their homes."

The Duseo-myeon Community Social Security Council is promoting various specialized projects for vulnerable groups such as elderly people living alone who are in blind spots of welfare services. They plan to conduct another laundry volunteer service for elderly people who could not leave their blankets this time, again in August.

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