Delivery of Yukgaejang and Masks to 240 Residents of Gosiwon in Jongno 56ga-dong

Jongno-gu, Abundant Neighborly Love Events for Chuseok Celebration

Ewhadong Saemaeul Women's Association Kim Set Delivery

[Asia Economy Reporter Park Jong-il] Jongno-gu (Mayor Kim Young-jong) is holding various events throughout the region to convey warm hearts to neighbors in need in celebration of the traditional Korean holiday Chuseok.

First, from September 14 to 23, a 10-day resident-led donation sharing event ▲“10-Day Donation Race for Chuseok” will be promoted.

This event, organized jointly by the Jongno-gu Social Welfare Council and the Jongno-gu Community Security Council, is especially meaningful as local residents actively step forward to help marginalized neighbors.

Donatable items include long-lasting food products (ramen, canned goods, etc.) and daily necessities (soap, toothpaste, etc.). Residents wishing to donate can place items in donation boxes installed at the community service centers or bring them directly to the Welfare Support Division of the district office. The collected items will be distributed on September 28 through the Jongno-gu Food Bank Market to vulnerable residents in the district, such as elderly living alone, people with disabilities, and multicultural families.

Next, from the 21st to the 23rd, Gahoe-dong Community Service Center will conduct the “2020 Hangawi 情 Sharing Customized Support” project targeting low-income elderly, single-parent families, and middle-aged single-person households.

This aims to help marginalized neighbors who have been economically and psychologically strained due to the prolonged COVID-19 pandemic by providing customized items so they can have a warm holiday. The customized support packages are composed of items such as traditional Korean sweets sets, Korean beef exchange vouchers, quarantine supplies, and ramen, tailored to each household’s characteristics. Welfare planners and local community officers will visit homes to deliver these packages.

Jongno 56-ga-dong Community Service Center, together with the local Community Security Council, is conducting “Chuseok Crisis Household Discovery and Support.” The goal is to help residents of small lodging houses (goshiwon) who have little interaction with neighbors to alleviate loneliness and actively find households in need of welfare services to eliminate welfare blind spots.

The target group consists of about 240 residents living in eight goshiwon locations. Reflecting the opinions of goshiwon staff and residents, essential item bundles including instant yukgaejang (spicy beef soup) and KF94 masks were delivered. One goshiwon resident who received the bundle called the community service center directly and expressed gratitude, saying, “Because of COVID-19, it was hard to feel the holiday spirit this year, but receiving instant soup and much-needed masks made me very thankful.”

Pyeongchang-dong Community Service Center, together with the local Community Security Council, will hold a rice cake sharing event on the 24th to celebrate the holiday. This is to share delicious rice cakes ordered directly with elderly low-income neighbors who have found it increasingly difficult to communicate with others due to the prolonged COVID-19 pandemic.

Ehwa-dong Community Service Center, in cooperation with the Saemaul Women’s Association, has completed delivering seaweed sets to low-income residents so that marginalized neighbors can have a warm holiday. The Ehwa-dong Saemaul Women’s Association has led local love-sharing activities such as side dish distribution for low-income elderly, winter red bean porridge, kimchi making, and samgyetang (ginseng chicken soup) sharing, funded by proceeds from bazaars.

In Jongno 56-gadong, essential item packages consisting of instant food, masks, and more were delivered to about 240 residents of goshiwon in celebration of Chuseok.

Mayor Kim Young-jong said, “I thank the residents who willingly came together to support neighbors who will spend a lonelier Chuseok due to COVID-19. Especially in difficult times, I hope that the movement to care for each other and share warm affection continues throughout the community.”

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