Gangnam-gu Hosts Kimchi Sharing Event with 'Bokjakbokjak Pink Santa' Together

Organized by Gangnam-gu Volunteer Center, 170 Participants Including Corporate Volunteers... Non-Face-to-Face Delivery to 600 Vulnerable Households

[Asia Economy Reporter Jongil Park] Gangnam-gu (District Mayor Jeong Soon-gyun) held a kimchi-sharing event for vulnerable groups, "I'm Pink Santa, BokjakBokjak Pink Santa Kimchi Day," on the 13th at Daechung Park in Irwon-dong.

Hosted by the Gangnam-gu Volunteer Center, this "Pink Santa" activity involved 170 volunteer employees from local companies such as Dongkook Pharmaceutical, Ido Gomtang, and KEPCO KDN, as well as local residents. Due to COVID-19, the event was conducted by directly packaging finished products such as 5kg of cabbage kimchi.

The kimchi was delivered in a non-face-to-face manner to 174 households of North Korean defectors living in Irwon and Suseo-dong, as well as 426 vulnerable households including people with disabilities and elderly living alone.

The "Pink Santa" activity, named by combining the color "pink," symbolizing Gangnam-gu volunteerism, and "Santa," symbolizing a warm year-end, is held annually to foster a culture of continuous corporate volunteer participation and to help neighbors in need.

Lee Su-jin, Director of the Resident Autonomy Division, said, "Gangnam-gu is known as a wealthy area, but if you look closely, there are many vulnerable neighbors who need help. We will help vulnerable groups struggling due to the prolonged COVID-19 pandemic to have a warm winter by spreading a culture of caring and cooperative community welfare involving companies and residents."

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