POSCO 1% Nanum Foundation Delivers Lunchbox Support Funds to Gwangyang Aikiwoom Center

750 Million KRW Donation to Prevent Child Hunger During School Vacation Period

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Lee Hyung-kwon] Gwangyang City announced on the 29th that the POSCO 1% Sharing Foundation has donated 75 million KRW in lunchbox support funds to prevent children using the Gwangyang Aikiwoom Center from experiencing food shortages.

Through this sponsorship, about 250 children using the 10 Gwangyang Aikiwoom Centers will receive lunchbox benefits during the vacation period, with meal preparation, delivery, and collection all handled by the Gwangyang Senior Club.

The Gwangyang Aikiwoom Centers receiving meal support include five locations in Gwangyang-eup (Youth Culture House, Songbo 7th Complex, Deokrye Sushia, Deokjin Gwangyang Spring, Changdeok 1st Complex), four locations in Jungma-dong (Nonghyup Culture Center, Seongho 2-1 Complex, Songbo 5th Complex, Songbo 6th Complex), and one location in Gwangyeong-dong (Brownstone Gaya).

Among these, the Nonghyup Culture Center in Jungma-dong is scheduled to provide lunchboxes when the care center reopens as the COVID-19 situation eases.

Choi Sook-jwa, head of the Women and Family Division, said, “We are grateful to the POSCO 1% Sharing Foundation for extending a helping hand to solve the big concern of working parents regarding their children’s lunch during vacation,” and added, “The city will do its best to continuously expand the Gwangyang Aikiwoom Centers until 2022 to alleviate childcare burdens and create a child-friendly city where work and family coexist.”

Meanwhile, the POSCO 1% Sharing Foundation has also designated and donated 5 million KRW to the Sarang Sharing Welfare Foundation to create a safe and comfortable care environment for children using the Gwangyang Aikiwoom Centers, installing indoor safety bars, handrails, and more.

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