[Photo] Lee Jeong-hoon, Gangdong-gu Mayor, Joins Preparation of 'Hope Package' for Lunar New Year Food

Providing Lunar New Year Food Support to 300 Vulnerable Single-Person and Multicultural Households... Offering Hanbok to Multicultural Families to Promote Korean Culture

Jung-Hoon Lee, Mayor of Gangdong-gu (second from the left), is preparing food to be packed in the Hope Package.

[Asia Economy Reporter Jong-il Park] Gangdong-gu (Mayor Lee Jeong-hoon) supported 300 vulnerable single-person households and multicultural families with ‘Hope Packages’ on the 4th to celebrate the Year of the Black Ox.

The sharing event was attended by staff and volunteers from Seongnae Comprehensive Social Welfare Center (Director Lee Sang-hyun) as well as multicultural families.

The Hope Packages were prepared by purchasing holiday foods (assorted jeon, rice cake soup rice cakes, dumplings, traditional Korean sweets, fruits) in collaboration with the Seongnae Traditional Market Merchants Association, which has a business agreement with Seongnae Comprehensive Social Welfare Center to revitalize the local economy, and included masks.

The packages, packed at Seongnae Comprehensive Social Welfare Center, were safely delivered by teams of 2-3 people per district, following a non-face-to-face doorstep distribution principle.

Additionally, separate from the Hope Packages, multicultural families had the opportunity to learn about Korean culture and share neighborly warmth through hanbok donations contributed by district employees.

Lee Jeong-hoon, Mayor of Gangdong-gu, said, “I hope the Hope Packages provide comfort to single-person households and multicultural families facing an even colder holiday due to COVID-19,” and added, “We will continue to carry out various sharing activities to support neighbors who are easily marginalized.”

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