Post-Corona Era Non-Face-to-Face Volunteer Work?

Yeongdeungpo-gu Volunteer Center Visits Abandoned Animal Shelter, Donates Snacks Remotely by Making Them at Home

Volunteers participating in the "Making Snacks for Abandoned Dogs and Cats" event held last month at the Yeongdeungpo-gu Volunteer Center, making pumpkin-flavored pet snacks called "Churu"

[Asia Economy Reporter Jongil Park] Yeongdeungpo-gu (District Mayor Chae Hyun-il) Volunteer Center is launching new genres of non-face-to-face volunteer activities every month in the post-COVID-19 era.

This initiative aims to provide new tasks to volunteers amid prolonged social distancing due to COVID-19, thereby sustaining continuous community sharing activities.

In January, the center conducted its first non-face-to-face volunteer activity, "Making Snacks for Abandoned Dogs and Cats." Although the number of abandoned animals has increased due to the COVID-19 situation, the number of volunteers and adopters visiting shelters has decreased, causing difficulties for shelters.

Volunteers made Churu (a type of stick-shaped snack for pets) using pumpkin and chicken provided by the center.

The Churu made by 86 people from 35 households residing in Yeongdeungpo was delivered to the local abandoned animal shelter, "Mullae Animal Rescue 119," helping the abandoned animals to have a warm winter.

Next, the center will introduce its second activity, "Creating Communication Posts in Apartment Elevators." Volunteers will create communication posts to deliver warm messages, snacks, and masks to neighbors. This is a solution to the intensified noise conflicts between floors and lack of communication with neighbors due to extended time spent at home during COVID-19.

Additionally, various non-face-to-face volunteer activities will be conducted, including ▲making braille cubes for the visually impaired ▲creating coloring books from scrap paper for dementia prevention ▲making eco-friendly humidifiers using felt sheets.

Chae Hyun-il, Mayor of Yeongdeungpo-gu, said, "I thank the volunteers who spare no dedicated effort to practice neighborly sharing despite the difficult situation caused by COVID-19," and added, "I expect that the warm hearts of volunteers will help overcome the current crisis well and create a better future."

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