Geochang Saemaeul Women's Association Joins Traditional Market Relay Shopping... Revitalizing Market Merchants

Carry a Reusable Shopping Bag to Save the Environment and Boost the Local Economy

Geochang Saemaeul Women's Association participated in the traditional market relay shopping event.

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Choi Soon-kyung] The Saemaeul Women’s Association of Geochang-gun, Gyeongnam (President Shin Young-ae) participated on the 22nd in a relay shopping event at Geochang Traditional Market to support local merchants struggling due to the novel coronavirus infection (COVID-19).

On this day, about 40 members of the Saemaeul Geochang-gun branch purchased daily necessities within the traditional market, revitalizing the merchants.

Additionally, the women members practiced the life-saving movement by bringing handmade shopping bags made from discarded banners to prevent worsening environmental pollution.

Lee Jeong-yong, president of the Market Prosperity Association, said, “I hope COVID-19 will end soon so that our economy can regain vitality,” and added, “Thank you for always participating in the relay shopping events at the traditional market.”

The Geochang Traditional Market relay shopping event has been continuously promoted at least once a month since 2018 by Geochang-gun and the Geochang-gun Women’s Association Council (President Ha In-sook) with the aim of revitalizing the Geochang Traditional Market.

The Saemaeul Women’s Association Geochang-gun branch actively carries out sharing and volunteer activities in the local community, such as kimchi and rice cake soup rice sharing events and producing and donating cloth masks to overcome COVID-19.

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