Seodaemun-gu Hongje 3-dong Welfare Leaders Warmly Celebrate Birthday of Elderly Living Alone

Visiting Elderly Living Alone Before Birthday to Check on Well-being and Deliver Seaweed and Beef

A welfare community leader (right) in Hongje 3-dong, Seodaemun-gu, is visiting a solitary elderly person without family support who has an upcoming birthday, checking on their well-being and delivering seaweed and beef.

[Asia Economy Reporter Jongil Park] Seodaemun-gu (Mayor Moon Seok-jin) announced that the welfare community leaders of Hongje 3-dong will take the initiative to celebrate the birthdays of solitary elderly people without caregivers until the end of this year.

The community leaders prepared this project based on the fact that "many solitary elderly people feel lonely due to the prolonged COVID-19 pandemic."

Fifteen community leaders will visit 25 solitary elderly people who do not receive care from their children, delivering gifts and celebrating their birthdays.

If the responsible welfare community leader at the Hongje 3-dong Community Center is notified five days before the resident's birthday, the leader will pick up beef for soup and seaweed from affiliated butcher shops and stores and visit the target households.

Along with the gifts, the community leaders convey their congratulations and regards while also checking the safety of the living environment.

Choi Myung-hee, a welfare community leader who recently volunteered for a visit, said, "Visiting the homes of elderly people in need and celebrating their birthdays in person warmed my heart as I saw their happy reactions."

Sim Dal-su, president of the Hongje 3-dong Community Leaders Association, said, "Through this birthday celebration project, which reminds us of the meaning and fulfillment of volunteering, we will work harder to visit residents in need and help them feel that they have warm neighbors."

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