Gwangyang Steelworks Four-Leaf Clover Volunteer Group "Sharing Communication Through Sister Village Garden Cultivation"

Four-Leaf Clover Volunteer Group Composed of Employees and Families of Gwangyang Steelworks 4 Hot Rolling Mill
Cultivating a Garden Together to Expand Communication... Promoting Harmony with Residents through Strengthened Bonds

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters, Reporter Heo Seon-sik] The Four-Leaf Clover Volunteer Group of POSCO Gwangyang Steelworks has embarked on a special gardening project with residents of Daeji Village in Golyak-dong, Gwangyang City.

The Four-Leaf Clover Volunteer Group was established in 2014 following the completion of the 4th Hot Rolling Mill at Gwangyang Steelworks, composed of plant employees and their families. Since 2015, when the 4th Hot Rolling Mill formed a sisterhood relationship with Daeji Village, the Four-Leaf Clover Volunteer Group has maintained this bond for six years, regularly engaging in sharing activities.

The employees have made efforts to help Daeji Village develop further through various exchanges such as assisting with farm work, cleaning the surrounding environment, maintaining village facilities, and village beautification. In gratitude, the residents provided the volunteers with small garden plots free of charge where they could cultivate simple crops.

As a result, the newly created garden at the 4th Hot Rolling Mill of Gwangyang Steelworks has become a meaningful place fostering harmony between Daeji Village residents and employees. The employees decided not to simply tend the garden but to use this opportunity to visit the village more frequently and increase their time spent with the residents.

In addition to their existing village volunteer activities, the members now tend the garden once a month, receiving agricultural assistance from the residents and sharing many conversations. Through this, communication has become more active and mutual trust has been built, turning the small garden into an opportunity to better understand the practical needs of the residents.

The Four-Leaf Clover Volunteer Group, which shares the crops carefully planted each season with multicultural families in the region, plans to continue diligently tending the garden, strengthening bonds with the residents, and actively expanding sharing activities that genuinely contribute to the village’s development.

Lee Hyun-soo, the leader of the volunteer group, said, “It is very regrettable that due to the spread of COVID-19, we have not been able to visit the Daeji Village senior center as easily as before,” adding, “We always hold the village elders in our hearts like our own parents, so we hope the situation improves soon so we can visit often, greet them, and share good things.”

Meanwhile, Gwangyang Steelworks operates 40 talent volunteer groups that incorporate the knowledge, skills, and experiences of its employees into volunteer work, carrying out various volunteer and sharing activities across different fields. This year, it plans to establish three additional talent volunteer groups in the second half, expanding operations to promote coexistence and mutual growth with the local community, actively striving to realize the Community with POSCO model where companies and society develop together.

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