Why Did Female Employee A at Yongsan District Office Put Gifts in the 'Tonghana Donation Box' for Chuseok?

Operating at 4 locations including district office and community centers until the 10th... Accepting donations of long-lasting food and daily necessities... For underprivileged groups such as children facing food insecurity, low-income residents, and basic livelihood security recipients

A resident of Yongsan-gu is donating items to the 'Tonghana Donation Box'.

[Asia Economy Reporter Jongil Park] “The food and daily necessities you send will be delivered as warm holiday gifts to neighbors in need.”

Yongsan-gu (Mayor Seongjang Hyun) is conducting the Chuseok ‘Donation Sharing Tonghana Campaign’ until the 10th.

The Tonghana Campaign means ‘Connecting with neighbors through one can of food.’ Residents put food and daily necessities into donation boxes installed by the district office, and the district delivers them as holiday gifts to neighbors in need.

On the 31st of last month, the district installed four Tonghana donation boxes at the government office and community service centers, and began collecting donated items from public officials and residents.

Acceptable donation items include foods that can be stored for a long time such as rice, ramen, canned food, cooking oil, and daily necessities such as shampoo, conditioner, soap, and detergent.

Meat or frozen/refrigerated foods and kimchi, which can spoil at room temperature, are not accepted. Medicines or health supplements, which may vary in individual consumption, are also excluded from donations.

Donated items will be used for marginalized groups such as children at risk of food insecurity, low-income residents, and basic livelihood security recipients through the Yongsan-gu Food Bank Market Center.

The Yongsan Food Bank Market Center receives surplus food donations from companies and individuals and delivers them to social welfare facilities, organizations, and low-income households, practicing love sharing through food.

Seongjang Hyun, Mayor of Yongsan-gu, said, “We want to create a warm Chuseok by starting with a small sharing of one can of food and being together with neighbors in need,” and added, “We hope for the active interest and participation of local residents in this Tonghana Campaign.”

During the last Lunar New Year holiday, the district also installed Tonghana donation boxes and received 8,064 items (equivalent to 41.25 million KRW) from companies and residents, which were delivered to low-income families in the area.

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