"More Vitality During the COVID Slump" Gyeongbuk Sangju Barugesalgi Association Expands Volunteer Members with 'Six Hundred Fifty Movement'

Sangju City Hall, Gyeongbuk.

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Kim Yong-woo] “We will increase members by 6 each to gather 150 members.”

The Sangju City Council of the Barugesalgi Movement in Gyeongbuk launched the ‘Yukbaekosip (6·150)’ campaign to revitalize local volunteer activities that have been stagnant due to COVID-19.

This is the first project created by the Sangju Council to respond to the reality where external activities are being reduced or canceled and to maintain the vitality of the organization.

The Yukbaekosip campaign is a membership recruitment drive in which 24 eup-myeon-dong committees and 25 sub-organizations including hiking clubs affiliated with the Sangju City Council each recruit 6 new members to secure 150 new members.

Started in May, the Yukbaekosip campaign exceeded its initial goal within three months, achieving the recruitment of 161 members.

The average age of the newly recruited members is 54, which is expected to bring new vitality to the organization amid the aging trend.

The unique Yukbaekosip campaign of the Sangju Council is attracting attention from other social organizations by presenting a new activity model while volunteer and social group activities are shrinking due to COVID-19.

Chairman Kim Jeong-won announced that after this Yukbaekosip campaign, the second project, the ‘Majungmul’ business plan, will be promoted.

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