Gangjin-gun Jakcheon-myeon Senior Citizens Association Donates 16 Million Won to Village Senior Centers

Published 08 Sep.2021 10:08(KST)

Delivered up to 700,000 KRW as Chuseok holiday consolation money to 31 senior centers

Delivered consolation money to the senior center. (From left: Song Bang-seon, Myeonjang; Jang Gwan-hong, President of the Senior Citizens Association; Kang Woon-gi, Vice President; Ji Doo-man, General Affairs) ⓒ Asia Economy

[Gangjin＝Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Kim Yong-su] The Senior Citizens Association of Jakcheon-myeon, Gangjin-gun (President Jang Gwan-hong) delivered consolation money amounting to 16 million won to the elderly at 31 senior centers in Jakcheon-myeon on the 3rd in celebration of the Chuseok holiday.

According to the county on the 8th, the consolation money was distributed based on the number of members, ranging from 300,000 won to a maximum of 700,000 won, totaling 16 million won, to 31 senior centers in Jakcheon-myeon. This fund was collected over several years from membership fees of 150 members of the Jakcheon-myeon Senior Citizens Association.

Executives of the Senior Citizens Association personally visited each village senior center to urge compliance with COVID-19 prevention guidelines and social distancing, checked on the well-being of members in each village, and delivered the consolation money.

President Jang Gwan-hong said, “I hope for a warm society where neighbors share affection and inquire about each other’s well-being. I believe that we seniors should set an example and take the lead. We prepared this to bring some joy to the elderly who might spend the Chuseok holiday alone due to COVID-19.”

Song Bang-seon, head of Jakcheon-myeon, expressed gratitude, saying, “I would like to thank President Jang Gwan-hong and the members of the Senior Citizens Association, who, as beneficiaries of welfare, have taken the initiative to practice the virtue of giving.”

Meanwhile, last month, the Jakcheon-myeon Senior Citizens Association donated 1 million won to the Angel Home Project conducted jointly by Gangjin-gun and the Green Umbrella Children’s Foundation. In 2019, they designated and donated 10 million won each to the Gangjin-gun Citizens Scholarship Foundation for talent development and to support neighbors in need. They also provide an annual scholarship of 300,000 won to elementary and middle school students in Jakcheon-myeon.