Gwangyang Steelworks Woodcraft Volunteer Group: "Elderly! Now Enjoy Your Meals Comfortably"

Hope Tree Woodcraft Volunteer Group Conducts Customized Woodworking and Sharing Activities

Handcrafts and Gifts Wheelchair-Exclusive Tray Stands for Seniors at Jinsang Nursing Home

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters, Reporter Heo Seon-sik] POSCO Gwangyang Steelworks’ ‘Hope Tree Woodcraft Volunteer Group (Leader Park Sang-beom)’ gifted handmade wooden products to Jinsang Senior Nursing Home in Gwangyang City on the 10th, bringing warm cheer at the end of the year.

The delivery ceremony was attended by Jeong Byeong-gwan, Director of Jungma Senior Welfare Center, Park Hoon, Director of Gwangyang Jinsang Senior Nursing Home, related personnel, and members of the Hope Tree Woodcraft Volunteer Group including Leader Park Sang-beom.

The Hope Tree Woodcraft Volunteer Group at Gwangyang Steelworks was founded in April last year and has been dedicated to spreading a culture of sharing within the community by custom-making wooden crafts and furniture and donating them to neighbors in need and social welfare facilities.

This sharing activity was carried out to support the elderly spending their later years at Jinsang Senior Nursing Home. The wooden wheelchair tray donated by the Hope Tree Woodcraft Volunteer Group to Okgok Senior Nursing Home last year received great acclaim, leading Jinsang Senior Nursing Home to request assistance through Jungma Senior Welfare Center.

Elderly individuals with mobility difficulties need a tray stand to place their meal trays directly on their wheelchairs. The issue is that the tray must be placed on the wheelchair’s armrest, and since there are no commercial products available, custom wooden products were urgently needed.

Accordingly, the members directly crafted 12 sets of custom wooden wheelchair tray stands so that the elderly can comfortably have their meals even while in wheelchairs.

At the delivery ceremony, Jang Ho-seon, General Affairs Officer, said, “We feel grateful to be able to share by utilizing the small talents we have,” adding, “During the COVID-19 pandemic, both body and mind were exhausted, but seeing the elderly comfortably eating with the wooden wheelchair trays gives us great fulfillment.”

Park Hoon, Director of Jinsang Senior Nursing Home, expressed gratitude, saying, “Thanks to the employees of Gwangyang Steelworks, the elderly can now comfortably eat even while in wheelchairs,” and added, “We will strive harder to ensure the elderly live happier later years.”

Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters, Reporter Heo Seon-sik hss79@asiae.co.kr

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