Delivering Lunchboxes to Elderly Living Alone for 5 Years Brings Warmth

Shim Eun-ju (female, 52), who has been running a restaurant in Gokseong, Jeonnam, has been volunteering to provide lunchboxes for five years.

[Gokseong=Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters, Reporter Cha Jong-sun] A heartwarming story of quietly delivering lunchboxes to elderly people living alone for five years in Gokseong-gun, Jeollanam-do, has brought warmth to the local community.

The protagonist is Shim Eun-joo (52, female), who runs a restaurant in Gokseong. She is a native who was born and raised in Gokseong.

Five years ago, when Shim started her restaurant, she thought about volunteering to provide lunchboxes for elderly people living alone.

Since then, every Wednesday, she packs lunchboxes and delivers them herself, conveying warm hearts to approximately 1,200 elderly people to date.

Shim said that on the first day she delivered lunchboxes, seeing the eyes of the elderly living alone reminded her of her late parents, and with a heart of unfinished filial duty, she has been consistently volunteering with lunchbox deliveries for five years.

Shim said, “As a small restaurant owner, although I am not well-off, I made lunchboxes with the desire to offer even a small help to the marginalized elderly. Although these times are becoming increasingly difficult and exhausting due to COVID-19, I want to practice more volunteering and contribute to the local community.”

Gokseong=Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters, Reporter Cha Jong-sun cha6960@asiae.co.kr

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