Seoul Metropolitan Government Hangang Project Headquarters Recruiting Individual and Group Volunteers for Hangang Park

Focusing on Creating a Pleasant and Safe Hangang Park through Facility Inspections, Bicycle Safety Campaigns, and Mural Projects

[Asia Economy Reporter Lim Cheol-young] The Seoul Metropolitan Government's Hangang Project Headquarters announced on the 17th that it will recruit volunteers to carry out volunteer activities at all 11 Hangang Parks this year for four weeks from the 18th to March 18.

This year's Hangang Park volunteer activities will take place from April to December, focusing on creating a safe and pleasant Hangang Park together with citizens. In particular, various activities reflecting the characteristics of Hangang Park, such as inspection of park facilities like drinking fountains and playgrounds, bicycle road safety campaigns, and mural painting, are awaiting citizen participation.

This year, they plan to recruit 130 individual volunteers who will help create a safe and pleasant Hangang Park and 90 volunteer groups to participate in customized volunteer programs for each park.

The individual category is divided into Hangang Dodami (50 people), who lead the activities of volunteer groups; Silver Pro Bono Volunteer Group (40 people), where seniors aged 65 and over share their experiences and opinions; and Hangang Bicycle Patrol (40 people), which conducts bicycle road safety campaigns and facility monitoring.

The group category consists of Hangang Keepers (30 teams), who participate in environmental cleanup such as removing invasive plant species; Safety Culture Campaign Volunteer Group (10 teams), which promotes basic park usage rules; Hangang Star Keepers (10 teams), who operate star-gazing programs; Talent Donation Mural Volunteer Group (10 teams), which paints murals on aging park facilities; and Planning Volunteer Group (30 teams), which organizes volunteer activities planned around the theme of Hangang.

Individual volunteers can apply if they are citizens aged 20 or older residing or active in Seoul, and the group category includes elementary, middle, and high schools, companies, civic groups, etc., located in Seoul, with applications accepted for groups of five or more depending on the desired activity. Volunteers can have their service hours recognized through the 1365 Volunteer Portal upon request, and individuals and groups with continuous activities for more than two years and a total activity time of over 200 hours will have the opportunity to receive a commendation from the Mayor of Seoul.

Yoon Jong-jang, head of the Seoul Metropolitan Government's Hangang Project Headquarters, said, “This year, we especially plan to actively carry out activities where citizens directly participate in creating a safe and pleasant Hangang Park,” and added, “We look forward to the enthusiastic participation of citizens who love Hangang Park.”

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