Gwangyang Steelworks Holds Joint Volunteer Service with Jinwol and Ochu Communities

MOU Signed with City to Activate Volunteer Work, Total of 19 Gwangyang Steelworks Talent Volunteer Groups Participate

Held Resident Communication Time... Promise of Mutual Growth with Local Community through Continuous Sharing Activities

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters, Reporter Heo Seon-sik] POSCO Gwangyang Steelworks (Director Lee Jin-su) announced on the 23rd that it conducted a joint volunteer service with Gwangyang City in Ochum Village, Jinwol-myeon, actively practicing the 'Corporate Citizenship Management Philosophy.'

This joint volunteer service was promoted as part of the volunteer activation MOU signed between Gwangyang Steelworks and Gwangyang City in June last year to spread a culture of sharing in the local community.

A total of 19 talent volunteer groups from Gwangyang Steelworks participated in the volunteer activities that day, applying their talents to various fields and working hard.

About 250 employees of Gwangyang Steelworks, along with the Gwangyang City Hall volunteer group, Jinwol-myeon Saemaul Women's Association, and eight partner organizations of the talent volunteer groups, joined together, adding significance to the event.

Gwangyang Steelworks, in cooperation with Gwangyang City, discovered neighbors who had not yet received help and conducted joint volunteer services, drawing attention by carrying out customized volunteer activities.

The ▲Wallpaper Specialist Volunteer Group ▲Agricultural Machinery Repair Specialist Volunteer Group ▲Firefly Volunteer Group ▲119 Disaster Prevention Functional Volunteer Group ▲Home Organization and Cleaning Volunteer Group ▲Dustproof Net Volunteer Group ▲Happiness Connection Laundry Volunteer Group visited each household to repair wallpaper, flooring, lighting, roofs, and other parts of the house, cleaning thoroughly to create a comfortable living environment for the elderly.

The ▲Haircut Volunteer Group ▲Care and Support Volunteer Group ▲Two Hands Sparkling Nail Art Volunteer Group ▲Foot Massage Volunteer Group ▲Puffed Rice Snack Volunteer Group ▲Click Photo Volunteer Group ▲One Stitch Happiness Knitting Volunteer Group ▲Medical Volunteer Group invited residents to the village hall and provided beauty services, nail art, foot massages, and more, bringing smiles to the community.

Additionally, the ▲Green Volunteer Group ▲Evergreen Mural Volunteer Group ▲Science and Technology Volunteer Group beautified the village landscape through landscaping management, mural painting, and signboard installation, while the ▲Traffic Signal Volunteer Group helped manage traffic to ensure the safety of all talent volunteer groups during their activities.

Director Lee Jin-su of Gwangyang Steelworks also visited Ochum Village, encouraged employees who were actively engaged in volunteer work around the village, and participated in road painting along the village roads, leading the sharing activities.

After the volunteer activities, Gwangyang Steelworks arranged a time to communicate with the residents of Ochum Village and promised to continue sustainable sharing activities for mutual growth with the local community.

On the day, Director Lee Jin-su of Gwangyang Steelworks said, “I am proud of all the employees and their families at Gwangyang Steelworks who always personally practice the corporate citizenship management philosophy in the local community,” adding, “We will continue to strive to grow together with the region.”

An elderly resident of Ochum Village said, “Due to COVID-19, there were few opportunities to meet, but today’s volunteer activities made the village lively and vibrant,” and expressed gratitude, saying, “We are always thankful to Gwangyang Steelworks for doing good things for our village.”

Meanwhile, based on the corporate citizenship assets of the ‘Talent Volunteer Group,’ Gwangyang Steelworks plans to actively expand joint volunteer services linked with Gwangyang City and take the lead in practicing a ‘company that works with the local community,’ presenting a model where companies and society develop together for coexistence and mutual growth.

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

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