"Sharing Warm Hearts with Refreshing Watermelon!" … Eomgung Agricultural Market Holds Watermelon Sharing Event

Eomgung Agricultural Products Wholesale Market Management Office 'This Year's Refreshing Summer Watermelon Sharing Event' (Photo from last year's event).

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Dongguk Lee] The Eomgung Agricultural Products Wholesale Market Management Office in Busan held the 'This Year's Cool Summer Watermelon Sharing Event' with distribution workers in the market at 10 a.m. on the 3rd in the second-floor conference room of the management office.

Now in its 7th year, the watermelon sharing event is hosted by the Eomgung Agricultural Products Wholesale Market Management Office and carried out through donations from all distribution workers within the wholesale market.

Since 2016 until 2021, distribution workers at the Eomgung Agricultural Products Wholesale Market have donated Korean agricultural products such as watermelons and kimchi cabbage four times a year. This year's event is especially meaningful as the distribution workers practiced sharing despite difficulties caused by COVID-19 and high inflation.

A total of 700 watermelons were donated this time and will be delivered through the Saemaeul Women's Association and the Regional Children's Center Federation as follows: 550 watermelons to 344 senior centers in Sasang-gu and Saha-gu areas, 75 watermelons to 21 children's centers in Sasang-gu, and 75 watermelons to the Maria Sisters in Seo-gu.

Im Seonhong, head of the Eomgung Agricultural Products Wholesale Market Management Office, said, "Despite the frozen local economy due to COVID-19 and high inflation, I would like to thank the distribution workers who practiced valuable sharing again this year," adding, "I hope this watermelon sharing helps our neighbors have a somewhat cooler summer."

He added, "Going forward, the management office will strive harder to supply excellent agricultural products to citizens and actively promote various and excellent Korean agricultural product sharing events such as watermelons and kimchi cabbage so as not to neglect the marginalized neighbors around us."

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