No Elderly Left Hungry... Jeong Jong-bok, Busan Gijang County Governor, Volunteers at Jeonggwan Senior Welfare Center Meal Service

Jeong Jong-bok, head of Gijang County (center), is volunteering to serve meals at the Jeonggwan Senior Welfare Center's senior dining hall.

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Hwang Du-yeol] Jeong Jong-bok, the mayor of Gijang-gun, Busan, along with his wife Song Sam-seon, visited the Jeonggwan Senior Welfare Center's senior cafeteria on the 23rd to volunteer in meal service for the elderly.

Mayor Jeong Jong-bok and his wife served nutritious lunch meals to about 500 seniors who visited the senior cafeteria that day, conveying warm greetings.

Since taking office, Mayor Jeong Jong-bok has been visiting senior cafeterias in the district, meeting the elderly in person and listening to their voices on site.

The mayor said, "I will continue to gather various opinions related to elderly welfare and maintain steady interest in and develop the senior meal support project."

Gijang-gun operates eight free senior cafeterias in the district and provides weekday lunch meals to about 1,000 seniors who inevitably skip meals due to family circumstances or other unavoidable reasons.

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