Gwangyang Steelworks Talent Volunteer Group Successfully Concludes the 15th Pureun Seongjang Youth Festival

Supporting Children's Unique Experiences Through Interactive Programs at Experience Booths

Showcasing Diverse Volunteer Activities Including Calligraphy, Dalgona and Jegi Making, and Puffed Rice Snacks

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters, Reporter Heo Seon-sik] POSCO Gwangyang Steelworks (Director Lee Jin-su) announced that it supported the dreams and hopes of local youth at the ‘15th Blue Growth Youth Festival’ held on the 15th.

The ‘Blue Growth Youth Festival’ is an event organized by Gwangyang City and the Gwangyang Youth Culture House to expand cultural experience opportunities for local youth, share unique youth culture with citizens, and facilitate communication among them.

On this day, the Gwangyang Steelworks’ ‘Hope Calligraphy Drawn by Hand’ talent volunteer group, ‘Traditional Play Culture’ talent volunteer group, ‘Love-filled Puffed Rice Snack’ talent volunteer group, and ‘Haneubar Balloon Art’ talent volunteer group operated experience booths to ensure that children could participate in the event in a comfortable environment.

In particular, they attracted attention by planning experiential programs so that the youth, who will be the future leaders of Gwangyang City, could enjoy various leisure activities through the festival and discover interests they had not yet found.

The ‘Hope Calligraphy Drawn by Hand’ talent volunteer group provided handkerchiefs to be engraved along with various calligraphy templates, allowing children to easily experience calligraphy.

The ‘Traditional Play Culture’ talent volunteer group planned experiences such as making nostalgic dalgona (Korean sugar candy) and jegi (Korean shuttlecock), helping youth to directly and indirectly experience Korea’s traditional folk games.

The ‘Love-filled Puffed Rice Snack’ talent volunteer group and the ‘Haneubar Balloon Art’ talent volunteer group added vitality to the festival for local youth by providing snacks such as puffed rice snacks, popcorn, cotton candy, and balloons in various shapes that stimulated children’s innocence.

Choi Wang-guk, head of the Traditional Play Culture talent volunteer group who participated in the event, said, “It was enjoyable to meet lively youth after a long time.” He added, “Due to COVID-19, outdoor activities were greatly restricted, but seeing children laughing and running around made me feel like I returned to my childhood.”

Meanwhile, Gwangyang Steelworks continues to operate the ‘Talent Volunteer Groups,’ founded by employees who wish to contribute to society by utilizing their talents. Currently, 43 talent volunteer groups and about 2,500 volunteers participate, actively striving to realize a company that coexists with the local community by presenting a model where businesses and society develop together.

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

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