Gwangyang Steelworks Friends Volunteer Group Captures Children's Attention Ahead of Halloween

Wearing Unique Cosplay Costumes with Handmade Cookies, Candy, and Helium Balloon Gifts

Halloween Event Bringing Together All Ages from Generation X to MZ Generation

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters, Reporter Heo Seonsik] POSCO Gwangyang Steelworks Friends Volunteer Group (Leader Choi Changrok) announced on the 27th that they shared the innocence of childhood with local children at Dagaon (ON), a community communication space in Gwangyang City, ahead of Halloween Day.

The Friends Volunteer Group consists of about 400 POSCO Gwangyang Steelworks employees and their families, and is a talent volunteer group that carries out volunteer activities for multicultural families and children in the region using funds from the ‘POSCO 1% Sharing Foundation,’ which is created from 1% of POSCO employees’ salaries.

This Halloween event was held for all children in the area to allow as many children as possible to enjoy the festive atmosphere.

The volunteer group handed out handmade Halloween candies and cookies, made with ingredients they prepared themselves, in baskets along with colorful helium balloons symbolizing Halloween to the children.

In addition to the gifts, they provided small activities to commemorate Halloween Day, such as nail stickers and tattoo drawing, allowing children to dress up a little, bringing joyful smiles to their faces.

Moreover, the volunteers added fun to the event by showcasing unique cosplay costumes they personally selected, such as witches and wizards, to create a strong Halloween atmosphere.

In particular, this event was planned by combining the fresh ideas of MZ generation employees at Gwangyang Steelworks with the know-how and driving force of long-serving employees, making it a festival enjoyed by all generations from children to adults, which adds deeper significance.

Choi Changrok, manager of the Friends Volunteer Group who participated in the event, said, “Every step of preparing gifts and events for children on Halloween Day was a precious time,” and added, “Seeing the bright smiles of the children who participated made me feel like I returned to my own childhood.”

Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters, Reporter Heo Seonsik hss79@asiae.co.kr

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