What’s the story behind Seongbuk-gu Seokgwan-dong home repair volunteer team transforming every place into a new house?

Free Home Repair Volunteer Service by Seokgwan Sanggonginhoe to Improve Housing Conditions for Vulnerable Groups... Led by Dong Welfare Planners, Selected Households with Poor Housing Due to Heavy Rain Damage, Activities Include Wallpaper, Flooring Replacement, and Sink Repairs

[Asia Economy Reporter Jongil Park] The Seokgwan-dong Community Service Center and the Seokgwan Merchants Association Home Repair Volunteer Group in Seongbuk-gu (Mayor Lee Seung-ro) are gaining attention for their remarkable activities.

On the 23rd, the volunteer group carried out home repair volunteer work targeting two households with poor living conditions in Seokgwan-dong.

Led by the local welfare planner, households affected by heavy rain damage last summer and those urgently needing home repairs due to aging living environments were recommended as beneficiaries.

Subsequently, the volunteer group conducted a preliminary survey to assess the site conditions and carefully checked the areas requiring repairs, ultimately selecting two households in need of residential environment improvement.

Everywhere the volunteer group's hands touched?from the old wallpaper torn due to severe mold, the flooring damaged by moisture, to the sagging sink?was renewed.

An elderly resident, who had to pump out cold rainwater from inside the house with a water pump due to this summer's heavy rain, expressed continuous gratitude, saying, "The moisture under the flooring never dried, so I always had to lay down newspapers, but now I am relieved from that burden."

A representative of the Seokgwan Merchants Association (President Jo Yeonan) said, "We are grateful to be able to join in where help is needed. We will continue to do our best in home repair volunteering in our neighborhood with sincere hearts and dedicated hands."

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