Gwangyang Steelworks Takes a Big Step Toward a Society of Living Together in Harmony

Gwangyang Steelworks Talent Volunteer Group Founded in 2014 to Create a Better Society by Utilizing Talents

10 Gwangyang Steelworks Talent Volunteer Groups and 180 Volunteers Participate to Spread a Culture of Sharing

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters, Reporter Heo Seonsik] Gwangyang Steelworks (Director Lee Jinsu) announced that on the 12th, it participated in the 8th Gwangyang Volunteer Festival held at the outdoor performance hall in front of Gwangyang City Hall Citizen Square, spreading the happiness of sharing with local residents.

The event was planned to provide Gwangyang citizens with opportunities to participate in volunteer work, thereby revitalizing the culture of sharing and increasing citizens' happiness index, and this is the 8th time it has been held.

At Gwangyang Steelworks, 10 talent volunteer groups and about 180 volunteer members, formed in 2014 with the goal of actively utilizing their talents to unite citizens, volunteers, and companies toward a better society, participated and showcased various volunteer activities.

▲Clean Ocean Talent Volunteer Group ▲Care and Watch Talent Volunteer Group organized environmental cleanup around the event venue and provided education and experiential activities to improve environmental awareness, while promoting the volunteer groups to citizens.

▲Friends Talent Volunteer Group ▲Traditional Play Culture Talent Volunteer Group ▲Heart Connection Flower Arrangement Talent Volunteer Group ▲Calligraphy Talent Volunteer Group offered children world culture experiences and making jegi (Korean shuttlecock) activities, and gave adults opportunities to try flower arranging and calligraphy themselves.

▲Two Hands Sparkling Nail Art Talent Volunteer Group ▲Kkakka Hair Talent Volunteer Group provided nail art and beauty services to event participants, while ▲Haneubaramb Balloon Art Talent Volunteer Group ▲Love-Carrying Puffed Rice Snack Talent Volunteer Group added joy to the festival with diverse balloon art, puffed rice snacks, and cotton candy.

Additionally, POSCO’s ‘Modu愛 Bapcha’ (Everyone’s Love Meal Truck), delivered to Gwangyang City and Jungma Senior Welfare Center to support the resolution of food insecurity among vulnerable groups in the region, provided k-pop at the festival, satisfying the hunger of citizens and volunteers.

Leaders of the Gwangyang Steelworks Talent Volunteer Groups said, “We hope this event, where volunteers and citizens come together, will not only activate volunteer activities but also become a meaningful festival that Gwangyang citizens can truly feel,” and added, “Our Gwangyang Steelworks Talent Volunteer Groups will continue to walk together with the local community.”

Gwangyang Steelworks is actively striving to practice its corporate citizenship management philosophy by selecting sister villages for in-depth volunteer work and launching three additional talent volunteer groups this year.

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

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