Pohang City Continues Warm Helping Hands for Local Dreamers Even at Year-End

Yeonil-eup Saemaeul Women's Association Donates 5 Million Won, Seonjae Volunteer Group Donates 3 Million Won

Yeonil-eup Saemaeul Women's Association donated 5 million KRW in scholarships to the Pohang City Scholarship Foundation to foster local talent. (From left: Lee Hyang-suk, Auditor; Kim Ok-jin, General Manager; Lee Kang-deok, Mayor of Pohang; Kim Kyung-ran, President; Yoo Eun-hye, Auditor)

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Dongguk Lee] On the 15th, the Saemaeul Women's Association of Yeonil-eup, Pohang City, donated 5 million KRW in scholarships to the Pohang City Scholarship Foundation to foster local talent.

This donation was made by collecting all the profits earned over the past year by the Yeonil-eup Saemaeul Women's Association members through the sale of seaweed, laver, kelp, and other products, and donating them to nurture local talent, deeply moving the local community.

The Yeonil-eup Saemaeul Women's Association participates weekly in sharing side dishes for neighbors in need, such as elderly living alone. In November, they delivered kimchi to 500 needy households through the Love Kimchi Sharing event, and have also led neighborly love practices by donating funds raised from collecting and selling recyclables and used clothes to help neighbors.

Kim Gyeongran, president of the Yeonil-eup Saemaeul Women's Association, said, "We happily made this donation to help our local future dream trees overcome economic difficulties even a little," adding, "Going forward, the Yeonil-eup Saemaeul Women's Association will continue to strive steadily to realize a community living together with neighbors in need, one step ahead of others."

On the same day, the Pohang Seonjae Volunteer Group also gathered the members' contributions and donated 3 million KRW in scholarships for talent development.

Seonjae Volunteer Group, which donated 3 million won this year following 2 million won last year as a talent development scholarship. (From left: Chairman Lee Myung-woo, Mayor Lee Kang-deok, Director Kim Yeon-su, Secretary General Lee Yong-gyu)

Last year, the Pohang Seonjae Volunteer Group also collected members' hearts to donate 2 million KRW in scholarships, and they practice neighborly love through various volunteer activities across the community, including donations for typhoon damage relief, briquette delivery volunteer work, free meal service, and environmental cleanup activities.

Lee Myeongwoo, head of the Seonjae Volunteer Group, said, "We will continue to carry out ongoing volunteer and sharing activities for neighbors in need, as well as maintain interest and participation in fostering local talent."

Mayor Lee Gangdeok said, "I sincerely thank the Yeonil-eup Saemaeul Women's Association and the Pohang Seonjae Volunteer Group, who not only set an example through their volunteer work for the local community but also willingly gathered their hearts to donate scholarships for fostering local talent this time."

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