Seongdong-gu Operates Mobile Knife Sharpening and Umbrella Repair Service

From July to December, visiting 17 neighborhood community centers daily to provide knife sharpening and umbrella repair services

Leading efforts to improve resident convenience and practice resource saving... Expected to create jobs for vulnerable employment groups

Seongdong-gu (Mayor Jung Won-oh) announced that it will operate the second half 'Visiting Knife Sharpening and Umbrella Repair Service.'

Seongdong-gu operated the visiting knife sharpening and umbrella repair service in the first half of the year, and in the second half, it will visit 17 neighborhood community centers from July to December.

The operating hours are from 9:00 AM to 5:30 PM on weekdays. However, the reception closing time is 4:30 PM, and early closing or schedule changes can be checked on the Seongdong-gu Office website.

Those who wish to use the service should bring their ID and visit the neighborhood community center for on-site registration, with up to 3 knives or scissors and 2 umbrellas or parasols per person.

The knife sharpening and umbrella repair service, which started as Seongdong-gu’s first life-close project in 2018, has high resident satisfaction and response. In the first half of this year alone, an average of 40 to 50 residents visited daily, repairing a total of 12,400 knives and umbrellas.

This project provides residents with knife sharpening services that are difficult to access in daily life, helping to improve resident convenience and practice resource saving. Also, as part of Seoul City’s Donghaeng Job Project, it offers vulnerable employment groups the opportunity to acquire knife sharpening skills, supporting economic independence.

Jung Won-oh, Mayor of Seongdong-gu, said, "I hope many residents who need repairs for broken umbrellas and parasols as well as frequently used knives at home during the summer heatwave and rainy season will use this service," and added, "We will continue to actively discover and provide life-close projects for resident convenience."

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