Food Bank Drive Donation Campaign by Residents of Mokdong 9 Complex, Yangcheon-gu

Yangcheon-gu Launches Food Bank Drive Donation Campaign with Residents of Mokdong 9 Complex

July 12-16: Life Sharing Campaign with Residents of Mokdong 9 Complex Apartments

Approximately 900 Food and Daily Necessities Including Rice, Ramen, and Detergents to be Distributed to Low-Income Families through Food Bank Market Center

Yangcheon-gu (Mayor Lee Gi-jae) announced that from the 12th, a five-day "Food Bank Drive Life Necessities Sharing Campaign" was carried out with about 1,000 households residing in the Mokdong 9 Complex apartments in the district, collecting approximately 900 food and daily necessities such as rice, canned goods, and detergents through the Yangcheon Love Welfare Foundation.

This sharing campaign selected daily necessities with high summer demand such as shampoo, conditioner, detergents, as well as food items like rice, canned goods, and ramen as donation items, and was promoted in cooperation with the Mokdong 9 Complex Residents' Representative Council. To encourage participation, promotional flyers for the sharing campaign were distributed to all household mailboxes, and donation boxes were placed at 32 apartment entrances.

On the afternoon of the 17th, a donation handover ceremony was held at the Mokdong 9 Complex apartment management office, attended by Lee Gi-jae, Mayor of Yangcheon-gu, executives of the Residents' Representative Council, and officials from the Yangcheon Love Welfare Foundation. (Photo)

The items collected through this campaign include ▲500 canned goods ▲300 noodle products ▲100kg of rice ▲100 daily necessities, totaling approximately 900 items, which will be distributed to vulnerable households in the district such as children at risk of food insecurity, elderly living alone, and persons with disabilities through the Yangcheon-gu Food Bank Market Center.

The district plans to continue the "Food Bank Drive Sharing Campaign" through the Yangcheon Love Welfare Foundation targeting schools, apartment complexes, and religious facilities to help neighbors in need.

Last October, the district also received over 2,200 food items through a sharing campaign conducted with local elementary schools.

Lee Gi-jae, Mayor of Yangcheon-gu, said, "I deeply appreciate the proactive participation of the residents of Mokdong 9 Complex in this first sharing campaign targeting apartment complexes, and I will continue to strive to establish a culture of sharing based on public-private cooperation."

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