Barugesalgi Movement Dongdaemun-gu Association Holds Hangawi Love Songpyeon Sharing Event

Volunteer Activity Sharing Songpyeon for Chuseok at Dongdaemun-gu Volunteer Center at 9 AM on the 22nd
Songpyeon Delivered to 252 Households Including Elderly Living Alone and Low-Income Families Through 14 Dong Resident Centers

Dongdaemun-gu (District Mayor Lee Pil-hyung) announced that on the 22nd, ahead of Chuseok, the Barugesalgi Movement Dongdaemun-gu Council (Chairman Kang Byung-hyun) visited the Dongdaemun-gu Volunteer Center located in Dapsimni-dong to hold the ‘Chuseok Love Songpyeon Sharing Event.’

The ‘Chuseok Love Songpyeon Sharing Event’ was organized to share songpyeon, the representative food of Chuseok, Korea’s traditional holiday, with low-income elderly living alone who usually have a hard time, and to look after neighbors who are socially marginalized.

At 9 a.m. that day, Lee Pil-hyung, Mayor of Dongdaemun-gu, and about 30 members of the Barugesalgi Movement visited the Volunteer Center to package songpyeon to be distributed to residents. They personally visited a total of 252 households (18 households per neighborhood) of elderly living alone and low-income residents, delivering songpyeon and checking on their well-being by asking if they had any inconveniences in daily life.

Additionally, during the event, a commendation certificate was awarded to Ryu Mi-jung, Secretary-General of the Barugesalgi Movement Dongdaemun-gu Council, who has been steadily volunteering for the local community for the past nine years.

Kang Byung-hyun, Chairman of the Barugesalgi Movement Dongdaemun-gu Council, said, “We prepared this event to share warmth with elderly people who are physically uncomfortable or neighbors who may feel lonely ahead of Chuseok through songpyeon. I thank the members gathered here today and will continue volunteer activities for marginalized neighbors to lead the spread of a culture of sharing.”

Lee Pil-hyung, Mayor of Dongdaemun-gu, stated, “A small interest in neighbors can be a great comfort and hope for life to those who are marginalized. I thank the members of the Barugesalgi Movement Dongdaemun-gu Council who reach out with warm care and kindness to neighbors in need around us, and I support their future activities.”

The Barugesalgi Movement Dongdaemun-gu Council carried out various activities for community development throughout September, including ▲Carbon Neutrality Campaign ▲DMZ Security Tour ▲Making Handmade Syrups and Gangjeong with North Korean Defectors and Neighbors ▲Supporting Welfare Facilities with Goods.

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