Songpa-gu, Sharing Love at Traditional Markets for Chuseok

With Support from KB Kookmin Bank and Kia Daechek, Traditional Market Purchases and Sharing Love
Support Items Provided to 500 Single Elderly Households under Songpa-gu Customized Elderly Care Service

Songpa-gu (Mayor Seo Gang-seok) announced that, ahead of Chuseok, it received goods worth 30 million KRW sponsored by KB Kookmin Bank and Korea Food for the Hungry International, and held the 'Chuseok Traditional Market Love Sharing' event.

The Chuseok Traditional Market Love Sharing is a traditional market goods purchase sponsorship event that has been held annually during the Lunar New Year and Chuseok holidays since 2011, with the purpose of "revitalizing the local economy and practicing neighborly love."

This year, a total of goods worth 30 million KRW were sponsored by KB Kookmin Bank and Korea Food for the Hungry International to support 500 elderly households receiving customized elderly care services in Songpa-gu.

On the 19th, the district held the Chuseok Traditional Market Love Sharing event at Macheon Central Market in Songpa-gu, and the sponsored goods were delivered to the elderly recipients through welfare centers performing customized elderly care services in the district.

This event was planned jointly by Songpa-gu, Korea Food for the Hungry International, and KB Kookmin Bank as a social contribution project to revitalize traditional markets and help the elderly have a rich and joyful Chuseok.

Seo Gang-seok, Mayor of Songpa-gu, said, "This 'Love Sharing' event will be a valuable opportunity to revitalize the local economy and practice neighborly love," adding, "I hope that through this, elderly living alone in the area can have a happy Chuseok holiday."

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