Gwangyang Steelworks Conducts Talent Volunteer Activities at Local Welfare Facilities for the Disabled

Installation of Heating and Cooling Systems, Environmental Improvement Activities, etc.

POSCO Gwangyang Steelworks (Director Lee Dong-ryeol) visited welfare facilities for the disabled in Gwangyang on the 4th, installing heating and cooling systems and carrying out environmental improvement activities to practice a warm culture of sharing in the local community.

About 20 members of the Gwangyang Steelworks' Traditional Play Culture Volunteer Group visited the Gwangyang branch of the Jeonnam Physical Disability Welfare Association on the day, replacing outdated heating and cooling systems with the latest models and conducting environmental cleanup activities inside the building.

The Talent Volunteer Group is visiting the Gwangyang Branch of the Jeonnam Physical Disability Welfare Association and holding a communication meeting with welfare facility sponsor members.
Photo by Gwangyang Steelworks

The Traditional Play Culture Volunteer Group has been conducting volunteer activities to support the emotional well-being of disabled people in the region through traditional play experiences, and every year participates in events hosted by the Disabled Persons' Federation to raise funds for underprivileged groups in the community.

That day’s volunteer activity was carried out as part of POSCO’s ‘Change My Town’ program. Change My Town is a donor participation program where POSCO employees propose social contribution activities for the local community, and the POSCO 1% Sharing Foundation provides the necessary funding support.

Choi Wang-guk, head of the Traditional Play Culture Volunteer Group and manager of the Cold Rolling Department at Gwangyang Steelworks, proposed the project to install the latest heating and cooling systems so that local welfare facilities for the disabled could stay warm this winter and relieve heat during the upcoming summer. As a result, funding support was received from the POSCO 1% Sharing Foundation.

After installing the heating and cooling systems and conducting facility cleanup activities, they also held a communication session with members of the welfare association who regularly support local disabled people, pledging collaboration to extend warmth to the community’s vulnerable groups throughout the year.

Choi Wang-guk, head of the Traditional Play Culture Volunteer Group, said, “This volunteer activity not only transformed the local welfare facility but also provided a meaningful opportunity to pledge cooperation with citizens supporting the disabled. We will continue to actively pursue ways to practice coexistence with the local community as part of our corporate citizenship efforts.”

Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters, Reporter Heo Seon-sik hss79@asiae.co.kr

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