Jeong Myeong-geun, Mayor of Hwaseong, Volunteers for Meal Service at Jeongjo Hyo Senior Welfare Center

Jeong Myeong-geun, mayor of Hwaseong City, Gyeonggi Province, visited the Hwaseong Sijeong Johyo Senior Welfare Center located in Songsan-dong on the 6th ahead of the Lunar New Year holiday and participated in meal-serving volunteer work at the senior cafeteria.

Jung Myung-geun, Mayor of Hwaseong (second from the right), is volunteering to serve meals to the elderly at Jeongjo Hyo Senior Welfare Center together with volunteers. Photo by Hwaseong City

On this day, Mayor Jeong, along with volunteer monks including Seonghyo from Yongjusa Temple, served meals to over 300 elderly people, exchanged Lunar New Year greetings, and checked on their well-being.

During the Lunar New Year event held at the welfare center, programs such as large-scale Yutnori, rubber shoe throwing, Tuho throwing, Jegichagi, and writing New Year's wish phrases were conducted. Thirty-two volunteers from the Beautiful Hope Volunteer Group and Hwaseong Hope Forum also provided services such as longevity photo shoots, nail art, and hair and makeup for elderly people in vulnerable groups.

Mayor Jeong said, "We will do our best to prepare senior welfare policies so that the elderly can lead healthy and prosperous lives."

The Johyo Senior Welfare Center, which opened in January, was built on a 3,500㎡ site within the Taean 3 District Neighborhood Park at 190-7 Songsan-dong, with one basement floor and three above-ground floors, totaling a gross floor area of 7,962㎡. It is equipped with facilities such as a physical therapy room, senior cafeteria, billiard room, table tennis room, janggi and baduk rooms, a large conference room, calligraphy and art room, and DIY craft room, making it the largest senior welfare center currently operated by Hwaseong City.

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