Gwangju Seo-gu Receives Donation of 1,000 Kimchi Containers from Lock&Lock

The proactive administration of public officials in Seo-gu, Gwangju Metropolitan City (District Mayor Kim Ikang) has led to sponsorship and support from a major corporation.

Seo-gu recently announced on the 14th that it received 1,000 kimchi containers as sponsorship from Lock&Lock Co., Ltd. (CEO Lee Youngsang).

This began with a single phone call from Seo-gu’s innovative policy development research group, ‘Carbon LOCK & Rak (樂)’.

This team is a research group seeking solutions to the climate crisis, consisting of six public officials at grades 6 to 7 (Park Munkwang, Moon Younghwa, Lee Jieun, Shin Eunjeong, Heo Kyungsook, Park Siyoung), operating under the name ‘Carbon LOCK & Rak (樂)’, meaning ‘Lock the carbon and add joy’.

While promoting a kimchi delivery project for vulnerable groups every winter, they recognized the problem of excessive use of disposable items such as styrofoam containers and vinyl gloves. They sought alternatives and found ways to use reusable containers. They contacted the Communication Center of Lock&Lock Co., Ltd., which shares the same name as their research group, and received sponsorship of kimchi containers.

In particular, Lock&Lock Co., Ltd. is leading environmental protection efforts through resource circulation campaigns such as ‘Love for Planet’, eco-friendly university student supporters ‘Green Mate’, and the ‘Disposable Cup LOCK Campaign’. They sympathized with the purpose of the Seo-gu research group and participated in this sponsorship.

Meanwhile, Yoon Hanna, a public officer in the Child and Youth Division, discovered Crown Confectionery products conducting a campaign with the same theme while preparing the Children’s Day exhibition ‘Draw. 100 Words of Verbal Wounds’ last May. She gained ideas from this and received sponsorship of 500 Caramel Maple Corn snacks from the company headquarters.

Kim Ikang, Mayor of Seo-gu, said, “The proactive attitude of our staff is becoming a force that spreads positive influence beyond Seo-gu into various fields. We will do our best with public officials to ensure that the endpoint of proactive administration leads to the happy lives of residents.”

Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters, Reporter Shin Dongho baekok@asiae.co.kr

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