"Healthy and Energetic Until 99"... Gwangjin-gu Hosts '9988 Happy Together Festival'

Memorial Ceremony Hosted by Gwangjin Senior Welfare Center on the 11th at 1 PM in Children's Grand Park
Commendation for Model Seniors and Meritorious Persons, Youth Scholarship Award Ceremony... Resident Participation Experience Booths Also Operated
Commemorating WHO Age-Friendly City International Network Membership, 'International Network Membership Certification Proclamation Ceremony' Held Together

Gwangjin-gu (Mayor Kim Kyung-ho) will hold the ‘9988 Happy Together’ festival on the 11th at the open stage in Children’s Grand Park to celebrate the 28th Senior Citizens' Day.

Senior Citizens' Day is a national commemorative day established by the government, observed annually on October 2nd, to emphasize the importance of respecting and honoring the elderly and to express gratitude for their hard work. Accordingly, Gwangjin-gu holds an annual event to commemorate Senior Citizens' Day to raise awareness of respect for seniors within the local community and to promote mutual understanding between generations.

The ‘9988 Happy Together’ festival, meaning ‘Healthy until 99 years old,’ is organized by the Gwangjin Senior Welfare Center (Director Shin Jae-won). Starting with a pre-ceremony performance at 1 PM, the commemorative ceremony will proceed in the order of ▲ Commendation of exemplary seniors and meritorious persons ▲ Scholarship award ceremony for local youth ▲ Guest congratulatory speeches.

Following this, as Gwangjin-gu joined the World Health Organization (WHO) Global Network for Age-friendly Cities and Communities this year, a ‘Certification Proclamation Ceremony for Joining the Global Network for Age-friendly Cities’ will be held to widely promote this within the community. At the proclamation ceremony, the district will share its achievements so far and actively encourage the interest of Gwangjin residents in senior welfare and the creation of an age-friendly city.

In addition, the commemorative ceremony will feature a raffle, congratulatory performances, and various experience booths where residents can directly participate, further enhancing the festive atmosphere.

Kim Kyung-ho, Mayor of Gwangjin-gu, said, “With deep respect and gratitude to our seniors, we have prepared this year’s ‘9988 Happy Together’ festival with even more distinctive features,” and added, “Going forward, Gwangjin-gu will continue to discover and implement various welfare policies based on communication and do its best to create an age-friendly city where seniors can be happy.”

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