Gwangjin-gu Launches Kimchi-Making Volunteer Service for a Warm Winter

Large-Scale Kimchi-Making Event on Dec 12-13 to Stabilize Low-Income Food Security
Gwangjin Welfare Foundation Shares 10 Tons of Kimchi at 'Love Kimchi Festival'...Hundreds Unite
Saemaeul Women's Association Joins Forces, Delivers 900 Boxes of Kimchi to Vulnerable Groups and Welfare Facilities

Gwangjin-gu (Mayor Kim Kyung-ho) conducted kimchi-making volunteer activities on the 12th and 13th to help vulnerable groups have a warm winter as the kimchi-making season began in earnest.

First, on the 12th, the ‘Gwangjin Love Kimchi Festival’ was held, hosted by the Gwangjin Welfare Foundation (Chairman Kim Seok-hoe). Sponsored by Kookmin Bank and the Korea Social Security Information Service, this event was held for the second time this year, with 220 volunteers and 12 organizations participating to lend their support.

Despite the chilly morning weather, busy hands continued working. Hundreds of people joined forces to mix the seasoning and made 10,000 kg of kimchi. The finished kimchi was packaged in 10kg portions and delivered to 1,058 low-income households and the Veterans Hall.

On the 12th and 13th, the Saemaul Women's Association (President Jeon Tae-yeon) held the ‘Making Kimchi with Love’ event. They prepared a large quantity of 3,000 heads of napa cabbage and 1,000 radishes to make 1 ton of kimchi. They personally prepared 900 boxes of 10kg each and distributed them to 739 vulnerable households, senior centers, and local children’s centers.

Mayor Kim Kyung-ho of Gwangjin-gu also participated at each site to lend a hand. He sincerely helped add the kimchi filling and pack the boxes together with the residents.

Mayor Kim Kyung-ho said, “I am grateful to many people who practiced warm sharing amid the increased burden due to rising kimchi-making costs recently. I hope this will help provide a hearty meal during the upcoming winter, and I will continue to do my best to spread warmth throughout the local community.”

Meanwhile, 15 neighborhoods will continue sharing activities. They plan to work hard to stabilize the diet of isolated neighbors, including elderly living alone, people with disabilities, and single-parent families.

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