Gwangju Seo-gu Honors Transforms into "May Santa" for Family Month

Visiting 90 Households
Delivering Gifts Worth 300,000 Won

'Seo-gu Honors', a group of major donors in Seo-gu, Gwangju, transformed themselves into the "May Santa" in celebration of Family Month in May, delivering a warm message to the local community.

On the 29th, Seo-gu Honors announced that they personally visited 90 households in Seo-gu, each with at least two members including children under the age of 18 and facing financial difficulties, and delivered gifts worth approximately 300,000 won to each household.

On the 29th, Gwangju Seo-gu Honors personally visited 90 vulnerable households and delivered gifts worth approximately 300,000 won. Provided by Seo-gu

This project, themed "May Love (Ae) Comes Warmly (On) as a Surprise Santa," was organized by the Gwangju Seo-gu Family Center and carried out in collaboration with the Gwangju Community Chest of Korea and Seo-gu Honors.

The recipients were selected based on recommendations from 18 administrative welfare centers and five comprehensive social welfare centers, targeting vulnerable households with incomes at or below 100% of the median income.

Seo-gu Honors prepared customized gifts for each household, including a 150,000 won Onnuri gift certificate, a 50,000 won cultural gift certificate, and summer bedding worth 100,000 won, totaling 300,000 won per household. Members personally visited the households to deliver the gifts, further emphasizing the value of sharing.

One of the recipient families shared, "Thanks to the surprise visit from Santa, my child created an unforgettable memory," and added, "The warm hearts of our kind neighbors brought us great comfort."

A Seo-gu Honors member who delivered the gifts said, "Giving is not just about sharing material things, but about conveying our hearts," and added, "Seeing the child's bright smile, I actually felt like I was the one who received the greater gift."

Kim Ikang, the head of Seo-gu District, who attended the gift-giving ceremony, stated, "In May, a month that reminds us of the meaning of family, I will do my best to make Seo-gu a warm and kind city where all children and families can smile together."

Meanwhile, Seo-gu, in collaboration with the Gwangju Community Chest of Korea, launched the Seo-gu Honors group of major donors in November last year. To date, 80 members have donated a total of approximately 2.8 billion won.

Seo-gu Honors has been steadily carrying out the 012 Partners project to realize "Zero Welfare Blind Spots, 12 Happy Months in Seo-gu," starting with the multicultural family maternal home visit project, as well as providing scholarships for self-supporting youth and youth caregivers, and gifting tandem bikes to the visually impaired.

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