Mayor Baek Younghyun Leads Grape Farm Recovery... Putting 'Community of Hope' into Action

Pocheon City Officials
Join in Hard Work to Restore Farms
Damaged by Heavy Rain

Pocheon City, Gyeonggi Province (Mayor Baek Younghyun), announced on the 11th that city hall employees visited a vineyard in Naechon-myeon on the 9th to participate in volunteer activities for restoring damage caused by heavy rain.

Baek Younghyun, mayor of Pocheon, is volunteering to restore damage caused by heavy rain by visiting a vineyard located in Naechon-myeon with city hall employees on the 9th. Photo by Pocheon City

Vineyards located in Naechon-myeon suffered severe flooding damage when water overflowed due to heavy rainfall on July 20. The damage was particularly significant because grapes, which were supposed to ripen ahead of the September harvest, were covered in mud.

In response, a total of 68 people, including 60 Pocheon City Hall officials and 8 members of the Rural Love Volunteer Group from the Pocheon branch of the National Agricultural Cooperative Federation, participated in the restoration efforts. The volunteers entered the vineyards and wiped mud and debris from the grape clusters, working hard to minimize losses ahead of the harvest.

Mayor Baek Younghyun, along with Lee Deokju, head of the Pocheon branch of the National Agricultural Cooperative Federation, and its staff, joined the volunteer work to comfort the affected farmers and assist with recovery efforts.

The owner of the damaged farm said, "It is heartbreaking to suffer damage just as the grapes are ripening, but having so many people come to help gives me great strength. I sincerely thank everyone who worked so hard."

Baek Younghyun, the mayor, and other officials from Pocheon City Hall visited a vineyard located in Naechon-myeon on the 9th to carry out volunteer work for flood damage restoration, and are taking a commemorative photo afterward. Provided by Pocheon City

Mayor Baek Younghyun stated, "I visited the site hoping to offer at least a little comfort to the farmers who are deeply distressed by this sudden flood damage. I hope that the grapes, which have been carefully cleaned, will ripen well and bring smiles back at harvest time."

Lee Deokju, head of the Pocheon branch of the National Agricultural Cooperative Federation, said, "I believe it is our duty at the cooperative to share in the difficulties faced by the local community. We will continue our volunteer work and support to help the affected farms."

Pocheon City plans to use this volunteer activity as an opportunity to further spread the spirit of a 'community of hope,' where local farmers and the community join forces to overcome crises together.

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