Gwangyang Steelworks Carries Out Dementia Prevention and Support Volunteer Activities for Local Seniors

Friends Talent Volunteer Group
Spreading Neighborly Love Every Saturday Since January
with Dementia Prevention Activities for Seniors

The Friends Talent Volunteer Group, under POSCO Gwangyang Steelworks (led by General Manager Ko Jae-yoon), delivered warmth and neighborly love through a dementia prevention and support volunteer activity for local seniors at the Meaningful Daycare Center in Gwangyang City on August 16, 2025.

Since its founding in 2004, the Friends Talent Volunteer Group has had over 300 active members. Over the years, the group has carried out various programs for multicultural families, such as joint weddings, baking and pastry classes, making kimchi, and puppet theater projects. They have also organized comfort performances, cherry blossom outings, and interior decoration activities for seniors, offering a wide range of volunteer services.

Elderly people are enjoying balloon badminton together with volunteer members. Photo by Gwangyang Steelworks

Additionally, to promote the health of local seniors, the group has designed a dementia prevention and support program, conducting related volunteer activities every Saturday since January 2025.

This recent volunteer event involved 15 members of the Friends Talent Volunteer Group. The volunteers led programs aimed at enhancing cognitive function and physical abilities for the seniors, creating a warm and engaging atmosphere for meaningful interaction.

Choi Chang-rok, head of the Friends Talent Volunteer Group at Gwangyang Steelworks, stated, "In an aging society, dementia prevention is a crucial issue for individuals, families, and society as a whole. We will continue to operate a variety of programs to help ensure a healthy and high-quality life for seniors in the future."

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