Gyeongju Community Sees Successive Acts of Warmhearted Giving Ahead of Lunar New Year

From Senior Center Bean Sprout Proceeds to NGO Food Gift Sets...A Wave of Donations for the Underprivileged

With the 2026 Lunar New Year holiday just around the corner, heartwarming stories of sharing with underprivileged neighbors are emerging from across Gyeongju, warming the local community.

The forms of support are diverse, ranging from proceeds raised with care by senior citizens to donations of goods from arts organizations, religious groups, and international relief organizations.

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On February 2, members of the Senior Citizens Center at Central Prugio Apartment in Hyeongok-myeon (headed by Jung Byungwoo) delivered 393,000 won in proceeds from bean sprouts they grew and sold themselves to the Hyeongok-myeon Administrative Welfare Center.

Chairman Jung Byungwoo said, "I hope the heartfelt efforts of our members can become a small ray of hope for the local community."

On the same day, the Church of God in Gyeongju (represented by Kim Joocheol) also donated 20 winter blankets worth 1 million won to vulnerable residents in Hyeongok-myeon.

The Church of God, which has been carrying out various volunteer activities such as environmental cleanups, stated, "We prepared this with the hope that all our neighbors can spend a warm and cozy winter."

The activities of arts organizations also stand out.

The Gyeongju Urban Sketch Association (headed by Jung Dongsik) visited the Hwangoh-dong Administrative Welfare Center on February 3 and delivered 50 boxes of instant noodles.

Chairman Jung Dongsik explained the purpose of the voluntary donation, saying, "We wanted to give back to the local community for the attention we received while drawing the landscapes of Gyeongju."

In addition, the international relief and development NGO World Share (Chairperson Choi Sunja) donated 150 boxes of gift sets containing food, worth 7 million won in total, to the Northern Gyeongju Administrative Welfare Center on the same day.

This donation is part of World Share's "Love Goods Support" project and is scheduled to be delivered to low-income households in the Angang area.

Each eup, myeon, and dong Administrative Welfare Center plans to carefully deliver the donated funds and goods to neighbors in welfare blind spots, including seniors living alone and low-income families in their jurisdictions.

Yoon Hoesoon, head of Hyeongok-myeon, and Choi Wonhak, head of the Northern Gyeongju Administrative Welfare Center, responded, "We express our deep gratitude to everyone who has voluntarily taken part in sharing even during these difficult times," adding, "We will make sure that the donated items are delivered to households that truly need them so that everyone can enjoy a happy holiday."

This content was produced with the assistance of AI translation services.