Gwangju Seo-gu: "A Warm Lunar New Year Thanks to Cheonwon Guksi and Seogu Aneoseu"

Cheonwon Guksi Open Even During the Holidays
400 Bowls of Noodles Provided for Free
Seogu Aneoseu Caring for Neighbors in Need
Lunar New Year Gift Packages Delivered to 2,131 Households

On the 10th, Seo-gu, Gwangju received Lunar New Year support items worth 87 million won from Seo-gu Honors and the Gwangju Community Chest of Korea for neighbors in need of care at the Hall of Honor on the first floor of the Seo-gu Office. Provided by Seo-gu, Gwangju.

To mark the Lunar New Year holiday, Seo-gu in Gwangju Metropolitan City has launched a comprehensive sharing support initiative for residents at risk of missing meals and neighbors in need of care.

On the 16th and 18th, during the holiday period, Seo-gu will operate Cheonwon Guksi (1,000-won noodle) outlets in Kumho 1-dong and Hwajeong 1-dong to provide residents with a warm meal. These two areas are home to many low-income and housing-vulnerable households and are relatively likely to be marginalized during the holidays.

The Cheonwon Guksi outlets will be open from 11:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m., serving 100 bowls of noodles per day, for a total of 400 bowls, free of charge. In addition, food items will be shared through community refrigerators inside the outlets, with the district planning to promote the spread of a community-sharing culture.

In addition, Seogu Aneoseu, Seo-gu's high-value donor group, has also joined in supporting neighbors in need of care ahead of the Lunar New Year. On the 10th, Seogu Aneoseu, together with the Neighbor Care Group, visited 2,131 households of care recipients, including low-income seniors living alone and people with disabilities, to deliver holiday gift packages consisting of 12 items such as beef bone soup, sliced rice cakes for rice cake soup, seaweed soup, seasoned seaweed flakes, yakgwa (traditional cookies), and dried seaweed, along with Good Coupons worth 100,000 won that can be used at Good Stores within Seo-gu.

This sharing initiative was funded with 35 million won in donations from Seogu Aneoseu and 52 million won from the Gwangju Community Chest's Lunar New Year project budget.

Alongside this, during the Lunar New Year holidays, Seo-gu will provide substitute meals such as eggs and convenience foods to 847 seniors, including basic livelihood security recipients and single-person households, and will offer lunch box deliveries and child meal cards to 277 children at risk of missing meals.

Seo-gu District Mayor Kim Ikang said, "The positive influence delivered through Cheonwon Guksi and Seogu Aneoseu will fill the warmth of the holiday even more," adding, "The solidarity created jointly by the administration, residents, and the private sector will be the driving force that helps Seo-gu grow into a happier community."

Meanwhile, Cheonwon Guksi is Seo-gu's representative sharing brand, currently serving 1,000 bowls of noodles per day at 10 outlets, and achieving a "three birds with one stone" effect by creating jobs for seniors, promoting consumption of domestic wheat, and spreading a culture of local sharing. Seogu Aneoseu is the nation's first high-value donor group led by a local government, and since its launch in November 2024, 116 members have joined, pledging a total of 4.4 billion won.

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