"Continuing 22 Years of Sharing"... POSCO and Chef Mi Young Lee Volunteer for Free Meal Service

Special Meal Provided by Chef Mi Young Lee at Pohang Welfare Center

"House of Sharing" Serves Meals to an Average of 903 People Daily

President Hee Geun Lee: "We Will Be a Reliable Support for the Local Community"

POSCO announced on May 21 that it held a special meal service volunteer event at the Songlim Senior Welfare Center in Songdo-dong, Pohang.

Lee Hee-geun, President of POSCO (center), Chef Lee Mi-young, and Oh Chang-seok, master of the Steelmaking Department at Pohang Steelworks, are volunteering for special meal distribution at Songrim Senior Welfare Center in Songdo-dong, Pohang. POSCO

On this day, Hee Geun Lee, President of POSCO, personally participated in serving meals to seniors and encouraged on-site volunteers. Chef Mi Young Lee, who appeared on the cooking program "Black & White Chef," also took part and provided a special meal.

Since 2004, POSCO has operated a total of five free meal centers, named "House of Sharing," in the Pohang (Haedo, Songdo, Jecheol-dong) and Gwangyang (Gwangyeong, Taein-dong) areas. To date, POSCO has served meals to an average of approximately 903 people per day, with a cumulative total of 4.16 million recipients.

In particular, Songdo-dong is an area where the Steelmaking Department at Pohang Steelworks has maintained a sisterhood relationship and continued volunteer activities since 1994.

POSCO continued to support boxed meals and ready-to-eat meals even during the COVID-19 pandemic period and has also carried out facility maintenance and environmental improvements through the POSCO 1% Sharing Foundation's "Hope Space" project.

President Hee Geun Lee stated, "The reason POSCO has been able to share with the local community for 22 years is thanks to the trust of our neighbors," adding, "We will continue to serve as a reliable support for the community in the future."

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