Gyeongnam Nonghyup and Monggo Foods Share 'Chan Chan Chan' Side Dishes

Farmers' Housewives Association Gyeongnam Province Federation Also Participates

On the 22nd, Gyeongnam Nonghyup held the ‘Chanchanchan Side Dish Sharing Package’ event at the Jinju Geumsan Nonghyup Local Food Direct Store in collaboration with Mongo Foods and the Gyeongnam Federation of Farm Housewives Association.

The event was attended by about 30 people, including Cho Geun-su, head of Gyeongnam Nonghyup, Jo Jae-cheol, director of Mongo Foods, Choi Min-ryeon, president of the Gyeongnam Federation of Farm Housewives Association and members, and Shin Jeong-ho, chairman of Jinju Geumsan Nonghyup.

They personally packed and delivered essential item packages including Mongo soy sauce to about 200 single elderly and marginalized households in rural areas who have difficulty having a single meal.

The ‘Chanchanchan (찬饌贊)’ side dish sharing is a representative social contribution activity of the Farm Housewives Association, which contains the meanings of ‘full’ (찬), ‘side dish’ (찬), and ‘help’ (찬), symbolizing filling health and happiness. This sharing project has been steadily carried out annually for six years since 2019.

Jo Jae-cheol, director of Mongo Foods, said, “Through practicing sharing, we communicate with our neighbors and, although it is a small sharing, we want to repay the love we have received from the local community.”

Choi Min-ryeon, president of the Gyeongnam Federation of Farm Housewives Association, said, “Visiting and delivering directly to marginalized groups in rural areas allows not only sharing packages but also emotional communication, which makes it rewarding.”

Cho Geun-su, head of Gyeongnam Nonghyup, said, “I hope this package will be of some help to the increasing number of single elderly and marginalized groups due to the aging of rural areas,” and added, “Gyeongnam Nonghyup will continue to take the lead in spreading the culture of sharing in the region.”