Uiwang City's 'Tall Auntie and Uncle' Group Receives Outstanding Village Award at Gyeonggi Community Festival

[Suwon Ilbo=Reporter Suh Dong-young] The 'Tall Auntie and Uncle' group (represented by Lee Eun-kyung), which operates primarily in Samdong, Uiwang City, was selected as an outstanding activity case at the '2019 Gyeonggi Community Festival' held by Gyeonggi Province at the Gyeonggi Human Resources Development Institute on the 9th and received the 'Outstanding Village Award,' which is the governor's commendation.

The event was organized by the province to expand exemplary cases of community activities. Following initial written screening through city and county recommendations, 20 final organizations participated in secondary on-site screening, with announcements and awards presented on the day.

'Tall Auntie and Uncle' began supporting hygiene products for women and youth in welfare blind spots following the nationwide sanitary pad insole incident in 2017. The group operates a community market annually to raise donations.

As a result of this activity, 15 women and youth continuously receive hygiene product support, and approximately 160 residents have voluntarily participated in volunteer work, contributing to community vitalization in the region.

Notably, the group was selected for the city's village development project this year and received 5 million won in project funds, continuing active operations.

Hong Seok-wan, head of the City's Urban Development Division, said, "Going forward, we plan to continuously support community activities such as village development so that excellent cases within the region can be actively discovered and widely disseminated."