Suwon Dreamstart Presents Hanbok to Children from Low-Income Families for Lunar New Year

[Suwon Ilbo=Reporter Seo Dong-young] Suwon Dreamstart held a '2020 Lunar New Year Hanbok Delivery Ceremony' at 4 p.m. on the 15th at the Movie Center in Jangan-gu, presenting hanbok, or traditional Korean dress, handmade by volunteers to eight children.

The hanbok gifted to the children were produced by eight volunteers from the 'Woori-ot Nanumi' organization and Lee Jung-hwa, representative of Goun Beam Craft Studio, after they took measurements together.

Jeon Hyun-hee, chairperson of Woori-ot Nanumi, said, "I hope the children will spend a warm and happy holiday wearing the hanbok they received as gifts" and "Every time we give traditional hanbok to the children, I feel great satisfaction. I want to continue giving gifts consistently going forward."

Volunteers from Woori-ot Nanumi have been creating and gifting custom-made traditional hanbok to children using Suwon Dreamstart during Lunar New Year and Chuseok holidays every year since 2015. To date, they have sponsored hanbok for a total of 64 children.

A city official said, "We sincerely thank the volunteers who gifted beautiful hanbok to the children ahead of the Lunar New Year holiday" and "We will help the children grow up right and bright."

'Dreamstart' is an institution that provides health, welfare, and educational services to infants and children aged 12 and under from socially disadvantaged families and their families, and provides case management. As of December 2019, three Suwon centers (Uman, Seryu, and Movie) are managing approximately 1,000 infants and children.