Uiwang City Opens Senior Community Center at Seohae Grand Blue Apartment

[Suwon Ilbo=Reporter Seo Dong-young] Uiwang City held an opening ceremony for a senior community center at Seohae Grand Blue Apartment located in Ojeon-dong on the 2nd.

The opening ceremony was held in compliance with quarantine guidelines including mask-wearing and hand disinfection to prevent the spread of COVID-19. Approximately 30 people attended, including Mayor Kim Sang-don, Yun Woo-tae, chairperson of the Korean Senior Citizens Association Uiwang City chapter, Yun Mi-kyung, chairperson of the Uiwang City Council, Park Young-seok, chairperson of the senior community center, and apartment residents.

The city plans to provide support for operating expenses, heating and cooling costs, and other operational funds to promote the activation of the senior community center and enhance leisure welfare for the elderly.

Park Young-seok, chairperson of the senior community center, said, "I am very pleased and grateful that we were finally able to hold the opening ceremony that had been postponed for nearly eight months due to COVID-19," and added, "I will do my best to ensure that the elderly can enjoy safe and healthy leisure time."

At the opening ceremony, Mayor Kim Sang-don said, "I hope that the senior community center at Seohae Grand Blue Apartment will serve as a space for communication and harmony among the elderly, and I will continue to pay close attention and make efforts to ensure that the elderly do not face any inconvenience in their daily lives."