Yongin City Receives Outpouring of Warm-Hearted Support for Underprivileged Neighbors

[Suwon Ilbo=Reporter Park No-hoon] Yongin City announced on the 7th that donations from citizens across all walks of life, from children to the elderly, continue to pour in for the year-end and New Year charitable campaign 'Love Train Relay.'

On that day, Ramada Yongin Hotel in Pogok-eup, Cheoin-gu, donated 5 million won for the underprivileged. The eup plans to distribute the donated funds to 50 households in financial difficulty.

A Ramada Hotel official said, "Although the tourism industry faces challenging times, we hope this donation will help the disadvantaged get through the winter, and we will continue to lead the way in meaningful sharing that benefits mutual prosperity."

At Yurim-dong in Cheoin-gu, the Saemaul Women's Association donated art supplies and school supplies worth 1.4 million won and 1,000 preventive masks to the community's local children's centers. They also donated 100 boxes of seaweed to be given to elderly neighbors living alone and other families in need.

Nam Jung-hee, head of the Yurim-dong Saemaul Women's Association, said, "I donated because I was concerned that sponsorships for neighbors in need would decline due to COVID-19, and I hope this will be a small help to them."

In Goseong-dong, Giheung-gu, 30 students from Mountain Cherry Academy, an alternative school located in Eonam-dong, donated 45 boxes of 2-kilogram kimchi that they made themselves to the Goseong-dong Administrative Welfare Center. The dong distributed the donated kimchi to 15 households including elderly neighbors living alone.

A school official said, "It was a meaningful time where we could teach students the joy of sharing, and it became a help to neighbors in need."

In Mabuk-dong, the nearby Gaedong Mart donated 100 boxes of 5-kilogram tangerines to be delivered to elderly neighbors living alone.

Prior to this, on the 4th, Yeouido Somang Church Bundang Church delivered 40 bags of 10-kilogram white rice and 40 boxes of ramen to the Administrative Welfare Center to be given to families in need.

On the 7th, the Korean Senior Citizens Association Pungdeokcheon 1-dong branch in Suji-gu's Pungdeokcheon 1-dong donated 1.2 million won collected from contribution boxes at various senior centers.

An Jong-gi, head of the Senior Citizens Association, said, "I hope the donations, gathered bit by bit from many, will contribute to improving the lives of the underprivileged."

A city official said, "We are grateful that the spirit of helping neighbors has extended from elementary school students to the elderly," and added, "We ask for your continued interest in the Love Train Relay to help our neighbors around us."