Warm Sharing to Help Neighbors During Chuseok Holiday Continues Throughout Yongin City

[Suwon Ilbo=Reporter Park No-hun] Yongin City announced on the 18th that warm sharing to help neighbors has continued throughout the city ahead of the Chuseok holiday.

In Cheoein-gu, Shim Jae-min, representative of Gyeongja Gukbap in Yeokbuk-dong, visited the district office to make a donation and delivered 120 servings of gukbap worth 840,000 won to three welfare facilities, including Yongin Cheoein Disability Welfare Center, together with district officials.

In Idong-eup, women's association members including Lee Jin-sook, chairwoman of the Saemaul Women's Association, visited 33 elderly households living alone and delivered 10-kilogram bags of white rice and boxes of seaweed to each, while checking their living conditions.

In Yangji-myeon, the local community welfare council visited 40 households facing economic difficulties and delivered food packages containing seasoned radish kimchi and abalone porridge, while checking on their well-being.

In Joong-ang-dong, the residents' autonomous committee distributed packages containing meat and rice cakes to 20 households. Additionally, Joong-ang-dong Sarang Volunteer Group, a civic volunteer organization, distributed Onnuri gift vouchers and boxed meals to 50 vulnerable households the previous day, followed by providing 300,000 won each in scholarships to nine youth.

In Giheung-gu, Giheung-gu Chief Son Sang-hun visited The Sarang Disability Day Care Center, a disability welfare facility located in Singal-dong, inspected the facility, encouraged the staff, and delivered seven 20-kilogram bags of white jade rice as condolence gifts.

Kim Hyun-a, director of Yeoul Pilates Academy in Bora-dong, also visited the district office and donated 202 Chuseok gift sets containing groceries, requesting that they be delivered to neighbors in need.

In Sanggal-dong, the Saemaul Leaders Council and Saemaul Women's Association donated 20 boxes of seaweed, 20 boxes of ramyeon, and 20 boxes of sea mustard, requesting that they be delivered to the low-income population in the area.

In Seong-nong-dong, district officials delivered bread and milk sponsored by 'Elephant Biscuit' and toys donated by 'The One Love Church' to 'Good Friends Community Children's Center,' while carefully examining the children's living conditions.

A city official stated, "We are grateful that warm sharing for vulnerable groups continues ahead of the holiday, when struggling neighbors are more prone to feeling isolated," and added, "Going forward, we will continue to work with the private sector to build a robust social safety net."