Yongin Launches 'Our Neighborhood Sharing Yard' in Pungdukcheon 2-dong

[Suwon Ilbo=Reporter Park No-hoon] On the 4th, Pungdukcheon 2-dong in Suji-gu, Yongin City, opened the ’Our Neighborhood Sharing Yard,‘ where any resident can share food and daily necessities and rent umbrellas and household tools.

The Our Neighborhood Sharing Yard relocated the No. 3 shared refrigerator previously operated at the Rehabilitation Center for the Disabled in Sangha-dong, Giheung-gu, to the Administrative Welfare Center in Pungdukcheon 2-dong, Suji-gu, while expanding operations by adding umbrella and household tool rental services.

This is a sharing project where any resident can fill the refrigerator with groceries and daily necessities they wish to share and freely take items, practicing sharing with neighbors, while also being able to borrow household tools such as umbrellas for free.

The Yongin Sustainable Development Council sponsors the shared refrigerator, and the Suji Environment Center Resident Support Committee and Suji Credit Union, among others, donate items.

University students conducting an administrative internship in Pungdukcheon 2-dong for over a month also participated in program planning and promotional leaflet production.

The name ’Our Neighborhood Sharing Yard‘ was also suggested and named by the university students.

Approximately 40 people attended the opening ceremony, including Kim Gwang-ho, head of Suji-gu Office, Yun Won-gyun, city councilor, Kim Hee-young, city councilor, and resident representatives, celebrating the opening.

Kim Si-hyun, chairman of the Tong-jang Council overseeing the operation of the Our Neighborhood Sharing Yard, said, “I am pleased to participate in the Our Neighborhood Sharing Yard project, which can revitalize our community,” and added, “I hope many citizens will experience the joy of sharing together through the shared refrigerator and household tool rental service.”

Meanwhile, an official from the district said, “The Our Neighborhood Sharing Yard will become a space for environmental protection as well as sharing affection with neighbors,” and added, “We hope to resolve small inconveniences in residents' daily lives together and contribute to the revitalization of the sharing economy.”