'2024 Hwaseong City Saemaul Leaders Unity Training Camp' Successfully Concluded

[Suwon Ilbo=Lee Su-won, Reporter] The Hwaseong City Saemaul Association (Chair Jo Jong-ae) held the '2024 Hwaseong City Saemaul Leaders Unity Training Camp' on the 2nd at Biibong Wetland Park.

The event was organized to recognize and boost morale among male and female Saemaul leaders who dedicate themselves to community development and citizens' unity through volunteer service.

The event was attended by approximately 500 people including Hwaseong Mayor Jung Myeong-geun, Hwaseong City Council Speaker Bae Jung-su, National Assembly Member Song Ok-ju, city and provincial council members, heads of institutions and organizations, and Saemaul leaders.

Participants were divided into four teams named Hope, Future, Harmony, and Hwaseong, where they enjoyed sports competitions, recreation games, leisure activities, and singing contests, cheering each other on while recharging morale for regional volunteer activities.

Meanwhile, the Hwaseong City Saemaul Association is undertaking various supplementary projects for neighborhood love and community revitalization, including Korean traditional food-making with foreigners, traffic safety campaigns, flower garden creation and environmental cleanup activities, bike picnics, and sharing kimchi-making events.

Jo Jong-ae, chapter chair, emphasized, "Through this sports competition, let us promote the Saemaul spirit of diligence, self-reliance, and cooperation, and together pursue the Saemaul Movement with neighbors for village community development and shared prosperity."

Hwaseong Mayor Jung Myeong-geun said, "I thank Saemaul members for dedicating themselves to community development with the spirit of diligence, self-reliance, and cooperation. Through this unity training camp, we hope you will relieve accumulated fatigue and recharge your energy to continue leading by example in all corners of society."