Paldal-gu Saemaul Women's Association Practices Sharing Through Used Clothing Collection

[Suwon Ilbo=Reporter Lee Min-jung] The Paldal-gu Saemaul Women's Association (President Jeon Young-sook) announced on Wednesday that it has successfully completed the ‘used clothing collection campaign’ conducted from the 11th to the 19th.

The campaign was organized to protect the environment through resource recycling and to promote a culture of sharing.

To this end, members of the Saemaul Women's Association in each dong of Paldal-gu and residents voluntarily participated in collecting various household items including seasonal clothing, children's clothes, bags, and shoes.

The collected items will go through a sorting process and be sold to ‘Green Shops,’ with the proceeds used as donations to help neighbors in need in the local community.

Meanwhile, the Saemaul Women's Association chapters in each dong of Paldal-gu annually practice sharing warm compassion with neighbors by hosting bazaars, sharing side dishes, and preparing kimchi for struggling families.

Jeon Young-sook, president of the Paldal-gu Saemaul Women's Association, said, “An item that is unnecessary to me may be necessary to someone else. I hope the warm hearts of neighbors contained in each piece of used clothing will be well conveyed,” and added, “I express deep gratitude for the active participation of our residents.”

Lee Sang-gyun, Head of Paldal-gu District Office, stated, “Thanks to the dedication and efforts of the members of the Paldal-gu Saemaul Women's Association, the used clothing collection campaign was able to succeed,” and said, “I sincerely thank you, and I ask that you continue to work together for our local community in the future.”