Hosangsan Senior Citizen Center in Icheon, Hobeop-myeon Wins Silver Medal at '4th National Senior Citizen Center Arts Festival'

[Suwon Ilbo=Reporter Um In-yong] The Hosangsan 3rd Village Senior Citizen Center of the Korea Senior Citizens Association Icheon Branch won the silver medal at the '4th National Senior Citizen Center Arts Festival' held on the 16th, organized by the Korea Senior Citizens Association (Chair Lee Jung-geun).

The arts festival was held at the Grand Performance Hall of the 1st Training Center at KT Daejeon Talent Development Institute, with 17 teams selected through preliminary rounds held by city and provincial federation unions across the nation, showcasing the passion and talent of senior citizens.

Eighteen seniors from the Hosangsan 3rd Village Senior Citizen Center in Hobeop-myeon (Director Yun Myung-hee), who participated as representatives of Icheon City, displayed the skills they had developed over time and performed a passionate recreation dance, creating a stage filled with friendship and emotion that received thunderous applause from the audience, earning them the honor of the 'silver medal.'

Meanwhile, Icheon City operates 15 specialized programs targeting approximately 260 senior citizen centers throughout the city, and specialist instructors visit on a rotating basis to support various activities including health promotion, hobby and leisure, and emotional support, continuously promoting improvement in seniors' quality of life and revitalization of senior citizen centers.

Mayor Kim Kyung-hee stated, "I sincerely congratulate the seniors from the Hosangsan 3rd Village Senior Citizen Center on achieving outstanding results at the national arts festival as representatives of Gyeonggi Province," and added, "Icheon City will make greater efforts in improving environments and supporting various programs so that seniors can spend comfortable and enjoyable time at senior citizen centers."