Respecting Elders Through Volunteer Service Instead of Year-End Parties

All staff members of Yeongdeungpo-gu visited 87 senior centers in the district to conduct volunteer service activities honoring elders.

The district announced that as it wraps up the year, all civil servants renewed their commitment to filial piety and respect for elders, visiting all 87 senior centers in the district to conduct volunteer activities to ensure that seniors can live in healthy and pleasant environments in the coming new year.

Yeongdeungpo-gu Chief Kim Young-kyou has been visiting senior centers instead of hosting year-end parties since taking office last year, checking on the well-being of elders and conducting volunteer activities such as indoor cleaning.

On the 23rd, staff members from Yeongdeungpo-gu Office visited the "Jumaggeori Senior Center" located in Maetan 1-dong to comfort approximately 30 elders.

At the event, Chief Kim said, "Caring for elders well means practicing filial piety and respect, and that is when all matters go smoothly," and added, "People-centered governance means valuing and respecting elders, which aligns with the administrative direction of Suwon Mayor Yeom Tae-young."

An official from Yeongdeungpo-gu said, "We plan to comprehensively review and find solutions for inconveniences and difficulties of senior centers identified during the volunteer period, and actively support them next year. Most importantly, we plan to ensure that elders do not suffer from the cold during the winter season."