Youngtong-gu Maetan 3-dong Volunteer Activities in Chungcheongbuk-do Cheongwon

The Youngtong-gu Maetan 3-dong 'Balsa Love, Neighbor Love Volunteer Group' (Chairman Park Kwang-jin) visited Haksori in Ochang-eup, Cheongwon County, North Chungcheong Province on the 22nd for an on-site survey of their volunteer partnership area.

Haksori in Ochang-eup is an area where mostly elderly residents live, but with volunteer support not reaching the region, it was in dire need of attention, leading to its selection as the sister volunteer partnership area for the 'Balsa Love, Neighbor Love Volunteer Group'.

When the volunteer group visited the senior center in Haksori, some elderly residents expressed concerns about whether this might be a one-time volunteer activity exaggerating commercial appeal; however, as volunteer members massaged the seniors' tired legs and arms and offered warm words, the elderly gradually opened their closed hearts.

A spokesperson for the volunteer group said, "Considering the busy rural circumstances during the farming season, we plan to visit again on May 20 to begin foot massage and nail art volunteer services."