Hwaseong City Ujeong-eup Holds Kimchi Donation Drive

Despite the continuing cold weather, a warm winter kimchi-sharing event was held in Ujeong-eup, Hwaseong City on the 22nd.

The kimchi donation drive, hosted by the Ujeong-eup Saemaul Men and Women Leaders Association (President Kim Yeon-seong and Kim Gyeong-ja) and attended by approximately 200 members from local community organizations including the Township Council and Residents' Autonomy Committee, as well as Hwaseong FC Coach Kim Jong-bu and his players, distributed homemade kimchi made from 1,500 heads of cabbage provided by the Tong-jang Council, along with 800 kg of rice harvested by the Jugok 1-ri Community Meeting and 600 kg of rice donated by local residents. Each of approximately 150 households comprising welfare facilities, elderly living alone, and underprivileged families received 20 kg of kimchi and 10 kg of rice.

Ujeong-eup Chief Kim Jeong-sang said, "Just as individual grains of rice gather to make a full bowl, representing generosity and abundance, we reflect on the true meaning of sharing and extend our gratitude to everyone who helped ensure our neighbors have a warm winter."

Meanwhile, Hwaseong FC Coach Kim Jong-bu, who participated in the kimchi-making event, said, "In Hwaseong FC's inaugural year, we have experienced greater joy from this sharing than from advancing to the playoff semifinals," and pledged to participate in the event annually.