Anseong Community Continues Tradition of Warm-hearted Giving

A continuous stream of people from all walks of life in Anseong City is helping the underprivileged, bringing warmth to the community as the year-end season approaches.

According to the city on the 23rd, on the 22nd, the Anseong 1-dong Heads of Households Council (Chairman Woo Young-gil) and the Autonomous Love Committee (Chairman Won Dong-hyun) delivered 50 bags of 10kg rice (worth 1 million won) and 26 bags of 10kg rice and 26 boxes of ramen (worth 1 million won), respectively, to the Anseong 1-dong Community Center at year-end.

The items and donations delivered that day were gathered through collective effort by members of the Residents' Autonomous Committee and heads of households. The chairman of the heads of households council stated, “Though it is a small gesture, we hope it will help difficult neighbors spend a warmer winter.”

Additionally, the restaurant Honggane (located in Nakwon-dong, Anseong) donated 40kg of Korean beef (worth 1.8 million won) for those in need, following its contribution last year. The Heads of Households Council and the Autonomous Love Committee, apart from rice and ramen, made separate donations of 200,000 won each to the 'Anseong City Happy Dream One Person One Savings Account' project, with the hands of love for low-income families continuing without cease.

In particular, students and faculty members of Hangyeore Middle and High School, located in Chilchang-ri, Juksan-myeon, Anseong City, delivered 20 bags of 10kg rice and ramen through donations pooled by all.

Hangyeore Middle and High School is an institution for North Korean refugee youth, where students study mutual understanding between North and South Korea and cultural diversity through cultural field trips and experiential learning, and cultivate character through mind studies. Acts of goodwill from the school have become particularly noteworthy given that it receives support and assistance from the surrounding community.

A school official stated, "We ask that these items be delivered to those who are marginalized and in need," while Juksan-myeon Chief Yoo Dong-hyun praised and expressed gratitude for the beautiful spirit of sharing warmth among the underprivileged within the township.

An official of the charity for helping those in need stated, “We plan to distribute the donated items fairly among low-income households, including those receiving basic livelihood assistance.”