Hyodeokdong Community Security Council in Nam-gu, Gwangju, Jeonnam Holds Samgyetang Sharing Event for Vulnerable Groups

Supporting a Healthy Summer for 150 Elderly Residents Living Alone

The Hyodeokdong Community Security Council in Nam-gu, Gwangju, Jeonnam has extended a warm helping hand to care for the health of elderly people in vulnerable groups within the district ahead of the peak summer heat.

On the 14th, the Hyodeok-dong Community Security Council hosted 150 elderly residents living alone in the district at the first-floor cafeteria of Gwangju Yuil Church for the "2026 Hyodeok-dong Healthy Summer Samgyetang Sharing Event for Seniors." Provided by the Hyodeok-dong Administrative Welfare Center, Nam-gu, Gwangju, Jeonnam.

On the 14th, the Hyodeokdong Community Security Council held the "2026 Hyodeokdong Elderly Healthy Summer Samgyetang Sharing Event" at the first-floor restaurant of Gwangju Yuil Church, inviting 150 elderly living alone in the district.

This event was organized with support from the Community Chest of Korea’s project funds and was planned to help elderly people living alone, who are vulnerable to the heat, spend the summer in good health.

For the event, members of the Hyodeokdong Community Security Council, the Residents' Community Council, the neighborhood heads' association, and the autonomous crime prevention corps joined forces early in the morning. Volunteers carefully cooked nourishing samgyetang themselves for the elderly guests, helping with serving and guidance, thereby putting neighborly love into practice.

Jeong Deok-geun, Chairperson of the Hyodeokdong Community Security Council, said, “I hope our elderly residents can stay healthy through this summer by enjoying the samgyetang we have prepared with great care during this season when it is easy to feel worn out by the heat and monsoon rains. I am deeply grateful to all the local organization members who participated in the volunteer work with a united heart, despite their busy schedules.”

Ryu Young-ran, Chief of Hyodeokdong, added, “I would like to express my sincere thanks to the members of local organizations who have shared their warmth so that elderly residents living alone do not feel isolated in the rain and heat. Going forward, we will further strengthen on-site, closely connected welfare services so that vulnerable elderly residents can have a safe and healthy summer.”

Meanwhile, the Hyodeokdong Community Security Council organizes a variety of sharing activities for underprivileged groups every year during holidays and specific days like Boknal (traditional midsummer) and plans to continue addressing welfare blind spots in the community and build a robust social safety net through public-private cooperation.

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