Ahead of the Chuseok holiday, the Rural Development Administration has delivered donations to local social welfare facilities and purchased holiday goods at a traditional market, putting neighborly love into practice. Along with the commissioner, its affiliated institutions will also carry out donation activities one after another.
 [코리안투데이] 농촌진흥청 추석 앞두고 이웃사랑 나눔 민생 현장 소통 나서 © 장형임 기자 |
Rural Development Administration Commissioner Lee Seung-don visited local social welfare facilities on September 17 to deliver donations and stopped by a traditional market to purchase holiday goods, joining in the practice of neighborly love.
That day, the commissioner visited Sinjungang Market in Jeonju, Jeonbuk State, and personally bought holiday goods such as grains, fruits and vegetables, and livestock products. During the purchase, he checked the supply-and-demand situation and price trends of holiday goods, and continued his outreach to citizens by meeting merchants and listening to voices from the field.
 [코리안투데이] 농촌진흥청 추석 앞두고 이웃사랑 나눔 민생 현장 소통 나서 © 장형임 기자 |
The Rural Development Administration delivered goods worth about 1.3 million won purchased with Onnuri gift certificates, along with 1 million won in donations voluntarily raised by employees, to officials of the Pyeongan House (Pyeongan-ui-jip), a social welfare facility in Jeonju, wishing them an abundant Chuseok. By delivering goods bought at a traditional market to a local welfare facility, the administration is seen as promoting both holiday sharing and the revitalization of the local commercial district.
 [코리안투데이] 농촌진흥청 추석 앞두고 이웃사랑 나눔 민생 현장 소통 나서 © 장형임 기자 |
The sharing activities did not stop with the commissioner alone. Deputy Commissioner Kim Sang-gyeong, along with four affiliated institutions—the National Institute of Agricultural Sciences, the National Institute of Crop Science, the National Institute of Horticultural and Herbal Science, and the National Institute of Animal Science—will carry out donation activities in turn from September 17 to 22. These institutions plan to deliver 10 million won in donations, including 1.37 million won worth of goods, to the Jeonbuk Community Chest of Korea and five social welfare facilities in Wanju-gun: the St. Joseph Hill Senior Home, Saehimwon, Seondeok Orphanage, Gui Senior Welfare Center, and Theresa Nursing Home.
Coming ahead of a holiday when the burden of rising prices grows heavier, this act of sharing is expected to bring warmth to the community by providing tangible help to welfare facilities and vulnerable groups.
 [코리안투데이] 농촌진흥청 추석 앞두고 이웃사랑 나눔 민생 현장 소통 나서 © 장형임 기자 |
Commissioner Lee Seung-don said, ‘As Chuseok approaches, our employees came together and carefully prepared gifts in the hope of being a warm present to our neighbors,’ adding, ‘The Rural Development Administration will continue to carry out sharing activities that bring warmth to the community together with our employees.’
지역 홍보대사 신청 기자양성과정 신청 코리안투데이 지부장 신청 코리안투데이 인천강화코리안브랜드대상 신청 최고경영인대상 신청 소비자만족도대상 신청
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