What’s happening in Pyeongtaek this week?
Early Detection of Dementia
The Chi Mae Anshim Center in Songtan was established as an elderly support facility for dementia and Alzheimer and recently hosted a ‘Woori Village Dementia Day’ to encourage elderly residents to come out and receive a health screening. Both a neuropsychological test and a medical specialist was on hand for the examination. A guide to the Dementia Center for Alzheimer’s Disease said, “It is very important to find out and treat dementia at an early stage. We will provide a variety of dementia-related services so that many citizens will receive early screening and improve the quality of life for the elderly and their families.” The center believes it can accomplish this by screening for a variety of issues the elderly citizens struggle with, to include hypertension and diabetes.
This event was a collaboration of 10 Community Welfare centers operating in Songtan. Services were offered free of charge to anyone over the age of 60 and anyone who wanted to be screened for dementia. The day was also used to help residents understand the best way to handle issues like vertigo and various stages of confusion. If you are interested in additional prevention programs, the ‘Dementia College for Alzheimer’ and other programs are available for interested groups. For more information, contact Pyeongtaek Dementia Relief Center (031-8024-4403).
Pyeongtaek Reaches out to those in Need
Pyeongtaek’s Social Security Council Private Chairperson Byeong-jae, Chairman Kim Dae-sik (Pyeongtaek Transportation Union), Po Seung-eup Community Social security Council, and the Gyeonggi Chamber of Commerce Industry worked together to provide 500,000 won worth of ramen to distribute to those in need in the coming months. “We will do our best to minimize the welfare blindness in the region”, said the Director of Community Services. The local Social Security Council of Po Seung-eup has provided many services for local welfare such as the rice cake soup event in January, the cool summer summer fire support project in June, and the monthly subsidy support project.
Pyeongtaek City’s Jinyeong-myeon Association for the Protection of the National History Association and the Summer Kimchi for the welfare worked together to help vulnerable citizens and homes in crisis. In addition to providing the much needed kimchi, welfare staff provided counseling services, integrated case management, assistance to public and private welfare resources. Kwon and Moon, chairman of the committee, said, “Even though it is a crisis situation, the community security council of Jinwi-geon is doing its best to make sure there are no neighbors who can not receive welfare services because they do not know information and methods.”
Gusan-dong Library Village Story
The 2nd Pyeongtaek City Cooperative Academy presents the Gusan-dong Library Village Story. In 2006 Gusan-dong residents wanted a library in their neighborhood. They petitioned and won the right to build one but later construction funds dried up and they had to fight to find another solution. In 2013 the residents supported the construction efforts by forming the Eunpyeong-gu Library Village Cooperative Association, whose primary goal is to connect the town library with local community activities that embodied the spirit of the ‘Village Community Team’ and the ‘Resident Librarian’. Construction began in 2014 and the story of the residents’ efforts is now a case study for urban regeneration projects. the citizens of Pyeongtaek are invited to learn more about the project on July 25th from 19:00 -20:30.
Where: Pyeongtaek City Hall Conference
RSVP: https://forms.gle/79978obopjWyKWBp7
For more information contact: 031-8024-2234
Pyeongtaek Volunteer University
Pyeongtaek citizens are reminded to sign up for the next volunteer training course. There are two sessions each year and some of the offerings include basic, advanced, and professional leadership courses. Applications are available for July – August in preparation for the next training period that will take place September – November.
Training will take place through the online program available on the Pyeongtaek Volunteer Center website.
Website: https://www.pyeongtaek.go.kr/pt1365/contents.do?mId=0201000000
Volunteer University Contact: 031-8024-2677
Nutrition Training for pregnant women
In an effort to address an unbalanced nutrition among pregnant woman, the Anjung Health Branch initiated a ‘Making a fairy tale dish using supplementary food’ training program. Ahn Jung-bae, a local health official, said “The food habits of infants and young children will not only determine the current nutritional status, but will also affect their health in the long run. which means a diverse dietary education is essential to their well-being.” The program focuses on providing complementary meals and promoting better eating habits for pregnant women, and mothers with children under the age of 3, who are at nutritional risks due to a lower income. So far 53 pregnant women and 35 infants and young children have participated in the program. Various children books that featured vegetables and dairy products were used to help children make a healthy connection with their meals. The event included a reading of “Tomatoes Never Bite”. Which was followed by making and eating healthy bun dumplings, pizzas, and several fresh fruits. For more information, contact the Citizen Center: 031-8024-8634
20th Seokyo-dong Commission’s ‘Love Blood Donation Campaign’ a success
The Segyo-dong committee warmly welcomes neighboring neighbors every year to participate in their blood drive. The primary focus of the campaign is to encourage potential blood donors to help secure a stable blood supply for the summer. In support of the campaign 20 members of the committee participated in the blood dive. ” To help our neighbors, volunteers for social welfare facilities will continue to carry out diverse and meaningful social contribution activities, including precious life-sharing activities like this one,” said Chairman Hyung-sun.
That’s it for this week. If something is happening in your neck of the woods that you think the community should know about, leave us a comment below!
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Christi Cline holds a Bachelor’s in Business Administration and a Korean American. She proudly served in the US Marines and worked as a police officer before moving into social media and online content.
As a Cultural Liason and Content Creator with South of Seoul, Ms. Cline reported on Pyeongtaek news and helped to coordinate youth camps with the Pyeongtaek Youth Center.
After leaving her volunteer position with South of Seoul, Christi moved to the United States and joined a global communications technology company.
