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Santas hold a banner during last year’s volunteer giving event. (IGVC) |
Volunteers from the Itaewon Global Village Center will take part in a Secret Santa event organized by the Yongsan Center for the Disabled just before Christmas Day.
Presents will be delivered to facilities and homes of children with disabilities on Dec. 23 from 1-5 p.m.
Participants will dress up in Christmas clothing or as Santa before taking gifts by car to facilities and homes for children with disabilities as a Christmas surprise.
“We will drop off presents, sing Christmas carols, and spend a little time with the kids,” said Paul Hussey, the head of the Itaewon Global Village Center and volunteer program coordinator.
“Volunteers from our center participated in this activity last year. It was very rewarding, a lot of fun, and the recipients of the gifts were very happy. So we hope this year’s event will be even bigger and better than last year.”
Some volunteers have also been training to learn magic tricks to perform for the kids.
The Itaewon Global Village Center’s volunteer activities include regular trips to help out at the Yongsan Center for the Disabled, the Yongsan Senior Welfare Center, and an orphanage near Seoul Station. For more information on joining these activities send an email to Paul Hussey at pthussey@citizen.seoul.kr.
