DAEJEON — Public Procurement Service Administrator Baek Seung-bo visited Taepyeong Market in Daejeon's Jung District on the 22nd and delivered gift packages to social welfare facilities ahead of the Chuseok holiday.
Baek used Onnuri gift certificates — vouchers issued to support traditional markets — to buy fruit, meat and other goods for the welfare facilities, checking prices of holiday staples and market conditions while listening to merchants describe local business conditions and the difficulties they face.
The Public Procurement Service has visited the market every holiday season for 16 years since forming a sisterhood partnership with Taepyeong Traditional Market in 2011, part of its effort to support traditional markets and local commerce.
Baek then visited Jeongrimwon, a children's care facility in Daejeon, where he delivered the goods purchased at Taepyeong Market and offered encouragement to staff.
The agency provides continuing support to six social welfare facilities in Daejeon, including Jeongrimwon, Seongsimwon, Hanmom, Seongse Rehabilitation Center, Daejeon Mental Care Center and the Daejeon Migrant Welfare Center.
