Students and faculty from Daegu Catholic University and Daegu Haany University pose for a photo during a kimchi-making volunteer event held Friday at the Daegu Catholic University small athletic field. [Daegu Catholic University]
Students and faculty from Daegu Catholic University and Daegu Haany University pose for a photo during a kimchi-making volunteer event held Friday at the Daegu Catholic University small athletic field. [Daegu Catholic University]

Daegu Catholic University and Daegu Haany University have shifted their annual community service tradition — previously centered on distributing briquettes — to a kimchi-making drive this year, channeling the effort toward helping neighbors in need.

Some 300 students and faculty from the two universities gathered Friday at the Daegu Catholic University small athletic field to make kimchi together, producing 1,600 kilograms to be distributed to local welfare facilities and residents in need.

Participants worked together to prepare kimchi from 800 heads of cabbage. The presidents of both universities joined students at the event, adding to the spirit of the occasion.

The kimchi was delivered to elderly welfare facilities in the Gyeongsan area, including Nazareth House and Ludovico House.

"I hope this experience of making kimchi with their own hands and delivering it to neighbors helps students feel the value of sharing, and serves as a moment that inspires them to stay engaged with and give back to the local community," Daegu Catholic University President Seong Han-gi said.


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