Seniors paired with volunteers for autumn outings... Miral Welfare Foundation supports 260 seniors

[Financial News] A total of 260 seniors who use welfare centers went on autumn outings, each paired one-on-one with a volunteer. This year, volunteers made flower baskets themselves and gave them to the seniors.
According to Miral Welfare Foundation on the 10th, “2026 Seniors Over Flowers, Outing DAY” was held 13 times in September and October in Seoul, Busan, Daegu, Daejeon and Changwon. The program was sponsored by MetLife Foundation Korea and run by Miral Welfare Foundation in partnership with local welfare centers. A total of 520 people participated, including 260 volunteers made up of MetLife employees and insurance financial planners.
In the morning, the seniors had their hair done and makeup applied with help from beauty professionals. In the afternoon, they visited local attractions or took part in cultural activities with volunteers. On the 29th of last month, participants visited Namsangol Hanok Village in Jung District, Seoul.
ForParents planned and ran the outings, while Spring Again provided hair and beauty services with local beauty professionals. Flip Flower, which trains and employs florists with hearing impairments, was in charge of the flower-basket-making activity newly added this year. The three companies participate in MetLife Foundation’s social innovation enterprise development and investment program, “MetLife Inclusion Plus.”
The two foundations have continued volunteer activities for seniors since 2016. Last year, they supported outings for 320 seniors across nine regions, holding 16 outings. Hair and beauty services before outings were also introduced that year.
Jung Hyung-seok, standing representative of Miral Welfare Foundation, said, “For seniors, time spent stepping away from everyday life to have new experiences and laugh and talk with someone is more precious than anything else,” adding that the foundation would expand efforts to reduce seniors’ social isolation in cooperation with businesses and local communities.

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