Yonsei Students Participate in “Baker King Yonsei Kim: Be a Grandkid for a Day”

-Building Relationships with Local Senior Citizens

On May 30, the Yonsei Volunteer Community (YVC) hosted “Baker King Yonsei Kim: Be a Grandkid for a Day.” For the event, forty-seven student volunteers baked pastries with senior citizens who live by themselves.

Student volunteer Park Jong-hyun said that initially he decided to participate because he was interested in baking. However, once the event got underway, Park discovered that the most fulfilling part of the day was making friends with the senior citizens. Another student volunteer, Park Gun-woo, said that the event was a wonderful opportunity not only to bake bread and pastries, but also to share them with their elder guests. The senior citizens were also delighted by the experience. One expressed her pleasure in sharing the baked goods with the students. “They really felt like grandchildren to us,” she said.  

YVC Vice President Yeo Ji-sun, who was in charge of organizing “Baker King Yonsei Kim,” was very happy with the opportunities it provided for building relationships with the local community. She said that YVC plans to organize more events like this in the future.