[Unbelievable Story...] Basic Livelihood Security Recipient Leaves 1.18 Million Won Envelope to Help During COVID-19 Crisis

Seoul Seongbuk-gu Gireum 2-dong, Anonymous Man Hands Over Money Envelope and Disappears... Staff Rush Out Immediately but Already Gone... Envelope Contains Letter and 1,187,360 Won... "I Lived Receiving Much Help as a Basic Livelihood Security Recipient. I Want to Help Victims in Daegu Area"

An anonymous resident of Seongbuk-gu donated 1,187,360 won to the Gil-eum 2-dong Community Service Center in Seongbuk-gu, requesting it be used to support COVID-19 victims in Daegu.

[Asia Economy Reporter Jongil Park] The Gireum 2-dong Community Service Center in Seongbuk-gu, Seoul, is desperately searching for a resident who threw an envelope and left. Here is the story.

On February 26, a man visited the Gireum 2-dong Community Service Center in Seongbuk-gu. The man abruptly handed an envelope to the community center staff and said, "Please use this for residents affected by COVID-19," then quickly disappeared outside the door.

The staff immediately followed, but the man vanished like a mirage.

Inside the envelope was a letter stating, "I am a basic livelihood security recipient and have been living on government support. Upon hearing about the COVID-19 damage, I prepared this to offer even a small help," along with cash amounting to 1,187,360 KRW.

The community center staff are making various efforts to find the man, but so far there has been no significant progress.

Kim Yong-in, head of Gireum 2-dong, said, "We express deep gratitude and respect to the anonymous donor," adding, "The donation will be properly delivered to be used for residents affected by COVID-19 in Daegu and other areas, according to the donor's wishes."

Lee Seung-ro, mayor of Seongbuk-gu, who heard the heartwarming story, said, "As COVID-19 rapidly spreads, not only has donation activity declined, but social connections have also been severed. Many people have found warmth in their hearts through this story from Gireum 2-dong," and added, "With active administrative response and many citizens coming together, I believe we will soon overcome COVID-19."

Seongbuk-gu plans to transfer the received donation to the Community Chest of Korea, and use it to assist COVID-19 victims in Daegu according to the donor's intentions.

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