Dongshin University Faculty and Staff Roll Up Sleeves to Support Strawberry Farms Amid COVID-19 Impact

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters, Reporter Yoon Jamin] The faculty and staff of Dongshin University rolled up their sleeves to help strawberry farmers following their support for local flower farms struggling due to the impact of COVID-19.

Dongshin University (President Choi Il) announced on the 10th that 60 faculty and staff members participated in the ‘Naju City Love Strawberry Purchase Campaign’ and bought 227 boxes of 1kg strawberries (worth approximately 2.27 million KRW) from three farms in the Naju area.

The ‘Love Strawberry Purchase Campaign’ was promoted by Naju City to assist local farms facing difficulties in selling strawberries due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

After receiving a cooperation request from Naju City at the end of last month, Dongshin University accepted purchase applications from the 2nd to the 6th of this month. President Choi Il and the faculty and staff participated in this campaign to promote regional coexistence and revitalize the local economy.

In addition, considering the worsening blood supply situation due to COVID-19, a blood donation volunteer event for faculty and staff is scheduled for the 12th.

Earlier, Dongshin University also joined the ‘Flower Purchase Campaign’ to support local flower farms struggling due to the cancellation of graduation and entrance ceremonies last month, purchasing 1,000 roses from local flower farms.

President Choi Il of Dongshin University said, “We will continue to think deeply and take action on what we can do as a university that shares and breathes new life into the local economy suffering from COVID-19.”

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