Yoon Seok-heon, Financial Supervisory Service Chief, Who Volunteered as a 'Hope Ambassador' for Flower Farmers, Says "Let's All Buy Flowers"

Yoon Seok-heon, Financial Supervisory Service Governor, smiling while holding a bouquet
(Photo by Financial Supervisory Service Facebook)

[Asia Economy Reporter Kim Hyo-jin] Yoon Seok-heon, Governor of the Financial Supervisory Service, took the lead as a hope ambassador to help flower farms.

As part of efforts to assist flower farms suffering damage due to the spread of the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19), he encouraged the financial sector to participate in the 'Give Flowers' campaign.

On the 13th, Governor Yoon said through the Financial Supervisory Service's Facebook account, "Due to the spread of COVID-19, celebratory events such as graduation ceremonies, entrance ceremonies, and weddings have been consecutively canceled or postponed, causing great difficulties for flower farms. The Financial Supervisory Service is delivering flower baskets filled with gratitude and congratulations to the parents of new employees and employees celebrating weddings and birthdays, striving to alleviate the hardships of flower farms even a little."

Governor Yoon introduced a line from poet Jeong Gyu-hwa's 'A Dedication for Flowers,' which says, "When I looked, it was a flower; when I turned away, it was longing," and added, "Giving flowers filled with heartfelt feelings to family and loved ones may be a good opportunity to recall the beauty and fragrance of life that we had forgotten in our busy daily lives." He further stated, "Following Chairman Kim Tae-oh of DGB Financial Group, I have joined the relay campaign to help promote flower consumption."

Governor Yoon requested, "I ask Chairman Kim Tae-young of the Korea Federation of Banks, Chairman Na Jae-chul of the Korea Financial Investment Association, Chairman Shin Yong-gil of the Life Insurance Association, and Chairman Kim Yong-duk of the General Insurance Association to also participate in the 'Relay Campaign to Help Flower Farms.'"

Meanwhile, the Korea Federation of Banks and the Council of Commercial Banks held a 'Flower Consumption Promotion Campaign' event the day before, donating 100,000 flower pots at the Korea Flower Farmers Cooperative in Goyang, Gyeonggi Province, representing the banking sector. The flowers donated by the banking sector will be delivered by the Korea Flower Producers Association to social welfare facilities and small business owners nationwide.

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