Jung-gu Office Sanitation Workers Save Coins for 2 Years to Donate

670,000 Won in Coins Found on the Street and 1,080,000 Won Collected from 108 Sanitation Workers Donated as 1,753,000 Won Total to Support Neighbors Struggling Due to COVID-19

[Asia Economy Reporter Park Jong-il] On the 23rd, the Seoul Labor Union Jung-gu Branch (Branch Chief Jo Heung-rae) donated 1,753,000 won to Jung-gu Office.

This donation was raised by combining 673,000 won in coins collected over two years by 108 public workers (hereafter referred to as environmental cleaners) while cleaning the streets, with an additional 1,080,000 won contributed by all the public workers, each donating 10,000 won.

Environmental cleaners often find coins dropped on the streets while cleaning. Accordingly, the Jung-gu environmental cleaners decided to use these coins to help neighbors in need and collected them in a piggy bank over two years.

Recently, due to the impact of COVID-19, free meal services and clinics in shantytown communities were suspended, causing difficulties for low-income and vulnerable groups. In response, they agreed to deliver the donation and opened the piggy bank.

The donated funds will be handed over to the Community Chest of Korea and used to support residents in the local shantytown communities.

Environmental cleaners, who always start their mornings earlier than others, are the unsung heroes working behind the scenes to provide clean streets for residents on their way to work. At 5:30 a.m., when most people are still asleep, these cleaners break the darkness of the city and begin cleaning. Each coin they pick up may be small change, but the warm sincerity and heart gathered here are by no means small.

Environmental cleaner Kim Kyung-il (47) said, "It is a small gesture, but I hope it brings some comfort to neighbors struggling due to COVID-19."

Seo Yang-ho, Mayor of Jung-gu Office, said, "I am grateful for the warm hearts of the environmental cleaners who always work hard in unseen places, and this will be a great support to those going through difficult times due to COVID-19."

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