SK Inno Joins 'Warm Mask Campaign' for Social Contribution in an Untact Way...

[Asia Economy Reporter Hwang Yoon-joo] SK Innovation employees and their families participated in the 'Warm Mask Campaign,' making masks themselves and donating them in consideration of social distancing measures to prevent the spread of the novel coronavirus infection (COVID-19). As face-to-face volunteer activities became limited due to the impact of COVID-19, they chose an untact (contactless) method of social contribution.

SK Innovation announced that its employees and their families are participating in the 'Warm Mask Campaign' organized by the Korea Leukemia Children's Foundation, delivering masks they made by hand along with letters of support. Through this campaign, they can gift hand-sewn masks to pediatric cancer children whose immune systems have been weakened by chemotherapy.

Masks are essential items that pediatric cancer children must wear daily to block external infections. Due to COVID-19, which has become a major social issue recently, the supply of masks for pediatric cancer children is urgently needed.

SK Innovation said that about 60 employees and family members participated in the first round of this volunteer activity, making a total of 100 masks. Although they belong to a generation unfamiliar with sewing culture, each person carefully hand-sewed masks for 2 to 3 hours, hoping that pediatric cancer children would regain their health as soon as possible.

They also wrote encouraging messages wishing for the speedy recovery of pediatric cancer children, such as "Let's meet again in good health," "Cheering for your future that will shine even more brilliantly," and "Although my sewing skills are lacking and the mask is crooked, I hope it can protect my friend from harmful germs."

SK Innovation stated, "Although there are difficulties due to COVID-19, we will continue to develop volunteer activities, which have become part of SK Innovation's corporate culture, through 'untact social contribution activities.'"

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