Seungro Lee, Seongbuk-gu Mayor, Donates 30% of 4 Months' Salary for Neighbors

Donation to Community Chest of Korea... Voluntary Contributions Continue from Residents Including Seongbuk-gu East Community Security Council

[Asia Economy Reporter Park Jong-il] Seongbuk-gu announced on the 7th that Lee Seung-ro, the mayor of Seongbuk-gu, will donate 30% of his salary for four months to the Seoul Social Welfare Community Chest to share the suffering of residents caused by COVID-19.

The mayor delivered four months' worth of salary from March to June through the Seoul Social Welfare Community Chest on the 6th, requesting that it be used to help citizens facing economic and psychological crises due to COVID-19.

Additionally, upon hearing about Mayor Lee's salary donation, the Seongbuk-gu East District Community Security Council Chairpersons' Association (Chairman Yoon Jae-sung) and the Seongbuk-gu Church Association (Pastor Gil Seong-woon) also expressed their intention to join the donation campaign together.

Mayor Lee Seung-ro said, “Although my salary donation is a small act of sharing, I hope it becomes a seed of great strength for residents suffering from COVID-19. As the common saying goes, sharing pain halves it, and I hope many social donations will be made during this time.” He added, “I am grateful to everyone who steps up for neighbors and supports us during these difficult times.”

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