[Photo] Lee Dong-jin, Dobong-gu Mayor, Donates 30% of Salary to Local Children's Center

Lee Dong-jin, Dobong-gu Mayor (center), is donating 30% of his three months' salary to a local children's center on the 7th.

[Asia Economy Reporter Park Jong-il] Dobong-gu (Mayor Lee Dong-jin) announced on the 7th that Mayor Lee Dong-jin donated designated funds to Dobong-gu local children's centers to help children prepare for phased school attendance amid COVID-19.

The designated donation is the amount equivalent to three months of the mayor's salary, who participated in the "30% Salary Return Campaign" to share the suffering of residents caused by COVID-19.

The donation will be used through the Dobong-gu Social Welfare Council to provide "new semester supplies" (stationery sets for elementary school students and cultural gift certificates for middle and high school students) to children preparing for phased school attendance.

Previously, to share the pain with low-income citizens and small business owners struggling due to the spread of COVID-19, the mayor of Dobong-gu donated four months' worth of salary from March to June to the Community Chest of Korea, following the "30% Salary Return Campaign" initiated by the president, the prime minister, and other high-ranking government officials.

One month's donation was used in March to purchase disinfection machines and disinfectants to support quarantine efforts at small-scale welfare residential facilities.

Currently, Dobong-gu has 18 local children's centers. Approximately 530 children and adolescents use these centers, with 144 of them receiving emergency care.

Mayor Lee Dong-jin of Dobong-gu said, "I am grateful to the local children's centers that have worked hard for the children's education despite the unprecedented situation of indefinite school closures and online classes due to the prolonged COVID-19 pandemic. Supporting them is the rightful duty of a local government head." He added, "Even after school reopens, we will do our best to prevent the spread of COVID-19 by adhering to personal hygiene rules and quarantine measures."

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