Woori Bank Donates 100 Million KRW to Descendants and Bereaved Families of Independence Activists

Kwon Kwang-seok (right), President of Woori Bank, is taking a commemorative photo with Kim Won-woong (left), President of the Liberation Association.

[Asia Economy Reporter Kim Hyo-jin] Woori Bank announced on the 11th that it donated 100 million KRW to the Gwangbok Association at the Gwangbok Hall located in Yeongdeungpo-gu, Seoul, to commemorate the 75th anniversary of liberation.

The donation ceremony held the previous day was attended by Kwon Kwang-seok, President of Woori Bank, Kim Won-woong, Chairman of the Gwangbok Association, and other officials. The donation was given to the descendants and bereaved families of independence activists, and Chairman Kim expressed his gratitude to Woori Bank for supporting the promotion of national spirit and the welfare improvement of the descendants of independence activists.

A Woori Bank official said, "On the occasion of the 75th anniversary of liberation, we conveyed our gratitude to the descendants and bereaved families of independence activists," adding, "As a national heritage bank with a 121-year history, Woori Bank will strive to become a strong and deeply rooted tree that protects the finance of the Republic of Korea by inheriting the noble and sacred spirit of the patriotic martyrs."

Meanwhile, last December, Woori Bank donated the proceeds from the sale of the ‘3.1 Movement and the 100th Anniversary Commemorative Coin of the Provisional Government of the Republic of Korea’ to the families of independence activists, and in May this year, it signed a business agreement with the Gwangbok Association to launch financial products and services to support the Gwangbok Association and the families of independence activists.

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