Park Seong-su, Songpa-gu Mayor, Leads Donation Culture Expansion by Participating in Nanum Challenge

District Mayor Park Donates 5 Books to Help Overcome Crisis... Donates 10 Million Won Including Salary and Disaster Relief Funds to Community Chest of Korea for Residents Struggling with COVID-19 in First Half of the Year

Park Seong-su, Mayor of Songpa District (right), participated in the 'Goodwill Store Sharing Challenge' by the Together Foundation at the mayor's office on the 11th and donated five books from his personal collection.

[Asia Economy Reporter Park Jong-il] Park Seong-su, Mayor of Songpa District Office, participated in the ‘Goodwill Store Sharing Challenge’ on the 11th to promote the culture of donation ahead of Chuseok.

The ‘Goodwill Store Sharing Challenge’ is a relay donation campaign conducted by the social welfare foundation ‘Together Foundation.’ The foundation operates Goodwill Store, a donation item sales store, as well as vocational rehabilitation facilities for people with disabilities and North Korean defectors, striving to create jobs for vulnerable groups under the philosophy of ‘opportunity, not charity.’

This sharing challenge started on July 31 due to the recent decrease in donations caused by COVID-19, which has made it difficult to provide stable jobs for people with disabilities. Items donated by prominent social figures are sold at nine Goodwill Store locations. The proceeds are used to improve the welfare of working people with disabilities.

Park Seong-su, Mayor of Songpa District, was nominated by Shin Seon-sook, Chairperson of the Songpa Branch of the Songpa Parents’ Association for the Disabled, and participated in the donation. He donated five books that can help overcome crises and various pains and difficulties during these challenging times.

The donated books are ▲ Jo Nam-ju’s Kim Ji-young, Born 1982 ▲ Beopjeong’s Be Happy by Yourself ▲ Kim Woong-cheol’s Finding a Way in Japan’s Super-Aged Society ▲ Jang Dae-hwan’s The Korea We Don’t Know ▲ and Jeong Kyung-ah’s Spring Road Park Yong-gil.

At the donation ceremony, Mayor Park said, “Due to COVID-19, sharing activities have decreased compared to previous years, and neighbors in need are spending lonelier times ahead of the holiday.” He added, “Although these are difficult times, I hope many people participate in this challenge so that a warm wave of sharing spreads from Songpa.”

Mayor Park nominated Lee Hwang-su, Chairperson of the Songpa District Council, as the next participant.

This year, Mayor Park has taken the lead in spreading the culture of sharing by donating 10 million won, including his salary and disaster relief funds, to the Community Chest of Korea to help residents struggling with COVID-19 in the first half of the year.

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