Financial Supervisory Service and Financial Sector Volunteer for 'Sharing Love Briquettes'... Donated 212,500 Briquettes

Yoon Seok-heon, Financial Supervisory Service Chief, Participates in Briquette Sharing Activity "We Must Look After Neighbors in Difficult Times"

[Asia Economy Reporter Jo Gang-wook] On the 13th, the Financial Supervisory Service (FSS) visited Noryangjin 2-dong, Dongjak-gu, Seoul, along with the Korea Inclusive Finance Agency, the Credit Recovery Committee, and five financial associations including the Korea Federation of Banks, the Korea Federation of Savings Banks, the National Credit Union Federation of Korea, the Life Insurance Association, and the General Insurance Association, to carry out a 'Sharing Love Briquettes' activity.

Since 2006, the FSS has been conducting briquette-sharing activities every year to support underprivileged groups suffering from the winter cold wave.

On this day, the FSS and the financial sector jointly donated 212,500 briquettes through the Briquette Bank with the sponsorship funds they raised. Among these, 1,950 briquettes were directly delivered to a total of 12 households, including low-income families and elderly living alone.

Yoon Seok-heon, Governor of the FSS, who participated in the briquette-sharing activity, said, "In times when economic conditions are difficult due to COVID-19, we must pay attention to the hardships of our neighbors," adding, "I hope that this small sharing prepared by the financial sector will be well delivered so that those in need can have a warm winter."

Pastor Heo Gi-bok, representative of the Briquette Bank, expressed gratitude, saying, "Due to COVID-19, briquette donations decreased by 59% and volunteers by 54%, making this the most difficult winter ever," and added, "Upon hearing that low-income and elderly people were struggling, the financial sector rushed to provide great warmth for the energy-poor."

The FSS stated that it plans to continue sharing activities so that neighbors in need can spend at least a slightly warmer winter in the future.

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