Saemaeul Geumgo Central Association Supports 18,000kg of Kimjang Kimchi for Vulnerable Groups

Officials from the National Credit Union Federation of Korea and the Korean Red Cross are posing for a commemorative photo. (Second from the left: Hong Seong-jo, Director of the Southern Volunteer Center, Seoul Branch, Korean Red Cross; third: Park Cha-hoon, President of the National Credit Union Federation of Korea; fourth: Hwang Guk-hyeon, Executive Director of the National Credit Union Federation of Korea)

[Asia Economy Reporter Kim Hyo-jin] The National Credit Union Federation of Korea (NCUFK) announced on the 1st that, as part of the 2020 MG Hope Sharing Love Jomdori Movement, it will donate 18,000 kg of kimchi to the Korean Red Cross to help vulnerable groups have a warm winter.

The donation ceremony was attended by Park Cha-hoon, President of the NCUFK, and Hong Sung-jo, Director of the Southern Volunteer Center of the Seoul Branch of the Korean Red Cross. The 18,000 kg of kimchi (approximately 90 million KRW) donated by the federation will be distributed to vulnerable groups such as children, people with disabilities, and the elderly in urgent need of assistance through the Red Cross’s Gaon Kimchi Sharing Campaign.

The Love Jomdori Movement is a representative social contribution activity carried out by the Credit Unions and the federation since 1998 to deliver warm energy to local communities during the year-end and New Year holidays, engaging in company-wide donations and volunteer activities to help neighbors in need.

Especially this year, considering the rapid decline in face-to-face donations and volunteer activities due to the COVID-19 pandemic, an online donation campaign linked with "Kakao Together" is being conducted. In addition, sectors where support has sharply decreased due to COVID-19 have been selected to support the livelihood stability of vulnerable groups. Besides kimchi, 25,000 briquettes were also donated to the Bapsang Community Briquette Bank.

□ President Park said, “This winter, it has become even more difficult for vulnerable groups to get through the cold due to COVID-19,” and added, “The Credit Union will continue to spare no support for neighbors in local communities who need help.”

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