Kolon Conducts Winter Blood Donation Campaign to Overcome COVID-19

[Asia Economy Reporter Hwang Yoon-joo] Kolon employees have launched a blood donation campaign to support the shortage of blood supply caused by the novel coronavirus infection (COVID-19). Starting from the Kolon Industries site in Gumi, Gyeongbuk on the 30th of last month, the campaign will be held sequentially at six sites nationwide, excluding the metropolitan area under social distancing level 2, including Gimcheon, Gyeongsan, and Daejeon, until the 9th. At all blood donation locations, participants strictly follow quarantine rules according to the COVID-19 situation, wearing masks and maintaining distance throughout the process.

This blood donation campaign is the third one Kolon has conducted this year. As one of Kolon's representative social contribution programs, the blood donation campaign has been held twice annually since 2013 during the unstable blood supply periods in summer and winter. In April this year, due to a sharp decrease in donors caused by COVID-19, additional employee blood donations were conducted to urgently secure blood supply.

The blood donation certificates donated by employees have totaled about 5,000 since 2013, and the certificates collected from the three blood donations this year will be delivered to the Korea Leukemia Children's Foundation early next year to be used for children suffering from pediatric cancer.

Kolon Group has actively carried out external donation activities utilizing the group's unique capabilities to overcome COVID-19. This includes providing free support for the construction of a 24-bed modular negative pressure ward at the Seoul National University Hospital Talent Center in Mungyeong, Gyeongbuk, supplying MB (Melt Blown) filters, a key material for masks, donating Onnuri gift certificates to support local small business owners, and providing clothing and health supplements for medical staff, supporting essential facilities and supplies needed during the COVID-19 crisis.

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