Hanwha Defense Receives 2020 Seoul Volunteer Service Merit Award

Hanwha Defense received the '2020 Seoul Metropolitan Government Volunteer Service Commendation' on the 2nd.

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[Asia Economy Reporter Ki-min Lee] Hanwha Defense announced on the 3rd that it recently received the '2020 Seoul Metropolitan Government Volunteer Service Merit Award.'

The Seoul Metropolitan Government Volunteer Service Merit Award is an honor established to recognize the contributions of individuals, organizations, and companies who have devoted themselves to volunteer work throughout the year, in commemoration of International Volunteer Day (December 5), designated by the United Nations (UN).

Hanwha Defense was recognized for its continuous and diverse sharing activities since 2018 in cooperation with the Jung-gu Volunteer Center, targeting vulnerable elderly people in the local community and district, contributing to resolving welfare blind spots, and thus received the merit award.

This year, despite restrictions on on-site social contribution activities due to the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19), the company launched a regular volunteer team called the 'Leaders Dream Team,' composed of team leader-level employees at headquarters, continuing local sharing activities while adhering to quarantine rules.

Since July this year, the Leaders Dream Team has engaged in activities such as creating fans with encouraging phrases written in calligraphy fonts and 'medicine calendars,' which were delivered to local elderly people through non-face-to-face methods.

Recently, to mark the end of the year, Hanwha Defense designated a company-wide 'Sharing Period for a Warm Winter' and is carrying out various support activities centered on local communities in the metropolitan area where its headquarters and business sites are located, as well as Changwon City in Gyeongnam Province.

At headquarters, in collaboration with the Seoul Volunteer Center, employees donated winter clothes by participating in the 'World's Largest Sharing Closet Campaign,' and together with the Jung-gu Volunteer Center, delivered 100 bedding sets for elderly people in the area.

Additionally, the Changwon 1st Business Site held a kimchi-sharing event, delivering 600 boxes of kimchi, and the Changwon 2nd Business Site provided 100 microfiber blankets to neighbors in need.

Jae-hoon Lee, Support Team Manager of Hanwha Defense’s Management Support Office, said, "We feel a great sense of accomplishment for receiving this meaningful award in recognition of our employees’ efforts to help neighbors in need by pooling small acts of kindness," adding, "We plan to continue various volunteer activities to assist neighbors and marginalized groups who are facing even more difficult circumstances due to COVID-19."

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