Jongno-gu, KSS Shipping, and Others Continue Year-End Donations to Help Neighbors

KSS Shipping Donates 4 Million KRW and 132 Boxes of Kimchi... Supports 12 Million KRW Heating Costs to Dongsung Church and Ihwa-dong Community Center, Korea Artists Welfare Foundation Provides 1 Million KRW Onnuri Gift Certificates... SGI Seoul Guarantee Sends 10 Million KRW to Jongno 56-gadong Community Center... Residents' Group Arisol Donates 3 Million KRW to Sungin 2-dong Community Center

Jongno-gu Office officials receiving donations and goods from KSS Shipping

[Asia Economy Reporter Jongil Park] Jongno-gu (Mayor Kim Young-jong) continues to receive donations of money and goods to help neighbors in need within the district.

On the 23rd, KSS Shipping delivered 4 million KRW in donations along with 132 boxes of kimchi weighing 10kg each (worth approximately 4.5 million KRW).

The donations will be distributed as 3 million KRW to low-income families in the area and 1 million KRW to Raphael's House, a short-term residential facility for children with disabilities. KSS Shipping, which has been consistently practicing sharing every year, has donated about 25 million KRW in money and goods over the past three years.

On the 15th, Dongsung Church (Senior Pastor Seo Jung-oh) donated 12 million KRW for heating costs to the Ihwa-dong Community Service Center to help low-income residents have a warm winter. Dongsung Church's heating cost support has been ongoing annually since 2014.

In March of this year, they donated 50 boxes of emergency relief supplies to help overcome COVID-19 and have been supporting local youth in difficult circumstances with 70,000 KRW monthly for several years.

They also provide side dish deliveries for elderly living alone and offer foot massage volunteer services for the disabled and elderly.

On the 17th, the Korea Artists Welfare Foundation (CEO Jung Hee-seop) donated 1 million KRW in Onnuri gift certificates to the Ihwa-dong Community Service Center to assist low-income residents.

The Korea Artists Welfare Foundation has been delivering 1 million KRW in Onnuri gift certificates every winter since 2018 to low-income residents of Ihwa-dong.

SGI Seoul Guarantee also sent 10 million KRW in donations to the Jongno 5·6-ga-dong Community Service Center on the 15th. The received donations will be used as holiday support funds for recipients in the area.

An SGI Seoul Guarantee official said, “This year, while the number of people needing help has increased due to the prolonged COVID-19 pandemic, the number of those willing to help has decreased for the same reason, which is regrettable. We hope this donation will be of some help to low-income families.”

On the 17th, 6 Beonji Burger donated kimchi, Humming Bella donated ramen, ESTD2017 Cafe donated Chapagetti, and anonymous office workers from Yeonji-dong delivered Ottogi rice and other items. The Jongno 5·6-ga-dong Community Service Center has completed distributing a total of 68 boxes of kimchi and ramen to 68 low-income households in the area.

The residents' group ‘Arisol,’ created to help neighbors in need within the community, also donated 3 million KRW to the Sungin 2-dong Community Service Center. ‘Arisol’ has been providing scholarships and other support for local youth in need for several years.

Mayor Kim Young-jong said, “Even in these difficult times, there are people who do not forget their neighbors and willingly extend warm hands, which makes our society still worth living in. The precious donations and goods sent will be meaningfully used to help residents in need within the community.”

This content was produced with the assistance of AI translation services.