Gwangju City Donates 35 Million Won Collected from Salary Change

More than 1,300 Public Officials and Employees of Public Institutions to Participate Starting February

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Park Seon-gang] Gwangju Metropolitan City announced on the 30th that it held a donation ceremony at the City Hall Business Room attended by Mayor Lee Yong-seop, heads of public institutions participating in the ‘Salary Change Sharing,’ and Han Sang-won, Chairman of the Gwangju Community Chest of Korea.

This donation was raised through the ‘Salary Change Sharing’ initiative, which has been carried out since February by public officials and employees of public institutions who wish to participate in sharing, aiming to spread a culture of social contribution from the public sector in Gwangju.

‘Salary Change Sharing’ involves donating a portion of the monthly salary, either by contributing the change from the salary (less than 10,000 won, less than 1,000 won) or by donating a fixed percentage or fixed amount from the monthly salary.

Currently, about 1,300 employees from Gwangju city officials, firefighters, and seven public institutions including ▲Gwangju Tourism Foundation ▲Gwangju Green Car Promotion Agency ▲Gwangju Welfare Foundation ▲Gwangju Credit Guarantee Foundation ▲Gwangju Women and Family Foundation ▲Transportation Culture Training Institute ▲Korean Studies Honam Promotion Institute are participating in ‘Salary Change Sharing.’

The 35 million won accumulated through ‘Salary Change Sharing’ until this month was delivered to the Community Chest of Korea on this day and will be used to support underprivileged groups in the region after collecting opinions from participants.

Han Sang-won, Chairman of the Gwangju Community Chest of Korea, said, “It is especially meaningful that Gwangju city officials and public institution employees participate in the monthly Salary Change Sharing,” adding, “The warm sincerity you have conveyed will be delivered as hope and courage to neighbors in need in the Gwangju area.”

Mayor Lee Yong-seop said, “I am proud of the public officials and public institution employees who practice valuable sharing every month,” and added, “I hope that the warm sharing that started with public officials and public institutions will contribute to the expansion of social contribution activities in Gwangju.”

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