[Photo] Seongbuk-gu Jongam-dong Residents' Autonomy Committee Leading Blood Donation Receives Appreciation Plaque from Korean Red Cross

Even in 2020, overwhelmed by COVID-19, the people of Jongam-dong actively participated in life-sharing, greatly helping to alleviate the blood supply shortage caused by the COVID-19 crisis

[Asia Economy Reporter Jongil Park] The Jongsam-dong Residents' Autonomous Committee members in Seongbuk-gu (Mayor Lee Seung-ro) received a letter of appreciation from the Korean Red Cross Eastern Blood Center.

This was in recognition of the Jongsam-dong Residents' Autonomous Committee members who have actively participated in life-sharing through the 'Jongsam-dong Residents' Blood Donation Day Event' held since 2017.

Last November, the Jongsam-dong Residents' Autonomous Committee held the '5th Residents' Blood Donation Day.' A total of 108 residents rolled up their sleeves to help alleviate the blood supply shortage amid the COVID-19 pandemic. The successful annual blood donation day events were largely due to the role of the Health and Welfare Subcommittee of the Jongsam-dong Residents' Autonomous Committee. The subcommittee organized the event, and all committee members actively participated.

In particular, last year, to prevent COVID-19 infection, participants were divided by time slots through advance reservations to minimize crowding.

Compliance with social distancing among participants during blood donation was also strictly managed.

The Jongsam-dong 'Residents' Blood Donation Day' has been held regularly once or twice a year since 2017. The Jongsam-dong Residents' Autonomous Committee has continuously worked to develop blood-related projects for life protection and to spread a healthy blood donation culture.

They have also practiced warm neighborly love by donating blood donation certificates to Korea University Hospital, the Korea Blood Cancer Association, and others.

A representative from the Korean Red Cross Eastern Blood Center said, "During the prolonged COVID-19 pandemic, when blood supply was very difficult, the Jongsam-dong Residents' Autonomous Committee and Jongsam-dong Community Service Center provided great help, so we specially prepared this letter of appreciation."

On this day, Kim Young-gi, Chair of the Health and Welfare Subcommittee of the Jongsam-dong Residents' Autonomous Committee, Shin Jeong-hee, Chair of the Autonomous Planning Subcommittee, Lee Deok-seon, General Affairs, Yoon Seok-jun, committee member, and Lee Jong-hoon, officer of the Jongsam-dong Community Service Center, received the letter of appreciation. Following social distancing level 2.5 and quarantine measures, Lee Byung-han, Chair of the Residents' Autonomous Committee, accepted the award as the representative recipient.

Chair Lee Byung-han said, "I will deliver the letter of appreciation well to the committee members," and added, "Blood donation is one of the important projects that the Jongsam-dong Residents' Autonomous Committee has carried out every year, and we will continue our efforts to practice life-sharing this year as well."

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