GS Retail Doubles Donation of 'Patriotic Culture Award' Prize Money to Families of National Veterans

GS Retail Holds Donation Ceremony for Five Families of National Veterans
Donates Total of 20 Million KRW Including 10 Million KRW Veterans Culture Award Prize and 10 Million KRW GS Retail Matching Grant

[Asia Economy Reporter Yuri Kim] GS Retail announced on the 27th that it donated 20 million KRW to five families of national veterans at the Seoul Regional Veterans Office in Yongsan-gu, Seoul. The donation ceremony was attended by GS Retail President Yoon Sung Cho, Seoul Regional Veterans Office Director Seongchun Lee, related officials, and families of national veterans.

The donation fund was created with 10 million KRW prize money received when GS Retail won the 'Veterans Culture Award (Group)' at the '21st Veterans Culture Awards Ceremony' held in December last year, plus an additional 10 million KRW contributed by GS Retail as a matching grant.

GS Retail stated that the donation ceremony was held to return the prize money from the award, which recognized their years of efforts to promote veterans culture, to the families of national veterans who devoted themselves to the country. This donation was given to families of national veterans who died in the line of duty directly related to protecting the lives and property of the people.

The recipients include the families of the late Police Lieutenant Jaeguk Yoo, who died during a search operation for a jumper in the Han River; the late Police Lieutenant Sangmu Lee, who died in a secondary accident while handling a suspected drunk driving traffic accident; the late Fire Sergeant Mungyu Shim, who died when a rescue boat capsized while responding to a civilian boat danger report; the late Coast Guard Sergeant Kwonbyung Park, who died during rescue operations for drowning and stranded persons during the Chotdaebawi bridge installation work; and the late Fire Lieutenant Seungmin Heo, who died while removing a fallen roof during a strong wind incident in Taebaek City. Support was mainly provided to households with preschool children.

GS Retail President Yoon Sung Cho said, "It is meaningful to be able to convey a small token of our hearts along with the Veterans Culture Award prize money to the families of heroes who died in the line of duty while performing public duties closely related to the lives of the people under difficult conditions and situations." He added, "Going forward, GS Retail will actively carry out various sharing activities that can deliver warm hearts throughout local communities."

Meanwhile, GS Retail has been conducting activities for several years such as ▲Lunchbox sticker campaign to promote independence activists ▲Historical exploration of the Provisional Government with 100 customers ▲Support for descendants of independence activists ▲Participation in the '122609 Taegukgi to be Found Until the End' campaign. Last December, GS Retail won the 'Veterans Culture Award (Group)' at the '21st Veterans Culture Awards' hosted by the Ministry of Patriots and Veterans Affairs.

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