The Love Temperature Tower Reaches '100 Degrees' Early... First Lady Kim Jung-sook Calls It a "Miraculous 100 Degrees"

First Lady Kim Jung-sook is expressing her gratitude in a thank-you video for reaching 100 degrees on the Love Temperature Tower. [Photo by Cheong Wa Dae]

[Asia Economy Reporter Lee Ji-eun] Kim Jung-sook, the wife of President Moon Jae-in, sent a message of gratitude on the 1st regarding the early achievement of the "Love Thermometer" goal of 100 degrees by the Community Chest of Korea, saying, "It is a miraculous 100 degrees achieved together during difficult times for everyone."

On the same day, Mrs. Kim expressed her thanks via video to the citizens who achieved the 100-degree mark on the Love Thermometer of the Community Chest of Korea's Hope 2021 Sharing Campaign.

Mrs. Kim said, "Your warm hands have come together to push the Love Thermometer's temperature above 100 degrees," adding, "You, who do not turn away from your neighbors and share warmth to overcome the winter, are people who create spring rather than wait for it."

Mrs. Kim currently serves as the honorary chairperson of the Community Chest of Korea, following the late Lee Hee-ho, Kwon Yang-sook, and Kim Yoon-ok.

The Community Chest of Korea's Hope Sharing Campaign is held annually and this year ran from December 1 of last year to January 31 of this year. The fundraising goal of 350 billion won was reached on January 20 (378.3 billion won), achieving early goal attainment for the first time in four years. The symbol of the Hope Sharing Campaign, the "Love Thermometer," rises by one degree for every 1% of the fundraising goal collected. The final amount raised in the campaign was 400.9 billion won, and the final temperature of the thermometer was recorded at 114.5 degrees.

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