eBay Korea Smile Delivery Donates Toilet Paper Worth 50 Million Won to Elderly Living Alone

[Asia Economy Reporter Lim Chun-han] eBay Korea's next-day delivery service 'Smile Delivery' announced on the 21st that it delivered toilet paper worth a total of 50 million KRW in collaboration with Yuhan-Kimberly to support welfare for elderly living alone and people with disabilities.

'Thanks to Smile' is a campaign encouraging Smile Delivery customers to participate in sharing through online shopping and bring smiles to the faces of vulnerable groups. A portion of the sales revenue from Smile Delivery is contributed from Gmarket's customer participation social contribution fund 'Sponsorship Shopping' and Auction's 'Sharing Shopping' fund to be used where help is needed.

Since last December, for four weeks, they partnered with Yuhan-Kimberly to run a 'buy 1 give 1' brand deal event supporting elderly living alone, raising donation items. Whenever Gmarket and Auction customers purchase one pack of 'Kleenex 3-ply Supreme Soft' toilet paper with 12 rolls through Smile Delivery, the same product is donated, achieving the target quantity of 5,000 packs.

The donated items are delivered to 'Giving Plus,' a social contribution store of the Milal Welfare Foundation supporting elderly living alone and people with disabilities who have difficulty purchasing daily necessities due to the interruption of aid caused by COVID-19. Besides Yuhan-Kimberly, eBay Korea Smile Delivery has delivered daily necessities worth a total of 120 million KRW to elderly living alone through the Milal Welfare Foundation in partnership with various brands.

An eBay Korea official said, "Many people sympathized with and participated in the campaign to help elderly living alone who are struggling due to COVID-19," adding, "We will continue various activities to realize social value as a sharing platform in the non-face-to-face era."

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