Doctors and Students in Gwangju Region Continue to Donate Funds to Sarangui Yeolmae

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Yoon Jamin] Donations collected bit by bit by doctors in Gwangju Metropolitan City, as well as elementary, middle, and high school students and faculty members, were consecutively delivered to the Gwangju Community Chest of Korea.

On the 24th, according to the Gwangju Community Chest of Korea (Chairman Han Sangwon · Gwangju Community Chest of Korea), a donation ceremony for the 'Hope 2021 Love School Fundraising' campaign was held at the Gwangju Metropolitan Office of Education.

The school fundraising campaign, which took place from November last year to January this year, involved faculty members and students from 32 elementary, middle, and high schools, raising a total of 7,975,787 KRW.

The donations will be used through the Gwangju Community Chest of Korea to support living expenses, school uniforms, and transportation card purchases for children of low-income families in the Gwangju area who are middle and high school students.

Earlier, on the previous day, the Gwangju Medical Association delivered 14,375,000 KRW collected voluntarily by its members.

The Gwangju Medical Association practices sharing annually through donation deliveries and has been a role model by dedicating itself to improving the health and welfare of residents in the Gwangju area.

Attendees at the donation ceremony included Yang Dongho, President of the Gwangju Medical Association; Choi Daejip, President of the Korean Medical Association; Lee Hyungseok, Member of the National Assembly; Lee Yongbin, Member of the National Assembly; Lee Yongseop, Mayor of Gwangju Metropolitan City; and Lee Seongdo, Secretary General of the Gwangju Community Chest of Korea.

Yang Dongho, President of the Gwangju Medical Association, said, “I hope this will be of some help to neighbors who are going through difficult times due to COVID-19.”

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