Shinhan Bank Hosts 'Fresh Spring, Sharing Love' Event... Delivers Spring Kimchi to Over 120 Locations

Sharing Love with Seong Francisco Disabled Welfare Center Since 2011

Kang Myung-kyu, Head of Investment Banking Division at Shinhan Bank GIB Group (left), Agnes, Sister and Director of St. Francisco Comprehensive Welfare Center for the Disabled, and Lee Jung-woo, Head of GIB Division, are posing for a commemorative photo.

[Asia Economy Reporter Kwangho Lee] Shinhan Bank announced on the 25th that it carried out the 'Fresh Spring, Sharing Love Kimchi Making' event, delivering spring kimchi to over 120 low-income women with disabilities and elderly households in Guro-gu, in collaboration with the San Francisco Disabled Comprehensive Welfare Center.

Due to social distancing guidelines amid the spread of COVID-19, employees were unable to participate in kimchi-making or home visits, so the event was replaced with a donation ceremony for sharing kimchi. The San Francisco Disabled Comprehensive Welfare Center purchased whole cabbage kimchi from the social enterprise 'Happy Companion (Boksagol Kimchi)' to add more meaning to the sharing.

Since 2011, Shinhan Bank has been conducting kimchi sharing with the San Francisco Disabled Comprehensive Welfare Center for 10 years, delivering kimchi to a total of 1,632 households in Guro-gu.

An elderly recipient of the kimchi said, "I was running out of kimchi, so I am grateful to receive this precious kimchi," and added, "Buying side dishes or kimchi was a big burden, but now I can live without worrying about kimchi for a while," expressing her gratitude.

Kang Myung-kyu, Head of Investment Banking at Shinhan Bank, said, "In these difficult times for all citizens due to COVID-19, we hope that Shinhan Bank's small sincerity will bring great comfort to women with disabilities and elderly people living in Guro-gu."

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