[Photo] Nowon-gu Selected as an Excellent Autonomous District in the 2021 Hope Ondol Warm Winter Project

[Asia Economy Reporter Park Jong-il] On the 14th at 3 PM, Oh Seung-rok, Mayor of Nowon-gu, attended the award ceremony for the ‘2021 Hope Ondol Warm Winter Outstanding Autonomous District’ selected by the Seoul Community Chest of Korea, held in the mayor’s office.

The Seoul Community Chest of Korea annually promotes the ‘Hope Ondol Warm Winter Project’ to support low-income families in welfare blind spots across the 25 autonomous districts of Seoul. Outstanding autonomous districts are selected based on total fundraising amount and the year-over-year increase rate of cash donations.

Nowon-gu has been selected as an outstanding autonomous district for three consecutive years from 2019 to this year.

The total fundraising amount was 2,725,280,000 KRW, with in-kind donations increasing by 123% and cash donations by 127% compared to the previous year. The year-over-year cash donation increase ranked first among Seoul’s autonomous districts, and the total fundraising amount ranked third.

The award ceremony was conducted with Kim Jin-gon, Secretary General of the Community Chest of Korea, visiting the mayor’s office to present the plaque and take commemorative photos.

Mayor Oh Seung-rok said, “Although it was expected to be difficult to achieve the initial target due to the impact of COVID-19, the active participation of local residents led to exceeding the target amount. I once again felt the warm hearts of neighbors during these difficult times,” and added, “I sincerely thank everyone who participated in the donation.”

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