Dongseo Foods, Sharing Culture and Art to 'Add Fragrance to Everyday Life'

The 15th 'Scent of Life Dongseo Literary Award' Ceremony Scene

[Asia Economy Reporter Seungjin Lee] Coffee specialty company Dongseo Food is carrying out various cultural and artistic sharing activities under the corporate slogan "Dongseo Food adding fragrance to daily life."

Since 2017, Dongseo Food has been conducting the "Dongseo Food Dream Library," a social contribution activity that donates books and improves library environments to nurture the thoughts and dreams of children, the future leaders. This year, Dongseo Food selected Dongam Elementary School located in Bupyeong-gu, Incheon, and purchased and donated about 3,400 books tailored to each grade level.

Sponsored by Dongseo Food, the "Maxim Coffee Cup Ibsinchoegangjeon," which started in 1999, is a deeply rooted professional Baduk (Go) tournament now in its 22nd edition. The 22nd Maxim Coffee Cup Ibsinchoegangjeon, which opened last December, concluded a five-month-long journey with 9-dan Kim Jiseok defeating the previous champion 9-dan Lee Jihyun. Kim Jiseok, who has participated in the Maxim Coffee Cup Ibsinchoegangjeon every year since the 15th edition in 2014, won the championship on his eighth attempt.

The "Scent of Life Dongseo Literary Award," supporting active literary activities of women, has been held for 33 years since 1989. Over 220,000 works have been submitted to the Dongseo Literary Award, with a total of about 6,000 winners. At the 15th Dongseo Literary Award held last year, a total of about 18,677 works were submitted in four categories: poetry, novels, essays, and children's literature (fairy tales, children's poetry), with 484 works selected as final winners.

There are also cultural and artistic social contribution activities regularly held to communicate with local communities and contribute to the development of classical music. "Dongseo Coffee Classic" is held free of charge so that citizens in local communities, who have relatively limited access to cultural performances, can experience classical concerts without burden. "Maxim Love's Fragrance" is a social contribution project that supports cultural assets by finding institutions with musical talents in need of sharing.

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