Daegu City Expands 'Dalgubeol Kidari Donation Stores' in Department Stores and Large Retailers

Donation boxes at Lotte Department Store, E-Mart, and Homeplus stores... Citizen-donated bread delivered to low-income vulnerable groups

Promotional banner for the 'Kidari Donation Bread Store' installed in the food section of Lotte Department Store.

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Choi Jae-ho] Daegu City announced on the 29th that it will install 'Dalgubeol Kidari Donation Stores' at three locations: Lotte Department Store (Daegu Branch), E-Mart (Manchon Branch), and Homeplus (Seongseo Branch) to enhance the social contribution of large retail companies and to spread the culture of donation among citizens.

At 11 a.m. on the same day, Daegu Mayor Kwon Young-jin signed a business agreement for the donation stores with local representatives of the companies and held a ceremony to deliver daily necessities donated by partner companies to the donation stores. These partner companies agreed to support daily necessities worth 1.5 million KRW per month, totaling approximately 5.4 million KRW annually.

According to this agreement, Daegu City will install donation boxes for daily necessities inside the stores, and partner companies will assist citizens in placing the daily necessities they purchase while shopping into the donation boxes. The donated daily necessities will be delivered to neighbors in need through nearby designated food banks and food markets.

Mayor Kwon Young-jin welcomed the initiative, saying, "'Donors share the joy of giving, and neighbors receive hope and happiness'?the slogan under which the 'Donation Stores' started. We expect it to contribute to the promotion of local welfare through win-win cooperation between citizens and retail companies."

Meanwhile, as of April, the 11 'Dalgubeol Kidari Sharing Stores' opened on February 9th have counseled 5,136 households temporarily facing financial difficulties and provided daily necessities worth approximately 30,000 KRW to 4,404 households.

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