Gwangju Shinsegae Provides COVID-19 Relief Funds to Local Youths

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Shin Dong-ho] Gwangju Shinsegae Co., Ltd. (CEO Lee Dong-hoon) announced on the 8th that it has donated 10 million KRW to local youth as part of a daily support campaign to overcome COVID-19.

The funds were provided in advance from the proceeds raised through the Gwangju Youth Center and the Gwangju local youth COVID-19 overcoming daily support campaign throughout June.

The donation ceremony was attended by Park Soo-min, Director of Gwangju Youth Center, Lee Dong-hoon, CEO of Gwangju Shinsegae, and Kim Young-chun, Managing Director of Gwangju Shinsegae.

Since COVID-19, the situations faced by youth have become more diverse, and many young people are experiencing unstable employment conditions.

Due to the resulting income decline, local youth who are facing difficulties in covering living expenses are being supported through a fundraising campaign event for goods assistance.

Lee Dong-hoon, CEO of Gwangju Shinsegae, said, “Seeing the Gwangju Youth Center supporting local youth who have been struggling due to COVID-19 in various ways since last year, we wanted to help even a little, so we decided to support again this year.”

Since 2020, Gwangju Shinsegae has been conducting campaign events to support local residents who have been living in hardship by providing 10 million KRW every month.

So far, 160 million KRW raised through the campaigns has been donated to the local community.

Representative fundraising events include campaigns for local youth, support for flood recovery in the Gwangju area, provision of play kits for vulnerable families, and support for pediatric cancer patients' medical expenses.

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