Kim Wonsik, Owner of Jindo Fishing Shop, Donates Profits from One Year of Bottle Collection

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Yoon Jamin] Jeonnam Community Chest of Korea (Chairman Nodongil·Jeonnam Sarangui Yeolmae) announced on the 13th that Kim Wonsik, the owner of Jindo Fishing Shop, a Good Store, donated all the proceeds raised by collecting empty bottles over the past year.

The delivery ceremony was attended by Kim Donggeuk, Secretary General of Jeonnam Sarangui Yeolmae, and Kim Wonsik, owner of Jindo Fishing Shop.

Jindo Fishing Shop joined the Good Store program in 2017 and has been steadily donating 30,000 KRW annually. The donations collected from empty bottles each year were 165,300 KRW in 2017, 630,320 KRW in 2018, 800,100 KRW in 2019, 1,536,780 KRW in 2020, and 1,146,780 KRW in 2021.

Owner Kim said, "It has already been over five years since I started collecting empty bottles to donate," adding, "Although it is sometimes difficult to endure negative views while collecting empty bottles, I hope my actions can bring a warm winter to someone."

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