Bohae Brewery Engages in Sharing Activities with Areumdawoon Store

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Park Jin-hyung] "I used to think that donations were only for people who have a lot, but I realized that ordinary people can easily do it too. From the New Year, I plan to consistently donate items that I don't use but someone else might need, such as clothes I no longer wear or books I've finished reading."

Lee Gye-min, assistant manager at Bohae Brewery Suncheon branch, recently received the Most Donations Award from the Beautiful Store Gwangju Cheomdan branch. Selected as Bohae Brewery's Donation King, Lee was somewhat surprised by the award but pledged to continue donating.

Bohae Brewery recently initiated a donation campaign to promote a culture of giving and to celebrate the 18th anniversary of the Beautiful Store Cheomdan branch.

From December 13 to 17 last year, Bohae Brewery employees nationwide, including those at the Jangseong factory and Gwangju branch, collected a total of 15,357 items such as clothing, books, vacuum cleaners, and toasters. These collected items were sold to the general public on the 29th, the anniversary of the Beautiful Store Cheomdan branch.

Bohae Brewery and the Beautiful Store plan to use the sales proceeds to purchase daily necessities like soap and toothpaste, which will be delivered in January to neighbors in need living in the Gwangju area.

Opened in December 2003, the Beautiful Store Gwangju Cheomdan branch was the first store established outside the Seoul metropolitan area and has been leading efforts to spread the spirit of sharing and recycling.

Park Byung-woo, advisory committee member of the Beautiful Store Cheomdan branch, said, "Thanks to the heartfelt contributions of 24,876 donation angels and over 260,000 purchasing angels over the past 18 years, we have been able to practice sharing worth about 170 million won annually."

A Bohae Brewery official said, "Bohae Brewery decided to join the donation effort with the Beautiful Store to help those going through even tougher times due to COVID-19," adding, "We expect that through this donation, not only the company but also each employee will take an interest in and participate in giving."

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