Mercedes-Benz Social Contribution Committee Donates 500 Million Won to Support Education for Socially Vulnerable Children and Youth

[Asia Economy Reporter Kiho Sung] The Mercedes-Benz Social Contribution Committee announced on the 28th that it has delivered 500 million KRW from the ‘Fund with Mercedes-Benz’ to 58 social welfare institutions nationwide to support education for socially vulnerable children and adolescents.

The ‘With Mercedes-Benz’ public contest project is a social contribution activity prepared in collaboration with the social welfare corporation Children and Future Foundation to support the education of socially vulnerable children and adolescents in welfare blind spots. Since 2014, it has continuously provided 500 million KRW annually nationwide through public contests and employee recommendations to support education expenses.

Thomas Klein, Chairman of the Mercedes-Benz Social Contribution Committee, said, “The Mercedes-Benz Social Contribution Committee has been carrying out various activities centered on the core value of education for the past seven years. In particular, the All Together public contest project is a meaningful support program where employees of the Mercedes-Benz network nationwide directly recommend institutions in educational welfare blind spots within local communities or select about 50 institutions annually through a nationwide contest, providing 10 million KRW each to offer practical help at the forefront of education. Going forward, Mercedes-Benz will continue to fulfill its social responsibility to create a happy society for children ‘together.’”

The Mercedes-Benz Social Contribution Committee delivered up to 10 million KRW per institution to a total of 58 social welfare institutions across 11 cities and provinces nationwide, selected through a fair review process from a total of 250 applicant institutions. This fund will be used for up to eight months of education expenses, scholarships, and educational environment improvement costs at institutions such as Seongyuk Orphanage, Masan Orphanage, and Korea Rehabilitation Welfare Corporation to reduce educational gaps and enhance technical skills for vulnerable children and adolescents.

Meanwhile, at the fund delivery ceremony held on the 25th at the Mercedes-Benz Cheongdam Exhibition Hall, Thomas Klein, Chairman of the Mercedes-Benz Social Contribution Committee, Wolf Ausprong, Committee Member, Eunjeong Lee, Committee Member, Kim Byung-gi, Head of the Children and Future Foundation, and Han Eun-ju, Director of the beneficiary institution ‘Thank You Community Child Center,’ attended, adding significance to the event.

Selected through recommendations from employees of Mercedes-Benz Hansung Motor, the Pyeongtaek ‘Thank You Community Child Center’ received 10 million KRW in funding, which will be used as educational environment improvement costs to provide a safe and comfortable educational space for children by renovating glass windows and insulation in the approximately 28-year-old aging facility.

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