Gwangju Bank Sponsors 'New Semester Hope Packages' for Local Youth

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Park Jin-hyung] Gwangju Bank announced on the 11th that it held a sponsorship event for the ‘New Semester Hope Package’ at its headquarters, attended by Song Jong-wook, President of Gwangju Bank, and Kim Hyun-mi, Head of the Gwangju Regional Headquarters of the Green Umbrella Children’s Foundation.

This event was organized to support 50 youths from underprivileged families in the region who are starting the new semester, by providing ‘New Semester Hope Packages’ containing stationery sets, daily necessities, snacks, and covering the cost of COVID-19 self-test kits.

In celebration of the new semester, Gwangju Bank employees personally prepared 50 boxes of the ‘New Semester Hope Package,’ each consisting of 16 types of items necessary for studies, worth a total of 5 million KRW.

Due to the spread of COVID-19, the bank decided to sponsor 5 million KRW to cover the purchase cost of self-test kits for underprivileged families who might find the cost burdensome.

Since 2016, Gwangju Bank has been conducting a ‘Wear Love for the New Semester’ school uniform sponsorship event annually for underprivileged youths in the region starting the new semester, delivering a total of 60 million KRW in sponsorship funds through 2021.

Song Jong-wook, President of Gwangju Bank, said to the attending students, “Although there are many difficulties due to the prolonged COVID-19 pandemic and the changed educational environment, I hope you do not lose hope even in difficult situations and continue to strive toward your dreams.”

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