Looking for Sleeping Foreign Coins! ... DGB Daegu Bank and UNICEF Sign Agreement to Collect 'Coins of Love'

DGB Daegu Bank Nationwide Branch Donation Boxes Installed

DGB Daegu Bank, in collaboration with the UNICEF Korea Committee, is launching a fundraising campaign to help vulnerable children worldwide through donations of foreign coins.

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Yeo Jong-gu] DGB Daegu Bank has signed a long-term agreement for the ‘Change for Good Love Foreign Coin Donation’ campaign, conducted in collaboration with the UNICEF Korea Committee to help vulnerable children worldwide through donations of foreign coins, becoming the first bank to do so, and has started fundraising activities.

‘Change for Good’ is a global campaign initiated by UNICEF in 1991 with the purpose of encouraging travelers to donate leftover foreign coins or bills to help children in developing countries.

The funds raised through this campaign are delivered to UNICEF and used for various projects such as malaria prevention activities and neonatal health support for children in vulnerable regions.

On the 11th, a long-term business agreement for ‘Change for Good’ was signed at the UNICEF Korea Committee headquarters located in Mapo-gu, Seoul, followed by a fundraising launch event held on the afternoon of the 16th at the DGB Daegu Bank headquarters in Suseong-dong, Daegu.

The fundraising launch event featured various programs including the Daegu Jung-gu Public Children’s Choir and a relay foreign coin donation, as well as a special time covered by a children’s press corps, adding significance to the occasion.

Additionally, fundraising support messages sent by trot singer Lee Chan-won, commentator Yang Jun-hyuk, and Daegu FC players Lee Geun-ho and Jung Tae-wook, in support of social contribution activities for children worldwide, also drew attention.

DGB Daegu Bank plans to place foreign coin donation boxes at over 200 branches nationwide and at its first and second headquarters, creating an environment where customers and employees alike can freely donate, thereby expanding its role as a fundraising platform and strengthening its ESG management through social contribution activities.

Im Seong-hoon, CEO of DGB Daegu Bank, said, “We consider it meaningful to participate in the value of ‘creating a world where all children are happy’ through the ‘Change for Good’ fundraising agreement, and we will continue to fulfill the bank’s social role and strive to practice ESG activities.”

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