"Together with Owners and Employees" 7-Eleven's 'Sharing Love Briquette Volunteer Service'

Volunteer Activity with Over 40 Business Owners and Employees on the Morning of the 1st
Donation of 2,000 Briquettes and 1,500 Food Items to 'Seoul Yeontan Bank'
Direct Visit to 20 Households in Baeksa Village

Lee Jung-yoon, Head of Management Support Division at Seven Eleven (fifth from the left), along with franchise owners and employees, are participating in a "Love Briquette Sharing Volunteer Service" for residents of Baeksamaeul in Nowon-gu, Seoul. (Photo by Seven Eleven).

[Asia Economy Reporter Yuri Kim] On the 1st, Seven Eleven announced that the management volunteer group 'Nanum Volunteer Group' and about 40 employees will carry out a 'Love Briquette Sharing Volunteer' activity for residents of 'Baeksa Village' in Nowon-gu, Seoul.

Seven Eleven planned this activity targeting energy-vulnerable groups facing difficulties as briquette donations are less than half of previous years ahead of winter. The donated items include 2,000 briquettes and 1,500 packs of ramen and instant rice, the same scale as last year. The Seven Eleven volunteer group will donate the prepared items to the Seoul Briquette Bank and directly visit 20 households in Baeksa Village to deliver them.

Baeksa Village is a residential area formed in the 1960s with the start of urban development, and even now about 100 households use briquettes as heating fuel.

Yoo Jeong-rye, the manager of Seven Eleven Namdaemun Cafe Branch who participated in this volunteer activity, said, "I thought many people might be unprepared for winter due to the sudden cold weather recently, so we hurriedly planned this activity," adding, "I hope our small interest can be of some help to neighbors in need."

Since 2017, Seven Eleven has regularly conducted the Love Briquette Sharing Volunteer activity. It has been established as Seven Eleven's representative social contribution program involving both management and employees.

Jang Cheol-won, head of Seven Eleven's Win-Win Cooperation Team, said, "Seven Eleven is making various efforts for the healthy and warm winter of marginalized neighbors," and added, "We will continue related activities in the future."

Meanwhile, Seven Eleven declared ESG (Environment, Social, Governance) management last year and continues sponsorship and volunteer activities for local communities under the theme 'Angel 7.' For 10 years since 2013, it has carried out more than 40 sharing volunteer activities for elderly residents in jjokbangchon (small room villages), and to help with the blood shortage crisis, it also conducts a quarterly employee blood donation campaign. Support for children suffering from food insecurity through nationwide food banks and improvement of residential environments for grandparent-headed households are also steadily ongoing.

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