Jasaeng Medical Foundation Supports 500 Winter Jackets for Elderly Waste Collectors

Shin Min-sik, Chairman of the Social Contribution Committee at Jaseng Medical Foundation (second from left), is posing for a commemorative photo after the delivery ceremony of winter clothes for elderly paper collectors with Ha Young-tae, Director of Welfare Policy Division of Seoul City (third from left), and Jeon Myung-soo, Secretary General of Seoul Social Welfare Council (fourth from left).
[Photo by Jaseng Medical Foundation]

[Asia Economy Reporter Lee Gwan-ju] The Jaseng Medical Foundation announced on the 14th that it donated 500 winter coats to help elderly cardboard collectors in Seoul endure the winter.

The winter coats were purchased with donations collected from the employees of 21 Jaseng Korean Medicine Hospitals and Jaseng Korean Medicine Clinics nationwide. Seoul City plans to distribute the coats to elderly cardboard collectors in need by sending them to local community centers in each district.

This donation is part of an agreement signed last year between the Jaseng Medical Foundation, Seoul City, and the Seoul Social Welfare Council to support elderly cardboard collectors. Following last year, the Jaseng Medical Foundation will donate an additional 500 winter coats next year, providing a total of 1,500 coats to elderly individuals over three years.

Shin Min-sik, Chairperson of the Social Contribution Committee at the Jaseng Medical Foundation, said, "We hope this donation will help elderly cardboard collectors who are suffering from the double hardship of the cold wave and the decline in cardboard prices to manage their health during the winter." He added, "The Jaseng Medical Foundation will continue to empathize with the difficulties of marginalized neighbors and fulfill its social responsibility as a medical institution."

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