People Power Party Gyeongnam Provincial Party Central Committee "Cheer Up Turkey!"

Together with Gyeongnam Didimdol Forum, Support for Collecting Emergency Relief Supplies Worth 50 Million KRW from Residents

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Kim Wook] The People Power Party Gyeongnam Provincial Party Central Committee and the Gyeongnam Didimdol Forum have formed an emergency relief supplies sending committee to help the Turkish (T?rkiye) people who suffered massive damage from the recent major earthquake. They are attracting attention by collecting relief supplies from party members and residents and supporting them locally.

Members of the People Power Party Gyeongnam Provincial Committee Central Council and Gyeongnam Didimdol Forum are loading relief supplies into a container. [Image source=Gyeongnam Didimdol Forum]

According to a cooperation request from the Embassy of T?rkiye in Korea, they collected adult and children's winter clothing, coats, jackets, raincoats, boots, pants, hats, underwear, etc. from the 9th to the 13th. The quantity of collected items reached about 3,500 pieces, equivalent to 250 boxes (5-ton vehicle), with a total value of approximately 50 million KRW in cash terms.

Due to the unexpected flood of relief supplies, the committee members conducted sorting work early from the 11th to the 14th over four days at Dongchangwon Botanical Garden in Changwon City and plan to deliver the items locally through an international logistics center.

Chairman Kim Woo-jin said, “We organized the collection and delivery of relief supplies to convey a small but warm love to T?rkiye, our brother country suffering great difficulties due to the major earthquake,” adding, “We earnestly hope that the damage will be restored as soon as possible without additional harm.”

Jin Jeong-won, representative of the Gyeongnam Didimdol Forum, also said, “We are planning a second collection following the first, but since the time and physical costs are burdensome, we hope that the city, province, and administrative agencies will take the lead in spreading a large-scale emergency relief activity atmosphere.”

The People Power Party Gyeongnam Provincial Party Central Committee and the Gyeongnam Didimdol Forum have been engaged in various social contribution and volunteer activities, including domestic and international disaster relief efforts, helping with farm labor, and meal service for the elderly, based on the ideology of ‘sharing and service.’

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