Naju-si, Additional Selection of Hometown Love Donation Return Gifts and Suppliers

Recently, Naju City in Jeollanam-do selected 22 additional hometown love donation return gift items and 17 suppliers through the return gift selection committee review.

According to the city on the 9th, the number of Naju hometown love donation return gifts has expanded from the existing 8 items to a total of 30 items.

The new items consist of 12 agricultural products, 5 processed foods, and 5 items including tourism, crafts, safety products, and lifestyle services.

Additional Selected Thank-You Gift for Naju City Hometown Love Donation System: National Naju Forest Center (Accommodation Voucher) View
[Photo by Naju City]

The selection was made by comprehensively evaluating the locality and quality of raw materials, manufacturing process management, and the completeness of packaging and labeling.

The agricultural products include a more diverse range of foods such as ‘Naju Local Food Pork Belly and Vegetable Package,’ ‘Flower Tea (Marigold),’ ‘Sauce Set,’ ‘Kimchi (Napa Cabbage, Mustard Leaf, Green Onion),’ ‘Beef and Pork,’ ‘Pumpkin, Corn, Water Parsley,’ ‘Domestic Aged Skate,’ and ‘Sesame and Perilla Oil.’

Processed foods include the region’s representative dish ‘Naju Gomtang’ (beef bone soup), as well as ‘Nurungji’ (scorched rice), ‘Pear Juice,’ ‘Yukgaejang’ (spicy beef soup), and ‘Sikhye’ (sweet rice drink), all provided in convenient packaging.

Along with local food, distinctive and differentiated return gifts also attract attention.

Included in the return gift items are ‘National Naju Forest Experience Center Accommodation Voucher,’ a natural forest recreation facility at Geumseongsan Mountain, a home fire prevention safety package (standalone detector, powder fire extinguisher, gas timer), and a grass-cutting service voucher.

For the home fire safety package, if the return gift delivery address is within Naju City, firefighters will visit directly to install and provide usage instructions.

Additionally, newly selectable items include ‘Naju Ban’ (羅州盤), a representative wooden craft of Naju combining traditional beauty and practicality, and a mug cup (including magnet) engraved with Naju’s tourist attractions.

The city plans to sign agreements with new return gift suppliers and conduct training on the operation and management of the hometown love e-eum system, product registration, and delivery system to ensure smooth provision of return gifts.

Mayor Yoon Byung-tae said, “With the Naju hometown love donation system entering its fifth month, interest in return gifts has increased through the participation relay, leading to the selection of uniquely Naju return gifts. We will promote Naju through the hometown love donation system and discover various return gifts to revitalize the local economy.”

Meanwhile, the hometown love donation system allows individuals (donors) to receive tax deductions when donating a certain amount to regions other than their residence, and the respective region provides return gifts worth up to 30% of the donation amount to the donor.

Donations can be made by individuals, not corporations, up to an annual limit of 5 million KRW through online payment via the ‘Hometown Love e-eum’ system or face-to-face payment at nationwide NongHyup branches.

The 30 types of Naju hometown love donation return gifts, now more diverse and delicious through the expansion of new items, can be checked on Hometown Love e-eum.

Naju = Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Kim Yuk-bong baekok@asiae.co.kr

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