Andong Hometown Love Donations Surpass 200 Million Won... Over 1,650 Participants in Total

The hometown love donation fund of Andong City, Gyeongbuk, has surpassed 200 million won.

Andong City announced on the 9th that the cumulative amount exceeded 200 million won on the 5th, and the donor was Mr. Kim Seong-dong, who lives in Hwaseong City, Gyeonggi Province.

Andong City's hometown love donation fund surpassed 100 million won on March 17 and reached 200 million won in 49 days. The number of participants also exceeded 1,000 on March 29 and increased by about 650 more within a month. As of the 5th, the total number of donors is 1,650, showing a growing trend in donations.

Andong City holds the ‘Andong Hometown Love Dream’ event, where commemorative gifts worth 50,000 won and 100,000 won are given each time the number of donors increases by 1,000 and the donation amount increases by 100 million won, respectively. Accordingly, Mr. Kim Seong-dong, the donor who helped surpass 200 million won, will receive a commemorative gift worth 100,000 won.

Mayor Kwon Ki-chang of Andong said, “We sincerely thank everyone who donated to the hometown love fund for the development of the hometown and the welfare of citizens,” and added, “As we enter the era of local autonomy, we hope for the interest and support of 500,000 expatriates for Andong City, which is making dynamic leaps in various fields, including the selection of a new national industrial complex candidate site.”

Andong City plans to continuously promote the hometown love donation system through events such as the ‘2023 Korea Hometown Love Donation Festival’ held in Suwon from the 12th of this month and the ‘Youngga Economic Research Institute Seminar’ hosted by the Youngga Association in Seoul on the 15th.

Kwon Ki-chang, Mayor of Andong.

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