With hometown love donations in Andong City surpassing 200 million won, on the 11th, Kim Dong-gu, chairman of Geumbok Holdings, donated 5 million won to Andong City.


Kim Dong-gu, whose hometown is Gilan-myeon in Andong City, has served as chairman of Geumbokju and Gyeongju Beopju, as well as chairman of the Daegu Chamber of Commerce and Industry. He is currently the chairman of the Geumbok Foundation (Culture, Scholarship, Welfare), fulfilling corporate social responsibility.

Kim Dong-gu, Chairman of Geumbok Holdings.

Kim Dong-gu, Chairman of Geumbok Holdings.

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Kim Dong-gu said, “I am pleased to donate to my hometown Andong, which I always keep in my heart. The hometown love donation system is a good system that revitalizes the local economy, so I hope many people will take interest and participate.”


Mayor Kwon Ki-chang said, “We will use the donations given to our hometown Andong with care for fund projects aimed at improving residents’ welfare and revitalizing the local economy.”



From the 12th to the 14th, Andong City participated in the ‘2023 Korea Hometown Love Donation Festival’ expo held at Suwon Messe located at Suwon Station in Gyeonggi Province, where it exhibited Andong City’s return gifts and introduced the hometown love donation system. Then, on the 15th, at the seminar on revitalizing the Andong regional economy hosted by the Youngga Association and Youngga Economic Research Institute at the Seoul Press Center, Andong City actively promoted the system by presenting on the hometown love donation system.


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