Daesung Energy Donates 37 Million KRW to Red Cross ... Supporting Low-Income Youth Academy Tuition Fees

Daesung Energy visited the Daegu branch of the Korean Red Cross (Chairman Park Myung-su) on the 18th at Taepyeong-ro, Jung-gu, Daegu, and delivered a donation of 37 million KRW, jointly raised by employees and the company through a matching grant, as support funds for the "Make Your Dream Come True, Dream" project.

The "Make Your Dream Come True, Dream" project supports low-income youth who only attend school classes by sponsoring academy tuition fees for one subject per person to supplement their insufficient learning.

The matching grant sponsorship is a social contribution activity where, for those who wish to participate, employees pay 15,000 KRW per person monthly, and the company matches the same amount as the collected funds. Since 2015, for eight years, more than 100 employees have participated annually, continuously supporting projects such as aid for abused children and vulnerable local youth, overseas health and education environment improvement projects in Zambia and Ethiopia, and helping grandparent-headed families in welfare blind spots.

A sponsorship donation ceremony is taking place with Choi Hyuk-jae, Chairman of the Daesung Energy Labor Union (first from the left in the photo), Yoon Hong-sik, CEO (center in the photo), and Park Myung-soo, Chairman of the Daegu branch of the Korean Red Cross, in attendance.

Yoon Hong-sik, CEO of Daesung Energy, said, "After gathering internal opinions to develop the sponsorship program, we selected the 'Make Your Dream Come True, Dream' program." He added, "The matching grant sponsorship is a program in which labor and management participate with one heart and one mind, making it a more meaningful sponsorship program."

Choi Hyuk-jae, the labor union chairman attending as the workers' representative, said, "After reviewing various programs to ensure that the sincerity of many colleagues who donate monthly sponsorship funds is used meaningfully, we decided to help youth in welfare blind spots. We hope that friends growing up in difficult environments will not lose their dreams and will nurture hope through this sponsorship program."

Daesung Energy signed a social contribution agreement with the Daegu Red Cross in 2009 and has consistently participated in volunteer activities such as free meal services, sharing samgyetang (ginseng chicken soup), and making bread of love every year. Since the COVID-19 pandemic, it has continued to lead the creation of a warm local community by participating in activities such as sharing Dundeun lunch boxes, Matnam lunch boxes, and holiday hope packages.

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