"10 Won per Stair Climbed"... Busan Bank Donates 20 Million Won from 'BNK Health Donation Staircase' Accumulated Funds
Delivered a Total of 140 Million Won Over 7 Years
On the morning of the 21st, BNK Busan Bank delivered 20 million KRW in funds raised through the ‘BNK Health Donation Staircase’ to the Busan Regional Headquarters of the Green Umbrella Children’s Foundation at the Gyeongsung University·Pukyong National University Station platform on Busan Subway Line 2.
The ‘BNK Health Donation Staircase’ is a citizen participation social contribution project that BNK Busan Bank first installed at Gyeongsung University·Pukyong National University Station on Busan Subway Line 2 in June 2016, accumulating a donation of 10 KRW per person using the stairs.
From June last year for one year, about 930,000 citizens used the stairs, accumulating 9.3 million KRW, to which BNK Busan Bank added 11 million KRW, raising a total donation of 20 million KRW. The donation will be used for medical expenses for underprivileged children through the Green Umbrella Children’s Foundation.
(From right) Jang Young-jo, Head of Management Support Division at Busan Transportation Corporation, Lee Chan-il, Head of Management Support Headquarters at BNK Busan Bank, and Cho Yoon-young, Director of Busan Comprehensive Social Welfare Center at Green Umbrella Children’s Foundation, are delivering the savings fund.
View original imageLee Chan-il, Head of Management Support at Busan Bank, said, “We ask for much interest and participation in the BNK Health Donation Staircase so that people can protect their health and participate in spreading the culture of donation in their daily lives,” adding, “BNK Busan Bank will continue to discover warm social contribution projects linked to everyday life.”
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Through the ‘BNK Health Donation Staircase,’ Busan Bank has donated a total of 140 million KRW in funds accumulated over the past seven years.
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