KB Kookmin Bank Donates 100 Million KRW Sponsorship for 2023 Busan World Disabled Persons' Games

Fundraising Ceremony for the 2023 Busan World Disabled Persons' Games at City Hall on the 4th at 11 AM

Mayor Park Hyung-jun, Lee Hyuk, KB Kookmin Bank Busan-Ulsan-Gyeongnam Representative, Choi Geum-sik, Chairman of the Community Chest of Korea

Busan City will hold a sponsorship fund transfer ceremony for the 2023 Busan World Disabled Persons’ Championship by KB Kookmin Bank at 11 a.m. on the 4th in the protocol room of City Hall.

Busan City Hall.

The ceremony will be attended by Busan Mayor Park Hyung-joon, Lee Hyuk, head of KB Kookmin Bank’s Busan, Ulsan, and Gyeongnam Group, Lee Young-seok, co-chairman of the 2023 Busan World Disabled Persons’ Championship, and Choi Geum-sik, chairman of the Busan Community Chest of Korea, among others.

On this day, KB Kookmin Bank will donate 100 million won to successfully host the ‘2023 Busan World Disabled Persons’ Championship,’ the first international event in the disability field in Busan.

The sponsorship funds, delivered to the organizing committee of the 2023 Busan World Disabled Persons’ Championship, will be used to promote exchange and communication within the domestic and international disability communities.

They will also be used to create a friendly environment for enhancing the rights and human rights protection of persons with disabilities and to provide a platform for sharing disability-friendly systems and policies.

Lee Hyuk, head of KB Kookmin Bank’s Busan, Ulsan, and Gyeongnam Group, said, “We are pleased to support this championship, which will be a place of harmony and solidarity where people with all types of disabilities around the world can raise their voices together.”

Choi Geum-sik, chairman of Busan Sarangui Yeolmae, said, “We appreciate the sponsorship for the 2023 Busan World Disabled Persons’ Championship. A total of 615 million won, including donations from Kookmin Bank, has been raised for the successful hosting of the championship,” and expressed gratitude to all donors and KB Kookmin Bank employees who participated in the donation.

Lee Young-seok, co-chairman of the 2023 Busan World Disabled Persons’ Championship, said, “We expect the 2023 Busan World Disabled Persons’ Championship to greatly contribute to the promotion of human rights and respect for diversity of persons with disabilities. Busan and people with disabilities worldwide will work together to successfully conclude this championship.”

Jo Chang-yong, vice chairman of the organizing committee of the 2023 Busan World Disabled Persons’ Championship, said, “Hosting the 2023 Busan World Disabled Persons’ Championship is a great honor for the Korean disability community. We will do our best to successfully host this championship and ensure that all participants have meaningful experiences.”

Mayor Park Hyung-joon said, “Through the 2023 Busan World Disabled Persons’ Championship, we will promote the city brand value of ‘Busan’ worldwide and establish ‘Busan’ as a global human rights city. We will spare no support in preparing for the championship by gathering warm support and interest from Busan citizens and businesspeople with one heart.”

The ‘2023 Busan World Disabled Persons’ Championship’ will be held from August 7 to 11 under the theme ‘Global Village Great Transformation: Challenges and Opportunities’ at BEXCO and surrounding areas in Busan.

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