Anseong-si's 'Hometown Love Donation' Exceeds 100 Million Won

On the 13th, Anseong City in Gyeonggi Province announced that it is the first local government in Gyeonggi Province to surpass 100 million won in hometown love donations.

The city explained that on the 11th, the donation amount exceeded 100 million won with a 5 million won contribution from Lee Won-hee, president of Hankyong National University.

Lee Won-hee, President of Hankyong National University, is presenting a hometown love donation to Kim Bora, Mayor of Anseong.
[Photo by Anseong City]

As of the 13th, there were 646 participants in Anseong City's hometown love donation program, with age groups ranked in the order of 40s, 50s, and 30s. Among all donors, 81% donated 100,000 won or less, which is fully eligible for tax deduction, and there were 9 high-value donors who contributed 5 million won or more, the city added.

The main reasons for donation included ▲various return gifts ▲good memories from visiting Anseong ▲hope to return to farming ▲graduation from Anseong schools ▲having acquaintances there ▲wife’s hometown ▲neighboring areas.

Anseong City currently operates 85 return gifts across 34 items as tokens of appreciation for hometown love donations. By category, these include ▲7 types of agricultural specialties ▲17 types of processed agricultural products ▲7 types of cultural tourism gift certificates ▲2 types of crafts ▲1 type of local currency.

To establish the hometown love donation program, the city is conducting various promotional activities such as expert lectures, producing promotional videos featuring the Namsadang Pungmul troupe and young farmer Han Tae-ung, running a fixed corner in the city newsletter, mutual promotion with sister cities, and operating promotional booths.

Additionally, to ensure the efficient use of hometown love donations, the city has been holding a policy discovery contest for all departments since July.

Kim Bora, mayor of Anseong City, said, “We sincerely thank everyone who participated in the hometown love donation program on behalf of the citizens of Anseong,” and added, “The collected donations will be used valuably for the development of Anseong and the welfare of its residents.”

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