"100,000 Participants in 2 Weeks"…Samsung Wraps Up Second Half 'Nanum-ui Nal' Event

Former affiliates' employees volunteer, share via kiosks, and participate in blood donation
'Donation Fair' for employees starts from the 15th

On the 14th, Samsung held the '2023 Second Half Sharing Day' event at the Samsung Electronics Hwaseong Component Research Building (DSR).

Following the first 'Sharing Day' event held at the Samsung Electronics Suwon Plant at the end of May, this second event was organized to conclude the 'Sharing Week' conducted over two weeks from the 1st across all affiliates and to promote the spread of sharing in daily life.

About 130 people attended the event, including Samsung executives and employees, families of children who received donations through the Sharing Kiosk, Assemblywoman Kwon In-sook of the Democratic Party, Minister Kim Hyun-sook of the Ministry of Gender Equality and Family, Cho Nam-seon, Director of the Blood Management Headquarters of the Korean Red Cross, Jung Tae-young, Secretary General of Save the Children, Park Jeong-soon, Head of Child Rights Advocacy at Good Neighbors, and Park Seung-hee, President of Samsung Electronics CR.

Samsung Electronics Vice Chairman Han Jong-hee (left) and other Samsung Electronics executives participated in meal service volunteer work for the homeless at the social welfare institution 'Anna's House' in Seongnam-si, Gyeonggi Province on the 6th.
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At this event, the program included ▲ screening a video reviewing the efforts of Samsung employees who participated in volunteering, donations, and blood donations during Sharing Week ▲ donation ceremony for the Sharing Kiosk funds ▲ delivery ceremony of a blood donation bus produced with donations from Samsung executives ▲ awarding merit medals to outstanding blood donation participants.

During Sharing Week, Samsung employees participated in ▲ face-to-face volunteering for local communities near each workplace ▲ daily donations using the Sharing Kiosk ▲ blood donation campaigns.

During Sharing Week, a total of 107,000 employees (excluding duplicates) from 23 Samsung affiliates participated in local community face-to-face volunteering, donations through the Sharing Kiosk, and blood donations.

The total amount donated through the Sharing Kiosk by Samsung affiliate employees over two weeks was approximately 200 million KRW, more than double the usual two-week average collection amount of 86 million KRW. The donation recipients through the Sharing Kiosk were children urgently needing support due to rare diseases or disabilities, selected in cooperation with the non-profit organizations (NGOs) Save the Children and Good Neighbors.

Samsung Electronics President Kyung Kye-hyun (second from left) and other Samsung Electronics executives are making cookies with people with disabilities at the 'Hope Star Forest,' a standard workplace for the disabled in Yongin, Gyeonggi Province, on the 9th.
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During this year's Sharing Week, Samsung operated 69 blood donation buses at 44 business sites nationwide to support employee participation in blood donations. Over 4,000 employees participated in blood donations over the two weeks, which is eight times the average number of employees participating in blood donations over two weeks last year.

CEOs of Samsung affiliates also participated in volunteer activities with employees during Sharing Week. On the 6th, Han Jong-hee, Vice Chairman and CEO of Samsung Electronics, served meals and cleaned a restaurant for the homeless at the social welfare institution 'Anna's House' in Seongnam, Gyeonggi Province. On the 9th, Kyung Kye-hyun, CEO of Samsung Electronics, baked cookies with employees and people with disabilities at the standard workplace for the disabled 'Hope Star Forest' in Yongin, Gyeonggi Province. On the 7th, Choi Joo-sun, CEO of Samsung Display, visited a welfare center in Asan, Chungnam Province, assisting disabled people with mobility difficulties by guiding and supporting them and helping with ophthalmic examinations. On the 2nd, Jeon Young-mook, CEO of Samsung Life Insurance, and employees participated in a tree-planting volunteer activity along the trail in Eunpyeong-gu, Seoul, planting about 4,000 landscaping trees including Japanese pagoda trees, dogwoods, and azaleas.

Following Sharing Week, Samsung will start the 'Donation Fair' from the 15th for five weeks until the end of the year, where employees can pre-commit to CSR programs to donate to next year. During the Donation Fair period, employees can select CSR programs they wish to donate to next year and set their desired donation amount via the company intranet. The donation amount set by employees will be automatically deducted from their monthly salary, and the company will match the amount 1:1 to contribute the donation funds.

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