Jeongeup-si Publicly Recruits 'Hometown Love Donation Return Gift Suppliers'

Published 28 Nov.2023 10:26(KST)

Jeongeup City in Jeonbuk announced on the 28th that it will publicly recruit suppliers of return gifts for the operation of the 2024 Hometown Love Donation Program.

The announcement period is from the 23rd of last month until the 8th of next month, and applications can be submitted over two days from the 7th to the 8th of next month.

The recruitment fields include agricultural, livestock, and fishery products, manufactured goods, processed foods, crafts, tourism and services, and securities. Companies wishing to participate can apply by planning and proposing return gifts.

Hometown Love Donation Program Poster. [Photo by Jeongeup City]

The recruitment target is companies that have business establishments in Jeongeup City and can produce and supply goods or services suitable as return gifts in a timely manner.

Applications can be submitted by visiting the Citizen Communication Office located on the first floor of the City Hall main building.

Selection will be made by the city’s Return Gift Selection Committee through quantitative evaluations such as ▲business operation capability ▲regional connectivity ▲quality control, and qualitative evaluations such as business plans.

If selected as a supplier, the company will provide return gifts to donors of the Jeongeup Hometown Love Donation Program for two years from next year until 2025.

Mayor Lee Hak-su said, “Securing high-quality return gifts such as agricultural and livestock products utilizing local resources is very important to drive the activation of the Hometown Love Donation Program,” and added, “We hope for the interest and participation of many excellent local companies with diverse capabilities.”

Meanwhile, the city plans to further expand fundraising activities by emphasizing tax deductions, the biggest concern for office workers, from this month to next month, which is the year-end tax settlement season.

As part of this, the city is conducting the “Jeongeup Hometown Love 1+1+1 Donation Certification Event” using official Jeongeup City SNS channels such as YouTube and KakaoTalk until the 15th of next month.

This event, themed “Upcoming Year-End Tax Settlement! Good Donations for the 13th Month’s Salary,” offers the existing benefits of tax deductions and return gifts, and additionally, 100 donors will be selected by lottery to receive one of Jeongeup City’s representative return gifts (Korean beef, Ssanghwa tea, or Danpungmiin new rice).