"Shoe Shine Earnings"... 'Gwanak Nokjihoe' Donates 130 Million Won Over 34 Years

Holding Annual Shoe Shining Event to Donate Proceeds

A member of the Gwanak Greenery Association is shining the shoes of Park Junhee, Mayor of Gwanak District (right in the photo), who participated in the "One-Day Love Shoe Shining Event." (Photo by Mayor of Gwanak District)

In Gwanak-gu, Seoul, there is a group of shoe repair operators. They were once called "shoe shiners." Members of the "Gwanak Nokjihoe" (the group's name) held the "Love Shoe Shining" event again this year and donated the proceeds to neighbors in need.

Over the past 34 years, the total amount donated has exceeded 130 million won. This year, they raised 1.4 million won through a one-day shoe shining event and donated the entire amount to support children-headed households, elderly people without family, and other neighbors in difficulty.

Kang Gyu-hong, president of Gwanak Nokjihoe, said, "Living a life of giving is happier than living a life of receiving help," and expressed his pride in being able to help neighbors. Recently, Gwanak-gu awarded commendations to two members of Gwanak Nokjihoe for exemplary citizenship.

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