Nexon 'Doubleu WEEK', Employees and Company Together Support Children's Dreams

Donation ceremony held on the 18th at Nexon headquarters in Pangyo. From the left, Min Gisik, Chairman of Make-A-Wish Korea; Kang Wonki, General Director of Nexon's MapleStory; Kim Jungwook, Vice President of Nexon Korea. (Photo by Nexon Korea)

Nexon supports children's dreams and healthy growth together with its employees and the company.

On the 21st, Nexon announced that the cumulative number of employees who participated in the in-house donation campaign ‘Double-u WEEK,’ where employees and the company donate together, has exceeded 4,058, and the donation amount has surpassed 400 million KRW as of the 5th event.

Nexon launched the in-house donation campaign ‘Double-u WEEK’ in December 2021 to foster a culture of sharing within the company involving both employees and the company. The donation event applied a ‘matching grant’ system. Employees choose the donation amount they wish to contribute, and the company donates an equal amount to the total raised by employees.

The donation from the first event was delivered to Seoul National University Hospital to support the construction of the ‘Nexon Children’s Integrated Care Center’ at Seoul National University Hospital. Following the 10 billion KRW construction fund sponsorship by the Nexon Foundation in 2020, the ‘Double-u WEEK’ donations initiated the first step toward domestic short-term medical care services last November.

In July of last year, Nexon delivered the second ‘Double-u WEEK’ fund to the Purme Foundation. Due to the nature of the business, children’s rehabilitation hospitals tend to operate at a deficit year after year. Nexon donated funds to support the operation of domestic rehabilitation treatment facilities for children with disabilities, including the ‘Purme Foundation Nexon Children’s Rehabilitation Hospital,’ to ensure that high-quality rehabilitation treatment services continue for children with disabilities together with its employees.

In January, Nexon donated the ‘3rd Double-u WEEK’ fund to the Korea Leukemia Pediatric Cancer Association. The association provides comprehensive support to children with pediatric cancer and their families, especially sponsoring treatment costs for patients who require long-term chemotherapy after surgery. Generally, pediatric cancer patients must undergo long-term chemotherapy for over three years after surgery to increase the cure rate. The donation was used to support surgery and long-term chemotherapy treatment costs for pediatric cancer patients.

The ‘4th Double-u WEEK’ fund was used for ‘Young Carers’ (children and adolescents who care for family members). ‘Young Carers’ refers to children and adolescents who support family members with mental or physical illnesses and disabilities. The donation was used for medical expenses, housing costs, and childcare expenses for children and adolescents providing family care.

From the 5th to the 7th, Nexon held the fifth in-house donation event together with its employees. This donation began with a letter from a patient with a rare incurable disease who formed a precious connection with ‘MapleStory’ last October.

Lee Yeon-ji (16), currently undergoing chemotherapy for acute myeloid leukemia, has nurtured her dream of becoming a game designer during her long hospitalization. Her wish was to meet and receive mentoring from a graphic designer of her favorite game, ‘MapleStory.’ Through Make-A-Wish Korea, which supports wish fulfillment for children with incurable diseases, Lee Yeon-ji sent a handwritten letter expressing this wish to Nexon. Subsequently, in October, ‘MapleStory’ supported Lee Yeon-ji’s dream by inviting her to the Nexon headquarters, providing mentoring related to game design, and presenting her with a special employee ID and merchandise.

Nexon conducted the ‘5th Double-u WEEK’ with ‘MapleStory’ to become a strong support for more children with incurable diseases. On the 18th, the total fund of 119 million KRW was delivered to Make-A-Wish Korea, consisting of 69 million KRW raised by employees and the company and an additional 50 million KRW special sponsorship from MapleStory. The entire donation will be used as a wish fulfillment fund for children with incurable diseases.

Nexon plans to conclude ‘Double-u WEEK’ with the 5th event and prepare a new social contribution campaign involving its employees. Choi Yeon-jin, head of Nexon Korea’s Social Contribution Team, said, “We are very grateful that many employees actively participated in and supported the company’s social contribution activities.” She added, “Going forward, Nexon will continue to deeply consider and actively implement support for children’s healthy growth together with our employees.”

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