'70th Anniversary' Handok Practices Spirit of Sharing Through Blood Donation of Love

Handok is celebrating its 70th anniversary this year by conducting the Handok 70th Anniversary Thanks Campaign, where employees participate in year-round sharing and volunteer activities. As the first activity, it was announced on the 29th that employees nationwide participated in blood donation throughout February and donated their blood donation certificates in the 'Love Blood Donation' volunteer activity. The Thanks Campaign plans to carry out various sharing volunteer activities throughout the year under three themes: solving health issues, supporting marginalized groups, and eco-friendly activities, rather than a simple one-time volunteer service.

Handok executives and employees are participating in the Love Blood Donation event.
Photo by Handok

Love Blood Donation is a sharing volunteer activity that Handok has been conducting since 2007. Since 2015, it has been held on February 28, World Rare Disease Day, with blood donation certificates donated to the Korea Blood Cancer Association to support patients with rare and intractable diseases. On the 21st, at the Handok Future Complex in Magok, Gangseo-gu, Seoul, and the Handok Campus in Chungbuk, as well as on the 28th at Handok headquarters in Gangnam-gu, Seoul, about 140 employees participated in the blood donation events. Additionally, some employees donated blood at nearby blood donation centers and participated in donating their blood donation certificates. Handok plans to donate the blood donation certificates collected throughout February to the Korea Blood Cancer Association.

Handok's Thanks Campaign will continue next month with volunteer activities at the Buyun Regional Children's Center in Eumseong-gun, Chungbuk, and in April, it will proceed with the Beautiful Saturday Recycling Bazaar in collaboration with Beautiful Store. The campaign will also continue with various sharing volunteer activities such as the Proud Steps Campaign for diabetes patients, the Human Cultural Asset Keeper Campaign to protect the health of intangible cultural assets, Han River Park maintenance, plogging, and free prostate examinations.

Kim Young-jin, Chairman of Handok, said, “Sharing, like the founding spirit of contributing to a healthy life, is a deeply rooted corporate philosophy that Handok has maintained for a long time,” and added, “We are grateful to the society that has supported Handok’s growth over 70 years, and we will practice actions that contribute to society through volunteer activities in which employees participate.”

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