A Father of Three Who Donated Snacks by Selling Waste Paper Says, "Sorry I Couldn't Do More"

Donation to Deokcheon District Unit of Busan Bukbu Police Station
Also during last year's fire in Dong-gu, Busan

At 11 a.m. on the last day of the Children's Day holiday, a story was shared about a father of three children who left snacks he bought with money earned from selling scrap paper at a police substation.

Snack box left at the police substation on Children's Day
[Photo by Bukbu Police Station Deokcheon Substation]

According to the police, around 11:10 a.m. that day, a man left a large box at the Deokcheon Police Substation of the Busan Northern Police Station and disappeared. When a police officer approached, the man left the box and quickly hid. The staff on duty during the holiday opened the box and were moved to tears.

The box contained a letter along with clothes, snacks, ramen, and an envelope with thirty 1,000-won bills. The envelope read, "Please deliver this to a family with children in need. From a father of three children."

The enclosed letter stated, "Our eldest child has a level 3 disability, and we are a recipient family of government assistance." It continued, "We worked hard for a month, sweating as we tried to save money little by little by selling scrap paper to buy clothes, snacks, and some cash. But this is all we could manage. After buying clothes and snacks, we could only put about 30,000 won in cash." The letter added, "It's a small amount, but please accept it. I'm sorry we couldn't do more. I hope it reaches a family with children in need on Children's Day so they can at least enjoy some pizza."

After reviewing the closed-circuit television (CCTV), the police confirmed that the man who left the box was the same person who left 45,000 won at the Deokcheon Police Substation last year, money he had earned by selling scrap paper to support police officers and firefighters injured in a fire in Dong-gu, Busan. At that time, the man had left a letter that read "From a father of three children," along with faded 1,000-won bills and 500-won coins totaling 45,000 won.

The police plan to deliver the snack box to the administrative welfare center so it can be given to children in need. A substation official said, "He probably intended to bring the box to the community center, but since it was a holiday, he left it at the substation." The official added, "The staff working on the holiday were deeply moved by his angelic heart."

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