Gwangju City, Continuous Donations in Cash and Goods... Warm 'Hands of Compassion'

Mayor Bang Se-hwan: "Donations and goods will be properly delivered to neighbors in need"

In Gwangju City, Gyeonggi Province, donations of money and goods continue to pour in for neighbors in need.

According to the city on the 28th, on the 25th, Kang Seok-min, CEO of the Samsung Park Development Cemetery Foundation, visited Gwangju City Hall and delivered 25 boilers (worth approximately 24.92 million KRW).

Kang Seok-min, CEO of Samsung Park Development Cemetery, is taking a commemorative photo with Bang Se-hwan, Mayor of Gwangju City (left), after donating 25 boilers on the 25th. Provided by Gwangju City, Gyeonggi Province

CEO Kang said, "I donated boilers with the hope that neighbors in difficulty could spend a warmer winter, even if just a little."

On the same day, Choi Young-yeol, CEO of Hwajin TNI Co., Ltd., a company that manufactures disaster early warning systems, also visited Gwangju City Hall and donated 300 bags of white rice (10 kg each, worth approximately 8.4 million KRW).

Choi Young-yeol, CEO of Hwajin TNI Co., Ltd., visited Gwangju City Hall on the 25th and donated 300 bags of white rice (10 kg, worth approximately 8.4 million KRW) to Bang Se-hwan, Mayor of Gwangju City (left), followed by a commemorative photo. Provided by Gwangju City, Gyeonggi-do

CEO Choi expressed his donation intention, saying, "As a businessperson running an IT company in Gwangju, I am rather grateful to be able to do something for those in need."

Additionally, on that day, Lee Ro-ran, CEO of Open International located in Seongju-gun, Gyeongsangbuk-do, met with Mayor Bang Se-hwan and donated 7,200 hand warmers and 400 hand sanitizing tissues (worth approximately 7 million KRW) to Gwangju City.

Lee Roran, CEO of Open International located in Seongju-gun, Gyeongsangbuk-do, met with Bang Se-hwan, Mayor of Gwangju City (second from the right), on the 25th and donated 7,200 hand warmers and 400 hand sanitizing tissues, followed by a commemorative photo. Photo by Gyeonggi Gwangju City

CEO Lee revealed the motivation for the donation, stating, "Through an introduction from an acquaintance, I decided to donate part of the company's profits to help neighbors in difficulty residing in Gwangju."

Along with this, Im Kang-bin, president of the Elderly Youth Association of Chowol Nonghyup, also visited Gwangju City and said, "I wanted to offer a small warmth to neighbors in difficulty during the cold winter, so I donated 1 million KRW."

Im Gang-bin, President of the Elderly Youth Association of Chowol Nonghyup, and others met with Bang Se-hwan, Mayor of Gwangju City (center), on the 25th, donated 1 million won in cash, and took a commemorative photo. Provided by Gyeonggi Gwangju City

Mayor Bang Se-hwan responded, "I am grateful that companies and organizations inside and outside the area have extended warm hands with one heart for neighbors in difficulty in the region," and added, "The donated money and goods will be properly delivered to neighbors in need."

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