Gwangyang Steelworks Delivers 'Hope Kits' of School Supplies for the New Semester

Hope Kits Delivered to 7,623 Children Since 2017
Supporting the Healthy Growth of Future Generations

POSCO Gwangyang Steelworks (headed by Ko Jaeyoon) held a ceremony for assembling and delivering Hope Kits filled with school supplies for underprivileged children at the Eoullim Gymnasium in Kumho-dong, Gwangyang City on the 11th, supporting the healthy growth of children.

Approximately 180 people attended the event, including Park Jongil, Deputy Head of Gwangyang Steelworks, Kim Jaekyung, Chairman of the Sarang Nanum Welfare Foundation, and 90 volunteers from Gwangyang Steelworks.

Jongil Park, Deputy Director of Gwangyang Steelworks, and volunteers from Gwangyang Steelworks are preparing new semester stationery hope kits to be delivered to children. Photo by Gwangyang Steelworks

Since 2017, Gwangyang Steelworks has been assembling and delivering Hope Kits filled with school supplies every year, with the wish that children who will lead our future may grow up healthy and happy.

Over the past eight years, Hope Kits have been delivered to 6,823 children. With this event, school supplies personally prepared by Gwangyang Steelworks employees will be given to around 800 more children, bringing the total number of recipients to 7,623. The total value of these donations amounts to approximately 730 million KRW.

Notably, at the ceremony, Park Jongil, Deputy Head of Gwangyang Steelworks, and the volunteers added meaning to the event by personally assembling the Hope Kits with love and encouragement for the children.

In addition, Gwangyang Steelworks, together with the Gwangyang City Sarang Nanum Welfare Foundation, held a meeting in February to select school supplies. The Hope Kits for the new semester were filled with highly preferred items by both children and parents, receiving a great response.

The Hope Kits were packed with about 20 types of school supplies essential for studying, including a label printer for making name stickers (so children do not lose their belongings), as well as notebooks, pencil cases, pencils, erasers, Post-its, crossbody bags, and stopwatches.

The assembled Hope Kits will be delivered to 18 local children's centers, group homes, and multicultural families, helping children start the new semester together.

Park Jongil, Deputy Head of Gwangyang Steelworks, said, "I would like to express my deep gratitude to the heads and staff of social welfare facilities who strive to improve the environment for children's growth even under difficult circumstances. I hope that the Hope Kits, filled with the hearts of adults, will become a source of hope for children starting the new semester, just as their name suggests."

Meanwhile, Gwangyang Steelworks continues to take the lead in creating a happy community for future generations by promoting various projects such as customized programs for local children, support for transportation vehicles, and improvements to social welfare facility environments.

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