Korea Women Entrepreneurs Association Donates 500 Million Won in Cash and Goods for Wildfire Recovery

Donation of 480 Million Won in Cash and 37 Million Won in Goods
"We Will Practice Sharing and Fulfill Our Social Responsibility"

The Korea Women Entrepreneurs Association announced on May 27 that it had donated a total of 517 million won in cash and goods to support residents affected by the large-scale wildfire that occurred in March.

This donation was made through the voluntary participation of the main association, 19 local chapters nationwide, and member companies. As a result, a total of 480 million won in cash and goods worth 37 million won, including bedding and deodorant, were collected.

Building of Korea Women Entrepreneurs Association. Korea Women Entrepreneurs Association

The collected cash and goods were delivered in various ways depending on the situation in the affected areas. The main donations were provided to support recovery and stabilize the livelihoods of residents in the most severely affected regions, such as North Gyeongsang, South Gyeongsang, and Ulsan, and were delivered to organizations including the North Gyeongsang Community Chest of Korea, the South Gyeongsang Red Cross, and the Ulsan Community Chest of Korea.

Some of the cash and goods will be used for daily recovery and restoration projects for affected residents through other local governments and relief organizations.

Park Changsook, president of the association, said, "We deeply empathize with the pain of those suffering from the wildfire, and we hope the warm hearts of women entrepreneurs can provide some comfort and hope." "The association will continue to stand with neighbors in need, practice sharing, and fulfill its social responsibility," she added.

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