"Sorry I Couldn't Buy Snacks on Children's Day"... Busan 'Father of Three' Donates Money Earned from Selling Recyclables Again

More Than 10 Acts of Kindness:
Donations Left at the Police Substation on Children's Day and Christmas

A family with multiple children living in Busan, known for donating money earned from selling recyclable waste, once again left gifts and a handwritten letter in front of a police substation before the Liberation Day holiday, then disappeared.

On August 15, Yonhap News reported on a heartwarming story that took place at the Deokcheon Police Substation in Bukgu, Busan, on August 13. According to the report, a man left a box in front of the Deokcheon Police Substation on August 13. Inside the box were a handwritten letter, instant noodles, snacks, and thirty 1,000-won bills.

A man who introduced himself as a "father of three children" left a box in front of Deokcheon Police Substation in Busan Bukgu, Yonhap News

The author of the letter introduced himself as a "father of three children." He explained that his eldest child has a level 3 disability and that he is the head of a family receiving basic livelihood support. He wrote, "On the occasion of the second anniversary of my mother's passing, I wanted to spend a special day with my family using the money I gradually saved from selling recyclable waste, so I decided to make a donation." He added, "When I donated on Children's Day, I felt bad that I couldn't buy snacks due to a lack of money, so this time I bought some snacks."

More than 10 Donations on Children's Day and Christmas

This family has continued their good deeds more than ten times so far, leaving boxes containing snacks, instant noodles, and other items at the Deokcheon Police Substation on Children's Day and Christmas each year before disappearing.

At 10:28 a.m. on May 3, two days before Children's Day, the man left a cardboard box in front of the Deokcheon Police Substation, just as he did this time. When the police opened the box, they found a handwritten letter, a box of instant noodles, thirty-five 1,000-won bills, and a windbreaker jacket for children.

The "father of three children" explained that the money was "earned by diligently collecting recyclable waste for a month." He said, "I worked hard to save it, but I'm truly sorry that the amount isn't much." He continued, "When I tried to buy snacks with the money from selling recyclable waste, I didn't have enough, so I bought a box of instant noodles and a windbreaker for a child instead. Although not much is left, I hope you can at least enjoy some delicious chicken." He also wrote, "I feel bad that I couldn't buy snacks," but added, "Still, I hope you wear the windbreaker, go outside, run around, and laugh."

At the time, when police checked the substation's CCTV, footage showed a man leaving the box and quickly departing the scene.

The police plan to deliver the donated items to neighbors in need through administrative agencies, just as the "father of three children" wished.

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