Hongcheon County Announces Additional Recruitment of Return Gifts and Suppliers for Hometown Love Donation Program in the Second Half of the Year

Hongcheon County in Gangwon Province will be accepting additional applications for return gifts and suppliers for the Hometown Love Donation Program until September 26, in an effort to revitalize the program and expand donor choices.

A view of Hongcheon County Office.

The recruitment categories include local specialties such as agricultural products, processed foods, manufactured goods, and tourism and experience services. Eligible applicants are businesses based in Hongcheon County that can produce and deliver return gifts. Companies with overdue local or national taxes, those that are closed or suspended, or those subject to sanctions under the Local Contracts Act are not eligible to apply.

Interested businesses can apply by visiting the Population Policy Team at the Planning and Audit Office with the required documents listed on the county website's announcements board.

To discover unique return gifts exclusive to Hongcheon County and to select items from various sectors, the Return Gift Selection Committee (Hongcheon County Hometown Love Fund Management Deliberation Committee) will comprehensively review the operational capabilities of suppliers and the quality of their products. The final selected companies will be registered on the Hometown Love e-Eum website in November and their products will be offered as return gifts.

Currently, the main return gifts include agricultural and specialty products such as Hongcheon rice, Hongcheon Hanwoo beef gift sets, and Hongcheon pine nuts, as well as traditional liquors. This additional recruitment aims to broaden the range of choices available to donors.

Jeon Sangkwon, Director of the Planning and Audit Office, stated, "We hope the Hometown Love Donation Program will help spread a healthy culture of giving," and added, "We will do our best to provide donors, who participate out of love for Hongcheon, with attractive return gifts unique to our county."

Meanwhile, the Hometown Love Donation Program allows individuals to donate to local governments outside their own place of residence. The donated funds are used for projects that improve resident welfare, support youth protection and vulnerable groups, and promote culture, arts, and health. Donors can receive return gifts worth up to 30% of their donation and benefit from tax deductions.

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