Roll Up Your Sleeves for a Keyring... Yangsan City to Gift Tourism Character Goods to First-Time Blood Donors

Campaigns and Blood Donation Buses Operated for Stable Blood Supply During Winter Season

Yangsan City in South Gyeongsang Province has announced that, starting from December 8, it will present a commemorative gift to first-time blood donors as part of its blood donation promotion policy aimed at improving donor recognition and ensuring a stable blood supply.

The commemorative gift is a 'Hoit (Tiger) Character Keyring,' one of the Yangsan Friends characters selected for the 2026 Year of Visiting Yangsan. The recipients are Yangsan citizens who donate blood for the first time at the Yangsan Center of the Korean Red Cross Ulsan Blood Center or through a blood donation bus (group donation) within the city.

Yangsan City Tourism Character Goods Hoit Keyring.

In addition to this initiative, the city plans to hold a 'Blood Donation Promotion Campaign' and a 'Love Blood Donation Bus Campaign' at Yangsan Public Health Center and Yangsan City Hall on December 4 and 5 to ensure a stable blood supply during the winter season. All participants who donate blood on the Love Blood Donation Bus at Yangsan City Hall from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on December 5 will receive a character keyring.

Kim Jeongmi, Director of Yangsan Public Health Center, stated, "We will continue to develop various support measures for blood donors to establish a culture of blood donation and ensure a stable blood supply in the local community." She added, "We also plan to produce other Yangsan City tourism character goods in succession to promote the 2026 Year of Visiting Yangsan, and we ask for the active interest and participation of our citizens."

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