Guri-si Welcomes a Hopeful Winter with Warm Sharing... Donations Pour in from Various Sectors

Mayor Baek Gyeong-hyeon: "I will do my best so that all neighbors can enjoy a happy life"

Guri City, Gyeonggi Province (Mayor Baek Kyung-hyun) announced on the 12th that with the start of the 2025 Hope Campaign, 10 donation organizations joined the warm donation movement to welcome the year-end season.

With the start of the 2025 Hope Campaign, Guri City joined the warm donation movement at 10 donation centers to celebrate the end of the year. Photo by Guri City

The Gyeonggi Social Welfare Community Chest (Chairman Kwon In-wook), one of the organizations conducting year-round neighbor-helping campaigns, donated 15 million KRW to Guri City as a fund to help vulnerable groups have a warm winter at the end of the year.

Shinhaeng Seonwon (Monk Hyewon) is a Seonwon of the Jogye Order of Korean Buddhism opened in Sutaek-dong, regularly making donations for Guri City, and this year-end donated 5,050 nutritional supplements for the health of children and adolescents in the district.

Ebenezer Enterprise (CEO Yoon Se-chil), a tumbler manufacturer located in Namyangju City, announced that it decided to donate 1,000 tumblers this time to help neighbors in need in the local community.

The Nutinamu Volunteer Group (Chairman Kim Sung-chul) continues to provide free moving services for elderly living alone and low-income families in Guri City and surrounding areas, leading the spread of a sharing culture every year.

This winter, considering the unusually prolonged cold wave, they donated 200 microfiber blankets to help vulnerable groups live warmly.

Baekilhong Volunteer Group (Director Kim Chan-rye), established in 2022 and continuously engaged in environmental cleanup and cooking volunteer work for community development, shared love by delivering 2,000 ramen packs, 10,000 masks, and 150 air sterilization sticks in this donation.

Guamo (Guri City Love and Care Association, Chairman Hong) conveyed warm hearts by donating 2,000 ramen packs after two years, following their ramen donation for low-income families two years ago.

Bongseonhwa Volunteer Group (Chairman Lee Kyung-ha), which continues free moving services for vulnerable groups, donated 50 winter blankets for this year-end.

Inchang C District Housing Redevelopment Maintenance Project Association (Chairman So Geon-woo) practiced warmth toward the community by donating 3 million KRW collected by association executives and partner company executives.

The Korea Specialty Construction Association Gyeonggi-do Chapter Guri City Council (Chairman Kim Young-joo), which has been donating annually for vulnerable groups in Guri City, also donated 3 million KRW this time to be used for winter heating costs for the vulnerable.

Samsung Pulp Co., Ltd. (CEO Sung Byung-joon), a paper and cardboard manufacturer located in Gyomun 1-dong, participated in sharing by delivering a donation of 2 million KRW for marginalized neighbors.

Mayor Baek Kyung-hyun of Guri City said, “The warm hands of sharing shown by various donors have made the local community even warmer,” and added, “We will do our best so that this culture of donation spreads further and all neighbors in our region can enjoy a happy life together.”

Meanwhile, all donated goods and funds will be delivered to neighbors in need through the Gyeonggi Social Welfare Community Chest, and general citizens can also participate by directly depositing into the Guri City Community Chest account, making cash donations via QR code, or donating goods through the Welfare Policy Division of City Hall and the local administrative welfare center staff.

This content was produced with the assistance of AI translation services.