Chairman Jin Ookdong of Shinhan Financial Group Volunteers at Seoul Station Shantytown

Refrigerator and Summer Essentials Donated to Warmth Storage
Support Provided for 811 Shantytown Residents

Jin Ookdong, Chairman of Shinhan Financial Group, and the CEOs of the group’s affiliates have volunteered to support residents of the Seoul Station shantytown in coping with the summer heat.

Jin Okdong, Chairman of Shinhan Financial Group (front center), and CEOs of the group companies are taking a commemorative photo after volunteering to help residents survive the summer in a shantytown in Yongsan-gu, Seoul, on the 30th of last month. Provided by Shinhan Financial Group

According to Shinhan Financial Group on July 1, Chairman Jin and the CEOs of Shinhan Financial Group affiliates provided a refrigerator to the "Warmth Storage," a supply-sharing space operated by the Seoul Station Shantytown Counseling Center, the previous day. The Warmth Storage is a facility where essential daily necessities are distributed to residents of the shantytown. With this support, food ingredients can now be stored more safely and hygienically during the summer months.

In addition, the group donated food items such as instant cooked rice, vitamins, and beverages, as well as health food like samgyetang (ginseng chicken soup), functional short-sleeve T-shirts, insulated bags, and small circulators to 811 residents of shantytowns in the Dongja-dong, Namyeong-dong, and Galwol-dong areas of Yongsan-gu, Seoul.

The CEOs who participated in the volunteer activity personally arranged the donated goods at the Warmth Storage and delivered necessary items directly to the homes of residents who were unable to visit in person due to mobility issues, also checking in on their well-being.

Chairman Jin said, “I hope the warm hearts of Shinhan Financial Group employees will be conveyed to the residents and help them get through the hot summer,” adding, “We will continue to carry out social contribution activities that provide practical help to neighbors in need.”

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