603 Residents from 21 Neighborhoods in Gwangsan-gu Join 'Sharing Relay'

Annual Regular Donations Exceed 90.43 Million Won
149% of Target Achieved

Residents from 21 neighborhoods in Gwangsan-gu, Gwangju have recruited over 600 new regular donors in just two months. The total monthly donations amount to over 7.5 million won, which translates to more than 90 million won annually.

According to Gwangsan-gu, Jeonnam Gwangju Integrated Special City on September 18, the Together Gwangsan Nanum Cultural Foundation held the '2026 Nanum Member Expansion Relay Campaign' awards ceremony on the 17th at the foundation's Daedong Hall, together with the 21 Dong Community Security Councils.

On the 17th, at the Daedong Hall of Together Gwangsan Sharing Culture Foundation, attendees and representatives from 21 neighborhood community welfare councils took a commemorative photo at the awards ceremony for the "2026 Sharing Member Expansion Relay Campaign."

The campaign ran from June 4 to July 31 to encourage wider participation from residents in regular donations. During this period, 603 residents newly joined as regular donors. The monthly donor amount reached 7,536,000 won, which adds up to 90,432,000 won annually. This exceeded the initial target of 406 donors by 197 people, achieving 149% of the goal.

At the awards ceremony, outstanding neighborhoods such as Songjeong 2-dong, Dosan-dong, and Suwan-dong were recognized for achieving their targets, as well as for recruiting the highest number of donors. Awards were also given to residents who took part in the donor recruitment campaign.

Yang Dongho, Chairman of the Together Gwangsan Nanum Cultural Foundation, said, "The figure of 603 represents 603 warm hearts," and expressed his gratitude to the 21 Dong Community Security Council members and participating residents who conveyed the meaning of sharing and connected their hearts.

Park Byeonggyu, head of Gwangsan-gu Office, stated, "This is an achievement made possible by the combined efforts of all 21 neighborhoods," adding, "I hope the culture of sharing, where we look after one another and support each other, continues to spread throughout Gwangsan."

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