"You donated 50 million won?" ... Gyeonggi's Four City and County Characters in 'The Great Donation Mix-Up'

Yangju's Byeolsan, Paju's Parangi, Pocheon's Pouri and Gapyeong's Gatpyeongi appear together
Skits introduce how to donate, the annual donation limit and return gifts under the Hometown Love Donation Program

Characters from Yangju, Paju, Pocheon and Gapyeong in Gyeonggi Province have gathered to promote the Hometown Love Donation Program. Instead of offering a dry explanation of the program, they use humorous skits to explain how to donate and what benefits donors can receive.

From left, Paju’s Parangi, Yangju’s Byeolsan, Pocheon’s Powoori, and Gapyeong’s Gatpyeongi pose for a commemorative photo after taking part in a promotional video shoot for the Hometown Love Donation Program at Dureondureon, an educational and cultural complex in Soheul-eup, Pocheon, on the 6th. Provided by Yangju City.

Yangju City filmed a promotional video for the Hometown Love Donation Program, titled “The Great Donation Mix-Up,” on November 6 at Dureondureon, an education and culture complex in Soheul-eup, Pocheon. The video features four municipal characters: Byeolsan from Yangju, Parangi from Paju, Pouri from Pocheon and Gatpyeongi from Gapyeong.

The video explains the program through a commotion among the four characters over donations. In one scene, Pouri boasts, “I donated 50 million won to Yangju City,” prompting Gatpyeongi to correct them: “The annual donation limit is 20 million won.”

The video also introduces the return gifts offered by each region. Byeolsan chooses Paju’s Imjingak Peace Gondola, while Gatpyeongi picks Yangju’s traditional liquor, Ihwaju, showcasing each region’s tourism resources and local specialties.

Under the Hometown Love Donation Program, individuals who donate to a local government outside their registered place of residence receive tax deductions and return gifts. Local governments use the collected donations to improve residents’ welfare, among other purposes. The video also shows how to participate through the online donation platform Hometown Love e-Eum.

The video is scheduled to be released on Yangju City’s YouTube channel, “Yangju Byeolsan.”

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