Various donation activities will continue at the end of the year, including Christmas gifts to 807 children
Dec 23, 2024
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The Christmas delivery ceremony, which was held at the Oulmaru Regional Children's Center in Gwangmyeong City, was attended by Jeong Chul-rak, head of the Gyeongryun Correctional Project at the Gyeongryun Correctional Headquarters, Han Sang-gu, head of the Hope Sharing Movement Division of the Gwangmyeong Social Welfare Council, and Lee Hae-soon, head of the Oulmaru Regional Children's Center.
Every year, the Gyeonggi Provincial Government provides Christmas gifts to ease the emotional isolation of children and adolescents who are struggling financially, and also supports the cost of running the event so that children and adolescents can gather together at local children's centers to hold Christmas events.
On the 16th, he visited the Betel Regional Children's Center in Chuncheon with four athletes from the Gapyeong team, including Kim Young-gon, and held a talent donation bicycle class. The bicycle safety class is a unique social contribution activity operated in collaboration with the Korea Racing Authority, racers, and domestic sports companies (CEO Kim Jae-hong of Analog Plus) and has provided a total of 46 million won six times, including two operations at welfare facilities for children with disabilities for the first time this year.
On the 17th, the Gyeongryun Training Center of the Gyeongryun Correctional Headquarters in Yeongju, Gyeongsangbuk-do, visited the Yeongju City Office of Education and delivered the Yeongju City Sports Dream Tree Scholarship. The total amount of scholarships was 4.6 million won, and a total of 15 aspiring sports players in soccer, track and field, roller, boxing, bicycle, and shooting sports recommended by the school principal in Yeongju City received scholarships.
An official from the Gyeonggi Provincial Government Headquarters said, "I am happy to be able to convey a small amount of sincerity to local children and teenagers at the end of the year." In 2025, the Gyeonggi Provincial Government will continue to carry out various support projects so that our children can realize their dreams in their hearts."
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