15th Lee Hong-ryeol Rak-Rak Festival Proceeds to Be Delivered to Suwon City

[Suwon Ilbo=Reporter Seo Dong-young] The Green Umbrella Children's Foundation Gyeonggi Sponsorship Committee & Gyeonggi Branch will deliver donation proceeds and sponsorship goods collected from the "15th Lee Hong-ryeol Rak-Rak Festival" to Suwon City.

The Rak-Rak Festival hosted by the Green Umbrella Children's Foundation Gyeonggi Sponsorship Committee & Gyeonggi Branch was held on the 14th at Suwon SK Artrium, drawing approximately 1,000 sponsors as well as Suwon Mayor Yeom Tae-young, Vice Chairman Hong Chang-pyo of the Green Umbrella Children's Foundation, and Gyeonggi Sponsorship Committee Chairman Lee Gyeong-ok.

The Green Umbrella Children's Foundation Gyeonggi Sponsorship Committee & Gyeonggi Branch plans to deliver the donations and sponsorship goods to the city once the compilation is completed. The city plans to use them for children from low-income families.

The Rak-Rak Festival held on this day, organized by comedian Lee Hong-ryeol, featured talent donation performances by singers Byun Jin-seop, Yang Soo-gyeong, Kim Yong-im, and K-pop group Rocket Punch, broadcaster Huh Cham, and magician Park Joon-woo, as well as a charitable auction.

Items put up for the charitable auction included ink paintings by author Yi Woe-soo, autographed t-shirts from soccer player Son Heung-min and tennis player Jung Hye-on, soccer balls, soccer shoes, tennis rackets, and tennis shoes.

Lee Hong-ryeol's Rak-Rak Festival is a sharing event hosted and organized by the Green Umbrella Children's Foundation and its sponsorship committee. "Rak-Rak" means "joy from being together (樂) and joy from sharing (樂)." Since 2005, it has raised donations annually and provided approximately 1.5 billion won in support to disadvantaged children.

Mayor Yeom Tae-young said in his congratulatory remarks, "I am grateful to the Green Umbrella Children's Foundation and sponsors who have shown continued interest and support to children in need over the past 15 years," and "I will work together with the Green Umbrella Children's Foundation to create a city where children are happy."