Yongin City Launches "Love Train Relay" Campaign with Heartfelt Contributions from Young Children

[Suwon Ilbo=Reporter Park No-hun] Yongin City announced on the 20th that Cheorin Municipal Daycare Center in Cheorin Ward has donated 600,000 won through the city's representative year-end community assistance campaign, the "Love Train Relay."

The donation was raised through bazaar proceeds in which children and parents of Cheorin Daycare Center participated together. The daycare center has been holding bazaars for the 10th consecutive year since 2011, donating the proceeds.

Director Lee Eun-ju said, "We were disappointed to hold an unmanned bazaar due to COVID-19," and added, "I hope the sincere efforts gathered by these little hands will help those in need, however modestly."

Yongin Mayor Baek Gun-gi, who attended the donation ceremony, remarked, "I was moved by the beautiful cycle of goodness where children donate their precious belongings to the bazaar, and then contribute the proceeds," and said, "I will ensure these kind hearts are delivered to good causes."

Earlier, on the 14th, 75 members from the private sector division of the Yongin Daycare Center Association also donated 20,893,230 won.

Attending the donation ceremony were Yongin Mayor Baek Gun-gi, who serves as chairman of the Yongin Volunteer Center board; Kang Myeong-hee, chairman of the Yongin Daycare Center Association; Choi Mi-young, head of the private sector division; Jeong Soon-ok, Cheorin Ward regional director of the private sector division; Park Ji-young, Suji Ward regional director of the private sector division; and Suh Hyun-jung, Giheung Ward regional director of the private sector division, sharing a warm gathering of generosity.

Additionally, 30 members of the Yongin Daycare Center Association delivered 5,500 briquettes valued at 5 million won and daily necessities to 7 households of basic livelihood recipients in the city.

Moreover, warm donations melting the cold are pouring in from various locations throughout the city.

The following is the list of donors (organizations):

▲Baekam-myeon Table Tennis Association (Chairman Won Young-jae) 1 million won in donations (Baekam-myeon, Cheorin Ward)
▲Mokhyeon-eup Lee Chiefs Council (Chairman Moon Seung-jong) 2 million won in donations (Mokhyeon-eup, Cheorin Ward)
▲Yongseong-gwang Mountain Climbing Club (Chairman Kim Sang-rye) 100 boxes of ramyeon valued at 998,000 won (Mokhyeon-eup, Cheorin Ward)
▲Songjeong Church (Senior Pastor Kwon Jun-ho) 300 boxes of ramyeon valued at 3.78 million won (Idong-eup, Cheorin Ward)
▲Deoksin Co., Ltd. (Representative Kim Jong-seong) 2 million won in donations (Idong-eup, Cheorin Ward)
▲Deoksin C&O; Co., Ltd. (Representative Kim Jong-seong) 2 million won in donations (Idong-eup, Cheorin Ward)
▲Open Door Church (Senior Pastor Choi Ki-seo) 30 boxes of daily necessities valued at 1 million won (Gugal-dong, Giheung Ward)
▲Senonong-dong Residents' Autonomy Committee (Chairman Keum Kil-soon) 1 million won in donations (Senonong-dong, Giheung Ward)
▲Heungdeok District A Occupants' Representative Federation (Representative Jang In-deok) 943,000 won in donations (Yeongdeok 1-dong, Giheung Ward)
▲Jukjeon 3-dong Heads of Neighborhood Council (Chairman Oh Kil-soo) 1 million won in donations (Jukjeon 3-dong, Suji Ward)

Meanwhile, the city is conducting a fundraising campaign with a target of 1 billion won through February 4 of next year, and the donated funds will be delivered to low-income households and social welfare facilities through the Gyeonggi Community Chest of Korea.