Suwon, Yongin, and Hwaseong Cities Jointly Operate Hometown Love Donation Promotion Booths

[Suwon Ilbo=Reporter Jung Jun-seong] Suwon, Yongin, and Hwaseong cities have joined forces to promote the Hometown Love Donation program.

The three cities are operating joint promotion booths at their respective city halls as the year comes to an end to introduce citizens to the Hometown Love Donation program.

The joint promotion campaign began on December 12 at Yongin City Hall and will continue on December 17 at Suwon City Hall and December 19 at Hwaseong City Hall. The promotion booths, which will operate from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m., will display distinctive return gifts from each local government and conduct events offering additional gifts to those who make donations on-site.

Suwon City will operate events including a "mukchippa" game and a KT Wiz goods zone (fan merchandise section). Additionally, it will display merchandise featuring artwork by developmental disability artists who are participating in the Hometown Love Fund project "Digital Drawing Artist Training Class."

Based on 2023 data, Hwaseong residents participated most in Suwon's Hometown Love Donation program, followed by Yongin residents. Similarly, for the Hometown Love Donation programs in Hwaseong and Yongin, Suwon residents showed the highest participation in donations.

The Hometown Love Donation program allows people living away from their hometown to donate to their hometown or another local government, providing donors with tax deductions at a certain rate, while the recipient local government can provide return gifts within 30% of the donation amount. Last year, Suwon City raised 324.24 million won through the Hometown Love Donation program and provided 3,577 return gift items.