East Gyeonggi Ginseng Cooperative and Gaeseong Ginseng Cooperative Donate to Icheon City Through Hometown Love Fund

[Suwon Ilbo=Reporter Eom In-yong] Icheon City announced on the 9th that the East Gyeonggi Ginseng Cooperative (head Yoon Yeo-hong) and Gaeseong Ginseng Cooperative contributed to the "Special Disaster Area Icheon City Heavy Snowfall Damage Recovery Project" through the Hometown Love contribution program.

The city registered "Special Disaster Area Icheon City Heavy Snowfall Damage Recovery Project" as a designated contribution project on the Hometown Love e-um website to provide assistance through the Hometown Love contribution program to areas affected by record-breaking heavy snowfall that occurred from November 26 to 28 of last year and solicited donations.

Accordingly, head Yoon Yeo-hong and approximately 40 employees from the East Gyeonggi Ginseng Cooperative and Gaeseong Ginseng Cooperative made donations to Icheon City's designated Hometown Love contribution project, offering their concern and support for the city's heavy snowfall damage recovery. Additionally, mutual donations between the East Gyeonggi Ginseng Cooperative and Gaeseong Ginseng Cooperative were conducted to share warm hearts with one another.

Meanwhile, a total of 2,741 cases of damage were reported in Icheon City due to the heavy snowfall this time, with damage totaling approximately 34.3 billion won.

In particular, wet snow with high moisture content caused the collapse of vinyl greenhouses, livestock facilities, and ginseng cultivation facilities, concentrating major damage in the agricultural and livestock sectors. The government declared Icheon as a special disaster area on December 18, 2024, following results from the central joint investigation.

Icheon City Mayor Kim Kyung-hee said, "I was very concerned about the damage caused by the heavy snowfall, and I am grateful to the East Gyeonggi Ginseng Cooperative and Gaeseong Ginseng Cooperative for supporting us through the Hometown Love contribution program," and urged, "The precious donations gathered in Icheon City will be used to restore various damaged facilities, so please come together with warm hearts to help."