[Suwon Ilbo=Reporter Um In-yong] Icheon City announced on the 10th that it is conducting a special fundraising campaign through the Hometown Love Donation Program to support sister city Andong City, which has been severely affected by a major wildfire.
Icheon City is encouraging its employees to participate in the Hometown Love Donation through bulletin boards, and plans to encourage voluntary participation from citizens through active promotional activities on official social media such as Instagram and Facebook, as well as through eup and myeon offices, various civic organizations, and businesses.
Through the Hometown Love Donation Program, Icheon City is strengthening solidarity and friendship between cities in different regions. The city conducted street promotional activities with friendly city Seogwipo, Jeju Island at the ceramic festival and engaged in mutual donations, and signed business agreements with nearby cities and counties including Gwangju, Hanam, Yangpyeong, and Yeoju to promote the activation of the Hometown Love Donation Program and pursue mutual development.
In particular, with Andong City, the city conducted relay cheering together with the group team that participated in last year's Icheon Ceramics Marathon, and in the year-end period, engaged in mutual donations with Andong City's Culture and Education Bureau, maintaining special connections through the Hometown Love Donation Program.
The Hometown Love Donation Program allows donations of up to 20 million won annually to regions outside one's registered address, provides full tax deductions on donations up to 100,000 won, and offers return gifts such as regional specialties worth approximately 30% of the donation.
Mayor Kim Gyeong-hee of Icheon City said, "Our city was also declared a special disaster area due to heavy snowfall last year and received much help through designated donations from hometown love. I wanted to lend strength to those suffering from this wildfire damage, and I hope that residents in the affected areas will return to their normal lives as soon as possible."
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