LG Uplus to Support Family of Spinal Cord Injury Patient With Employee Donations
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LG Uplus will support a family of a person with a spinal cord injury who is undergoing long-term treatment and rehabilitation with KRW 5 million raised through its employee participation donation program, "Love of 1,000 Won." The recipient is a family in Gurye-gun, Jeollanam-do, identified as A, connected through the Korea National Council on Social Welfare's online social contribution platform, "Baroit." After a fall in February this year, A has been receiving surgery, hospitalization and rehabilitation treatment, and the family's earned income has stopped after the spouse retired.
LG Uplus said on the 15th that it operates an employee participation donation program called "Love of 1,000 Won," and plans to use KRW 5 million raised through the program to support a family of a person with a spinal cord injury who is undergoing long-term treatment and rehabilitation. The donation is intended to ease the burden of medical and living expenses on the family of a person with a disability whose economic activity was halted by a sudden accident.
The recipient of the support is a family in Gurye-gun, Jeollanam-do, identified as A, connected through the Korea National Council on Social Welfare's online social contribution platform, "Baroit." Before the accident, A drove a taxi for people with mobility difficulties, helping local residents with limited mobility get around, and had participated in community service for more than 20 years by sharing talents and volunteering in the local community.
After suffering serious injuries in a fall in February this year, A has continued to undergo surgery, hospitalization and rehabilitation treatment, and still needs ongoing help with daily life. A's spouse retired to care for A, ending the family's earned income, leaving the family under significant financial strain.
LG Uplus has operated the employee participation donation program "Love of 1,000 Won" since 2016. "Love of 1,000 Won" supports neighbors in need, including families of people with disabilities and seniors, and is structured so employees decide the amount themselves and donate through payroll deductions. This year's cumulative donations total KRW 330 million.
The donation was carried out through the online platform "Baroit." "Baroit" connects corporate and institutional social contribution resources with field needs from nonprofit organizations and social economy organizations, and also helps users find potential partners for collaboration.
LG Uplus raised KRW 5 million through voluntary employee fundraising, and the donation will be delivered to A's family. The funds will be used for medical expenses related to treatment and rehabilitation, as well as basic household living expenses.
Kim Sun-gu, head of the Jeonnam Public/Corporate Customer Team at LG Uplus, said he hoped the employees' sincerity would provide strength to the spinal cord injury patient and family who have long devoted themselves to helping neighbors in the local community. Kim also said he would continue sharing with employees so that practical support reaches neighbors in need.
Source: TECHWORLD · Kim Hye-jin
Original: https://www.epnc.co.kr/news/articleView.html?idxno=408241
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