World · East Asia & Pacific · 1 hr ago
Two Yongin residents donate money to help people in need
Two residents of Yongin, South Korea, donated money to help people in need in their community.
An anonymous woman in her 80s gave 21.95 million won to the city on October 8.
She asked that it help older people living alone and children in families needing support.
Care worker Lee Sun-hee, 78, donated 3 million won on October 12 to help students continue their studies despite difficult circumstances.
Lee has donated for four years; she gave 10 million won each year from 2023 through 2025.
The donations will support local residents in need through the Gyeonggi Community Chest, which the city says will handle the funds.
An anonymous woman in her 80s and a 78-year-old care worker donated money to support people in need in Yongin, South Korea.
The anonymous donor gave 21.95 million won to help older people living alone and children from families needing support.
Lee Sun-hee donated 3 million won for students continuing their studies despite difficult circumstances.
Lee has donated for four years, giving 10 million won annually from 2023 through 2025.
Yongin plans to use the donations to support residents in need through the Gyeonggi Community Chest of Korea.
- Who
- An anonymous woman in her 80s and care worker Lee Sun-hee, 78.
- What
- They donated 21.95 million won and 3 million won, respectively, to help people in need.
- When
- The donations were made on October 8 and October 12, 2026.
- Where
- Yongin, South Korea.
- Why
- The anonymous donor wanted to help older people living alone and children in need; Lee intended to support students facing hardship.
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An anonymous Yongin resident in her 80s donated 21.95 million won at city hall.
Care worker Lee Sun-hee donated 3 million won at the Pungdeokcheon 1-dong administrative welfare center.
Yongin city officials reported the donations and said the money would support residents in need through the Gyeonggi Community Chest of Korea.
- Anonymous donor
- 21.95 million won
- Anonymous donor's age
- In her 80s
- Lee Sun-hee's donation
- 3 million won
- Lee Sun-hee's age
- 78
- Lee's previous annual donations
- 10 million won each year from 2023 through 2025
- Recipient organization
- Gyeonggi Community Chest of Korea
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What people are saying
I want it to be used for lonely older people, children in families that need help, and students.
I am always grateful just to be able to work.