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Launch of the Year-End Salvation Army Red Kettle Campaign Begins Today (Dec. 1) with the Opening Ceremony

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Busan Metropolitan City announced that the Salvation Army Red Kettle fundraising campaign will run for one month from December 1 to 31, and that the opening ceremony will be held at 11:00 a.m. today (Dec. 1) at the plaza in front of the main entrance of Lotte Department Store Busan Headquarters.

○ The opening ceremony will be attended by Mayor Park Heong-joon; Lee Dae-seok, Vice Chairperson of the Busan City Council; Kim Seok-joon, Superintendent of the Busan Metropolitan Office of Education; Kim Young-wook, Mayor of Busanjin District; Kang Jong-gwon, Divisional Commander of the Salvation Army Gyeongnam Division; Yang Jae-saeng, Chairperson of the Busan Chamber of Commerce and Industry; Kim Sang-woo, General Manager of Lotte Department Store Busan Headquarters; volunteers; and approximately 80 attendees.

○ The ceremony will proceed with congratulatory remarks, the opening declaration, bell-ringing, and a donation presentation by key dignitaries.

This year’s Salvation Army Red Kettle fundraising campaign aims to raise KRW 13 billion at 350 locations nationwide.

The Salvation Army Gyeongnam Division will begin its fundraising activities in Busan and throughout Gyeongsangnam-do in earnest following today’s opening ceremony, with a regional target of KRW 230 million.

○ In Busan, donation kettles will be installed at 14 major downtown areas, including Seomyeon, and across Gyeongsangnam-do.

○ Various fundraising activities will be carried out, including street fundraising, mobile kettle tollgate booths, online fundraising, unmanned kiosk fundraising, and more.

Meanwhile, last year’s fundraising campaign by the Salvation Army Gyeongnam Division raised KRW 197 million.

○ The donations were used to support emergency relief for vulnerable groups, free meal services for low-income individuals, housing environment improvement in jjokbang (single-room housing) communities, meal services for disaster victims, and other urgent assistance programs for those in need.

Mayor Park Heong-joon stated that “the red kettle and the sound of its bell are symbols of love and hope that deliver warmth to neighbors facing hardship during the cold winter season,” adding that the Red Kettle campaign “will serve as another beginning in building a warm and caring community in Busan.” He also expressed his commitment to “making Busan a city where people would choose to live again, even if given a second chance at life.”