Dong-A Socio Group has consistently engaged in heartwarming sharing with underprivileged citizens throughout the cold winter season for the last fifteen years.
On November 27, Dong-A Socio Group conducted the free meal provision campaign ‘Bonfor’ for elderly people living alone and vulnerable people at the Bobfor Sharing Headquarters in Dapsimni-dong, Dongdaemun-gu, Seoul.
Bobfor is the free meal provision campaign for elderly people in need that has been run by Dail Community, a social welfare organization, since 1988. Dong-A Socio Group has also participated in the campaign since 2005.
On this day, the volunteer team consisting of 50 employees from Dong-A Socio Holdings, Dong-A ST and Dong-A Pharm and members from the Dongdaemun Council of Social Welfare participated in the Bobfor campaign. This year, some retired colleague community of Dong-A Socio Group volunteered in the campaign. The group of volunteers shed sweat and tears for people in need by participating in the whole process from the preparation of 700 hearty meals, to food distribution, and cleaning after meal.
Dong-A Socio Holdings has donated 3.65 million won in cash and 2 million won worth of Dong-A Pharm products including 1000 bottles of Bacchus, vitamins and skin guard bandages to the ‘Bobfor Sharing Campaign Center’. The donation of 3.65 million won will be used to purchase winter clothes for neighbors in need. The Dongdaemun Council of Social Welfare also donated 3 million won for free meals.
AD Team member Jeong Sun-young, who participated in the service, said, “Even though it was just a single meal requiring only a little effort on our part, it was a truly rewarding experience sharing warmth with our underprivileged neighbors in this cold winter season. I really hope it will help our neighbors in difficulty to stay healthy and happy.”
Meanwhile, Dong-A Socio Group is carrying out ‘Grow Together’, a love sharing campaign in which all employees participate in November, ahead of the 87th anniversary of the company’s foundation on December 1st. Dong-A Socio Group employees nationwide are voluntarily conducting social contribution activities including environmental cleanup, making cakes of love, briquette delivery, and kimchi making services.