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While 2PM's Lee Junho's hidden good deeds were known, an official from a day care facility for the disabled, where he served as a social worker, expressed his gratitude through the media.
On the 22nd, Sungmin Dream Weekly Protection Center team leader Yang Kyung-mo said in a phone call with SBS Entertainment News reporters, "I think the nephew of the staff at the center wrote about Mr. It feels good to be known this way because we know how much the teacher cares for us.”
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Junho Lee served as a social worker at a day care center in Seocho-gu, Seoul since June 2019.
This is a facility where about 10 severely disabled people with intellectual disabilities who need support to lead daily and social life receive rehabilitation education, etc. during the day.
Team leader Yang vividly remembered his first meeting with Lee Jun-ho and said, "When people say they are stars, I thought they would go to a facility like this, but it was a misunderstanding. Teacher Jun-ho Lee was really passionate. When I was out and about, I took care of my friends with sincerity, such as holding hands and wiping saliva.
It is known that Junho Lee donated a van worth 30 million won to the center in October 2019.
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Regarding this matter, team leader Yang said, "Shortly after it was established, there was no assistant at the center, so there was no vehicle. I said that he would be grateful if he did, and he deposited money on the spot. I was just really grateful," he recalled.
Lee Jun-ho was popular with the disabled at the center, said Yang.
Even after he finished his social service, the center members responded warmly when they saw a CF or drama featuring Lee Jun-ho.
There was also a reason why Junho Lee had to be popular with the disabled at the center.
Team leader Yang said, "Mr. Junho Lee participated in all the camps he went to the center without missing a single occasion. He could have taken sick leave or used vacations, but he did not miss a single time and went to Jeju Island, Seoraksan Sokcho, Ganghwa Island, etc. All together. He is a singer, so his ears are sensitive. I remember how well I took care of my screaming friends. Even now, looking at the photos, my friends at the center point their fingers and remember them.”
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Junho Lee sent 10 pizzas to this center in advance on the 42nd Day of the Disabled on April 20th.
This is because he has had a steady relationship with the center managers during that time.
Team leader Yang said, "Even though I have already received so much from Mr. Lee Jun-ho, he told us through Kakao Talk, 'I hope I can be of more help in the future.' He added.
Finally, team leader Yang expressed his gratitude, saying, thanks to Jun-ho Lee's good deeds, the Day of the Disabled, which could be easily forgotten, has become more meaningful.
On behalf of the workers who work closest to the disabled, team leader Yang said, "I am desperately hoping for a change in perception of disabled people on the front line. Many people perceive hyperactive disabled people as dangerous and keep them away. But they also have feelings and warmly first They are members who can approach you warmly if they reach out their hand. I hope that the disabled and non-disabled people can live together in a happy society."
Photo = Reporter Baek Seung-cheol
(SBS Entertainment News reporter Kang Kyung-yoon)