"This is the money I saved up from picking up waste paper and selling it for a year. Please use it for my neighbors in need. My name is Mr. Kim."
The old man disappeared leaving only the name 'Mr. Kim' along with a bundle of cash.
A story that warms the heart is adding warmth to the end of 2021.
According to the city of Guri yesterday (29th), on the 27th, a man in his 70s visited the Administrative Welfare Center in Sutaek 2-dong, Guri.
The man, who was holding a black plastic bag in his hand, handed it to the complaint counter, and the employee who looked inside the bag was surprised.
The bag was full of wads of cash, 200 50,000 won bills, and a whopping 10 million won.
The old man said, "It's the money I saved up from picking up and selling waste paper for a year. Please use it for the needy neighbors in Sutaek 2-dong."
When the counter staff asked for personal information, the old man briefly answered "Mr. Kim," and then abruptly left the seat.
The Administrative Welfare Center, who received an unexpectedly valuable donation, said, "I do not know about this old man, and I respect the donor's wish to remain anonymous, so we have decided not to dig further."
The 10 million won donation will be donated to 100 low-income families in Sutaek 2-dong according to the will of the elderly 'Mr. Kim'.
An official from Guri city delivered the warm news, saying, "It is precious and valuable money that you worked hard to collect while picking up waste paper."
Netizens who heard the warm news commented, "It is precious money that shines more than a few billions", "There are many invisible angels in the world. They are really cool." .", "Dear Grandpa, Happy New Year!" followed.
This is a 'news pick'.
(Photo = provided by Guri City, Yonhap News)