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There is a man who left a donation of nearly 50 million won along with a handwritten letter to write for a neighbor in need in the cold winter.

So far, the amount of anonymous donation alone exceeds 500 million won. 



Reporter Hong Seung-yeon covered the story.



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letter and cash written clearly and neatly.



On the morning of yesterday (22nd), an unidentified man left it behind the donation box of the Gyeongnam Community Chest of Korea.



The man who called, saying, 'You know me,' hung up the phone after saying that he had left donations near the collection box.



In the envelope was 47 million won in cash, including bills and coins ranging from 50,000 won to 1,000 won, along with a handwritten letter requesting that they be written for children in need.



The fundraiser sees this donor as an anonymous benefactor who has been steadily sending donations since 2017. Last month, he also left 10 million won in cash in the collection box along with a letter in the same handwriting asking for it to be written for the Itaewon disaster victims and their bereaved families.



Over 500 million won has been donated over 40 times over the past 5 years.



[Jeon Seong-gyeong/Gyeongnam Social Welfare Community Chest of Korea Fundraising Business Team Leader: I tried to open it, but even the coins fell out.

So, when I saw the previous message, I felt that this person also sent me the installment savings I had accumulated over the year.] The



Community Chest of Korea, a representative statutory donation institution, aims to raise 740 billion won for the year this year.



However, the achievement rate until today is about 70%, which is 50 billion won less than the same period last year.

[Cho Eui



-soo/Professor, Department of Social Welfare, Silla University: This awareness that we must come together to overcome this era in which Korean society is becoming more lonely and isolated is (necessary)]



plans to continue.



(Video coverage: Jeong Kyung-moon, video editing: Chae Chul-ho)