ChildFund Korea Installs 'Warm Postbox' at Suwon City Yeonhwajang Crematorium to Support Bereaved Families' Emotional Well-Being

[Financial News] A Warm Postbox will be installed at Suwon City Yeonhwajang Crematorium, allowing visitors to leave anonymous letters expressing their longing or sharing thoughts from their hearts and receive handwritten replies from volunteers.
ChildFund Korea, a specialized child welfare organization, signed a business agreement on the 21st at Suwon City Yeonhwajang Crematorium with Suwon Urban Development Corporation and Ongi, a nonprofit organization, to provide emotional support for bereaved families and promote memorial donations.
Replies from the Warm Postbox will be handwritten by volunteer Warm Postmen. The initiative is designed to help bereaved family members express their feelings of loss in writing and find comfort through receiving a reply.
The three organizations will divide responsibilities for operating the postbox. ChildFund Korea will handle memorial-donation counseling, the related procedures, and donor recognition. Suwon Urban Development Corporation will provide the installation space, while Ongi will oversee overall operations and manage the volunteer Warm Postmen.
ChildFund Korea is also launching the “How to Remember a Beloved Name” campaign. Visitors can participate in donations through leaflets placed at the postbox. Those who donate at least 1 million won can have the deceased person's name displayed in ChildFund Korea's online memorial hall and receive a memorial plaque to be placed at a columbarium.
The three organizations plan to continue working together to promote a memorial culture that combines emotional support with charitable giving. Jo Hyun-sik, representative of Ongi, said, "I hope the Warm Postbox will allow more bereaved families to share their longing through letters and receive comfort."
Jung Soo-young, head of ChildFund Korea's Asset Fund Division, said, "I hope a single handwritten letter offered at a place of farewell will bring comfort to bereaved families and hope for tomorrow to children," adding that ChildFund Korea would work to promote new forms of giving, including memorial donations and legacy giving.
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