“Golf tournament donations go to Chuncheon” ... Hana Financial Group supports six welfare institutions in Chuncheon

[Financial News] Hana Financial Group will return to Chuncheon, the host city, 80 million won in donations raised at the Hana Bank Invitational, part of the Korea Professional Golf Association (KPGA) Tour. The plan is to use funds raised through player donations and sharing events to upgrade aging facilities and improve care environments at six local welfare institutions.  
According to financial industry sources on the 10th, Hana Financial Group delivered 80 million won in donations raised through the Hana Bank Invitational, part of the KPGA Tour, to vulnerable groups in Chuncheon. The funds, raised through the tournament held last June at Namchuncheon Country Club in Chuncheon, Gangwon State, were intended to spread the value of sharing in its host community and improve conditions at welfare facilities for vulnerable groups. 
The players donated 1% of the total prize money, and Hana Financial Group contributed the same amount, raising 26 million won. Adding funds raised through sharing events held during the tournament and other proceeds brought the total to 80 million won. 
The donations will be distributed through the Gangwon Community Chest of Korea to six social welfare institutions in Chuncheon. They will be used to improve welfare facilities and operate care programs for vulnerable groups in the area, including older people, children, and young people.
The Chuncheon Southern Senior Welfare Center and a nursing home dedicated to dementia care will receive equipment and other support to upgrade aging facilities and improve meal services. The Chuncheon City Youth Culture Center and the Toegye Kkumjaram Sharing Center will receive help with purchasing music equipment, books, and educational materials, as well as improving care spaces. The Chuncheon City Childcare Support Center and Chuncheon City Family Center will receive support for programs to build the skills of care workers and for educational equipment. 
Lee Ho-sung, president of Hana Bank, who attended the donation ceremony that day, said, “It is meaningful that the donations raised through the Hana Bank Invitational can provide tangible help to neighbors in need in Chuncheon, the tournament’s host city.” He added, “We will continue to promote the value of sharing through sports and put into practice the value of growing together with local communities.”
Meanwhile, Hana Financial Group continues its social contribution activities linked to sports. It hosts men’s and women’s professional golf tournaments, including the Hana Bank Invitational and the Hana Financial Group Championship, contributing to the development of golf in Korea while fulfilling its social responsibilities as a financial institution by returning donations raised at the tournaments to their host communities. 

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