Seoul Firefighters Sell More than 90,000 Calendars to Help Burn Patients | Be Korea-savvy

Seoul Firefighters Sell More than 90,000 Calendars to Help Burn Patients


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SEOUL, March 3 (Korea Bizwire)The Seoul Metropolitan Fire & Disaster Headquarters said Wednesday it has donated all proceeds from the 2022 ‘Firefighters Calendar for Hope,’ along with extra donations, to the Hallym Burn Foundation.

The agency raised a total of 107 million won (US$88,900) from calendar sales, donations from private companies and joint fundraising efforts from the Community Chest of Korea, all of which will be used to treat burn patients from low-income households.

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The foundation said that the calendar project has helped a total of 209 burn patients so far.

Around 95,250 calendars have been sold over the last eight years, generating a total of 880 million won for the foundation.

Image Credit: Seoul Metropolitan Fire & Disaster Headquarters / photonews@koreabizwire.com

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