Actor Ji Chang-wook announced on the 28th that he donated 100 million won to help with the recovery of forest fire victims in Gyeongbuk, Gyeongnam, and Ulsan and to support firefighters.

Ji Chang-wook said through his agency, “I hope this donation will be of some help to our neighbors who have suffered from the forest fires,” and “I made this donation to express my gratitude to the firefighters who are silently working hard at the disaster site.”

Through this donation, Ji Chang-wook was appointed as a member of the Hope Bridge Honors Club, a group of Hope Bridge‘s individual major donors, and he decided to take a greater interest in supporting neighbors who have suffered from disasters and vulnerable groups in the future and to work to spread a culture of sharing.

Hope Bridge Secretary-General Shin Hoon said, “We are deeply grateful for Ji Chang-wook’s sincerity in sharing and suffering together,” and “We will use the donation to help restore the daily lives of our neighbors who have suffered from the forest fires and to support firefighters.”

Meanwhile, Hope Bridge We are providing 450,000 relief supplies, including relief kits, shelter partitions, blankets, daily necessities, bottled water, and food to areas hit by wildfires, and are also continuing activities such as providing meals to firefighters and providing laundry relief at shelters.

Hope Bridge National Disaster Relief Association is a specialized disaster relief fundraising organization established in 1961 by media outlets and social organizations across the country. Its main activities include disaster emergency relief, fundraising and distribution of public donations, recovery of local communities after disasters, and support for vulnerable groups in disasters. To date, 1.6 trillion won in donations and over 60 million relief supplies have been provided.

Choi Yun-na, Donga.com reporter yyynnn@donga.com

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