Benz Social Contribution Committee Donates 500 Million KRW to Busan Social Welfare Organizations

Mercedes-Benz Give and Race Virtual Run Busan Raises Donations Through Event

Byun Sung-wan, Acting Mayor of Busan Metropolitan City (right), and Kim Ji-seop, Acting Chairperson of the Mercedes-Benz Social Contribution Committee (left), are posing for a commemorative photo after delivering the donation. (Photo by Mercedes-Benz Korea)

[Asia Economy Reporter Kim Ji-hee] The Mercedes-Benz Social Contribution Committee announced on the 3rd that it has donated 500 million KRW raised through the untact donation culture expansion campaign, ‘Mercedes-Benz Give & Race Virtual Run Busan,’ to social welfare institutions in Busan Metropolitan City.

At the donation ceremony held at Busan City Hall on the 2nd, attendees included Byun Seong-wan, Acting Mayor of Busan Metropolitan City, Kim Ji-seop, Acting Chairman of the Mercedes-Benz Social Contribution Committee, Yoo Jae-jin (Chairman of Star Motors), and Park Doo-jun, Executive Director of the Children and Future Foundation, a social welfare corporation.

The entire donation raised through this event will be delivered to five social welfare institutions in the Busan area: the Busan Metropolitan City Child Welfare Association, Busan Metropolitan City Group Home Support Center, Saegil Community Social Welfare Corporation, Gaegum Comprehensive Social Welfare Center, and Saha-gu Comprehensive Social Welfare Center. The funds will be used to support medical and educational expenses for vulnerable children and adolescents in the Busan region.

The Mercedes-Benz Social Contribution Committee successfully held the ‘6th Mercedes-Benz Give & Race Virtual Run Busan’ over two days starting from the 17th of last month, with participation from over 10,000 local citizens. Approximately 500 million KRW was raised through participation fees and additional donations. Since the first event in 2017, the Mercedes-Benz Give & Race has recorded a cumulative total of about 60,000 participants and donations exceeding 3.1 billion KRW over the past three years up to the 6th event.

Acting Chairman Kim said, “We deeply appreciate the enthusiastic support for the Give & Race Virtual Run Busan, and we are especially honored that the warm hearts of citizens can be delivered to vulnerable children and adolescents in the Busan area.” He added, “The Mercedes-Benz Social Contribution Committee will continue to exert positive influence to spread sharing and do its best to deliver the benefits of sharing to more places.”