Daegu Bank President Lim Seong-hoon Invites Blood Donors and Red Cross Volunteers to Watch Professional Baseball Game

Donation Delivered to Vulnerable Families in Daegu Region

On the 10th at Daegu Samsung Lions Park, Park Myung-soo (second from the left), Chairman of the Daegu Branch of the Korean Red Cross, Lim Sung-hoon, President of DGB Daegu Bank, and Lee Geon-moon (second from the right), Director of the Daegu-Gyeongbuk Blood Center of the Korean Red Cross, promoted blood donation awareness.
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[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Yeo Jong-gu] DGB Daegu Bank announced on the 13th that it held a professional baseball game viewing event on the 10th at Daegu Samsung Lions Park to commemorate ‘World Blood Donor Day’ and to promote awareness of blood donation by inviting blood donors and Red Cross volunteers.

The Daegu branch of the Korean Red Cross and the Daegu-Gyeongbuk Blood Center participated together, inviting about 2,300 Red Cross volunteers and blood donors to support the local community and vulnerable groups, and engaged in various preliminary events and love-sharing activities.

Before the game started, DGB Daegu Bank university student ambassadors and RCY members operated a promotional booth in front of Samsung Lions Park stadium, featuring face painting, magic balloons, dart throwing, and a photo zone.

The event was organized to raise awareness of blood donation, which is an act of sharing life and love, to baseball fans visiting the stadium along with various blood donation-related personnel and related events.

Additionally, a donation of 10 million won was delivered to the Daegu branch of the Korean Red Cross to support families in crisis in the Daegu area.

Bank President Lim Seong-hoon and blood donor Park Hyun-sik, who has led life-sharing activities with 206 blood donations, took part in the ceremonial first pitch and first batter to promote participation in blood donation activities to the audience.

Lim Seong-hoon, President of DGB Daegu Bank, said, “The sports invitation viewing event was meaningfully held to express gratitude for the dedication and hard work of blood donors and Red Cross volunteers who always strive with a heart of service to share love and life.” He added, “We will continue to fulfill corporate social responsibility in the local community through various social contribution activities and strive to maintain a warm companionship with local residents.”