Korea National Oil Corporation Delivers Gifts Worth 10 Million KRW to Local Underprivileged Neighbors for Chuseok

Korea National Oil Corporation Headquarters.

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Hwang Du-yeol] Korea National Oil Corporation delivered 830 COVID-19 prevention kits worth 10 million KRW to Jung-gu Office in Ulsan on the 8th to support underprivileged neighbors in the region for Chuseok.

The oil corporation composed the gift sets mainly of prevention items such as portable ionizers, hand sanitizers, antibacterial wet wipes, and disinfectant cotton pads in response to the resurgence of COVID-19, aiming to help underprivileged neighbors in the region overcome the pandemic.

They also purchased gift sets from the social economy companies' online shopping mall (e-store 36.5), contributing to the revitalization of social economy enterprises that have been stagnated due to COVID-19.

Cho Seong-sang, General Affairs Director of the oil corporation, said, "Although it is a small gift, we hope it can be of some help to those struggling due to COVID-19," and added, "The corporation will continue to engage in active sharing activities to work together with the local community."

The oil corporation has supported gifts for underprivileged neighbors every holiday and has carried out various social contribution activities targeting vulnerable groups in need, including ▲ visits to municipal nursing homes for the elderly during Lunar New Year ▲ donation of PCs to underprivileged neighbors ▲ organizing blood donation drives ▲ delivering 200 boxes of local agricultural product packages to low-income families ▲ hiring disabled sports staff, among others.