Booyoung Group Donates 2.8 Billion KRW to Improve Environment of Remote Air Force Units

48 Units Including Air Defense Control Command
Used for Sports Facility Improvements and Construction
Relay Donation by Air Force Veteran Chairman Lee Joong-geun

Booyoung Group donated 2.8 billion KRW to the ROKAPIS Sports Association, a corporation, to improve the environment of remote Air Force units.

On the 27th, Booyoung Group announced that it held the 'Ujeong Fitness Center Opening Ceremony' at the Byeollipsan Control Unit of the Air Defense Control Command. 'Ujeong (宇庭)' was taken from Chairman Lee Joong-geun's pen name. Attending the opening ceremony on behalf of Chairman Lee were Lee Byung-kwon, Secretary General of ROKAPIS, and Park Chang-gyu, Commander of the Air Defense Control Command.

Booyoung Group donated 2.8 billion KRW to the Lokapis Sports Association on the 27th to improve the environment of remote Air Force units and held the 'Ujeong Fitness Center Opening Ceremony' at the Byeollipsan Control Unit of the Air Defense Control Command.

The donation will be used to improve the Ujeong Fitness Centers, carry out facility construction, and equip exercise machines at 48 units under the Air Defense Control Command and the Missile Defense Command.

Lee Byung-kwon, Secretary General of ROKAPIS, said, "We hope this will be a place where soldiers, who are defending the country on the front lines in the bitter cold, can enhance their physical and mental health in a clean and modernized fitness center."

Park Chang-gyu, Commander of the Air Defense Control Command, said, "Due to the nature of remote units, they are often located far from urban areas or in high mountain regions, so welfare infrastructure is quite limited. We deeply thank Chairman Lee Joong-geun of Booyoung Group for donating such a large amount to improve the welfare of the soldiers."

Lee Jung-geun, Chairman of Booyoung Group

Last June, Chairman Lee Joong-geun also donated 10 billion KRW to the Air Force Sky Love Scholarship Foundation. A former Air Force member, Chairman Lee expressed his intention, saying, "Having served in the military for over five years, I want to give back and contribute to the Air Force whenever I have the opportunity." To contribute to the development of the aviation industry and the education of Air Force Academy cadets, he supported 600 million KRW in development funds to the Air Force Academy Education Promotion Foundation from 2008 to 2017 for ten years. He also donated 700 million KRW to the Air Force Internet Veterans Association ROKAPIS and about 300 million KRW to the ROKAPIS Sports Association.

In addition to supporting the Air Force, Chairman Lee has carried out various activities such as promoting accurate historical awareness. In 2013, he established Ujeong Bookstore and published five historical books in the 'Ujeongche' style, which records facts in a chronological format focusing on Korea at the center of world history, including titles like '1,129 Days of the Korean War' and '1,775 Days of Liberation.' He supported the construction costs of the war memorial monument at the War Memorial of Korea in Yongsan, Seoul, and donated $100,000 to the 6ㄱ·25 Foundation, a U.S. nonprofit organization, for veterans. Booyoung Group has carried out social contribution activities in various fields domestically and internationally, donating over 1.1 trillion KRW to date.