81-Year-Old Kim Nomi from Yeongju Donates 10 Million Won to Help Neighbors... Collected from Basic and Disability Pensions

"Money Collected for Neighbors in Need, Hoping It Will Be Used Meaningfully"

On the 21st, Yeongju City in Gyeongbuk announced that Grandma Kim Nomi (81), who resides in Jangsu-myeon, visited Yeongju City Hall to donate 10 million won in donations for underprivileged neighbors.

Grandma Kim Nomi said, “Although my living conditions are not abundant, I wanted to do something meaningful while I am alive, so I saved every penny from my basic pension and disability pension,” adding, “I am very happy to be able to help neighbors who are more in need by donating the money I have saved like this.”

Grandma Kim’s donation is a meaningful act of sharing, practiced through years of saving despite physical difficulties, which has deeply moved the local community.

Park Nam-seo, mayor of Yeongju, expressed his gratitude, saying, “Even though the elder has physical difficulties, her long-term saving and sharing serve as an example to all of us,” and “The donated funds will be carefully delivered to the places most in need of assistance.”

An 81-year-old grandmother, Kim Nomi, from Jangsu-myeon, Yeongju City, donated 10 million won to help neighbors. Photo by Yeongju City