Lotte Card Supports Shelter for Pediatric Cancer Patients and Their Families

Supported Through Korea Leukemia Children's Foundation Since 2018
Seven Shelters Opened... Employee Social Contribution Fund Delivered

Lotte Card announced on the 11th that it held a ceremony on the 10th at its headquarters in Jongno-gu, Seoul, to deliver sponsorship funds for a shelter for pediatric cancer patients and their families, as well as an employee social contribution fund, in partnership with the Korea Leukemia Children's Foundation.

Cho Jwajin, CEO of Lotte Card (left), is taking a commemorative photo with Seo Seonwon, Secretary General of the Korea Leukemia Children's Foundation, during the sponsorship and employee social contribution fund delivery ceremony for the pediatric cancer shelter at the Lotte Card headquarters in Jongno-gu, Seoul on the 10th. Lotte Card

Photo by Lotte Card

The ceremony was attended by Cho Jwajin, CEO of Lotte Card, and Seo Seonwon, Secretary General of the Korea Leukemia Children's Foundation. Since 2018, Lotte Card has been supporting the 'Pediatric Cancer Shelter' together with the Credit Card Social Contribution Foundation to assist children with cancer and their families. The sponsorship fund provided this time amounts to 271,538,868 won and will be used to open the seventh shelter.

The shelter is a small, independent accommodation space where pediatric cancer patients and their families from outside Seoul can stay during treatment. Shelters have been established in areas with easy access to major hospitals in Seoul, such as near Daehak-ro and Gyodae Station, to minimize physical fatigue from commuting. Bedding, tableware, and daily necessities are provided so that families can feel psychologically stable while staying at the shelter. From its opening until April of this year, a total of 1,835 families have used the shelter 15,787 times.

On this day, Lotte Card also delivered 11,905,404 won from the employee social contribution fund, which was donated by employees last year, to support the treatment costs for pediatric cancer patients. This fund was created through the Salary Rounding Donation Campaign, in which employees donate the fractional amounts of their salaries, and a matching grant program, in which the company donates an equal amount. This marks the 11th consecutive year that Lotte Card has delivered the employee social contribution fund, with the cumulative sponsorship amount reaching 143,990,078 won.