[NGO Now] Hanwha Eagles' Ponce Selected for 'BNK Busan Bank Choi Dong-won Award'

Cody Ponce, pitcher for the Hanwha Eagles, selected for the 12th BNK Busan Bank Choi Dong-won Award. Hanwha Eagles

▲BNK Busan Bank Choi Dong-won Award, Hanwha Eagles' Ponce

The Choi Dong-won Memorial Association (Chairman: Cho Woo-hyun), which organizes the 'BNK Busan Bank Choi Dong-won Award', announced on the 23rd that Hanwha Eagles pitcher Cody Ponce has been selected as the recipient of the 12th BNK Busan Bank Choi Dong-won Award.

Born in 1994 in the United States, Ponce served as the Hanwha Eagles' top starting pitcher for the 2025 season, breaking various KBO records. He set the record for most strikeouts in a single regular-inning game (18 strikeouts), the longest opening winning streak as a starting pitcher in league history (17 consecutive wins), and the most strikeouts in a single season (252 strikeouts). With a regular season record of 17 wins, 1 loss, an ERA of 1.89, and 252 strikeouts, Ponce became the first foreign pitcher in KBO League history to achieve the quadruple crown (wins, winning percentage, strikeouts, and ERA).

The Choi Dong-won Memorial Association stated, "With his overwhelming performance this season, he led the Hanwha Eagles to second place in the league, allowing the team to enjoy postseason baseball for the first time in seven years. He has met all the standards set by Choi Dong-won as an ace, and was unanimously selected by the judging committee as the winner of the 12th BNK Busan Bank Choi Dong-won Award." The 12th BNK Busan Bank Choi Dong-won Award ceremony will be held at 2 p.m. on November 11 at the Ocean Hall on the second floor of the Busan Bank headquarters. The winner will receive a trophy modeled after Choi Dong-won's pitching form and a prize of 20 million won.

Handover ceremony held at the meeting room of the People's Committee of Tuo Hang area, Lingsang-myeon, Thai Nguyen Province, Vietnam. Good People

▲Good People Provides $20,000 in Emergency Relief to Vietnam Hit by Typhoons

Good People (Chairman: Lee Yonggi) announced on the 23rd that it has provided emergency relief supplies worth $20,000 (approximately 28 million won) to northern Vietnam, which has been suffering from consecutive typhoons.

On October 20, Good People delivered essential items such as cooking oil, salt, mosquito nets, blankets, soap, and toothpaste to 500 households affected by typhoons in Linh Son commune, Thai Nguyen province, located 90 km north of the capital Hanoi. Recently, northern Vietnam has suffered severe flood damage due to the direct impact of Typhoon Bualoi (No. 10) and Typhoon Matmo (No. 11). In particular, Typhoon Matmo brought prolonged torrential rains to Hanoi and the northern region, resulting in 22 people dead or injured and flooding of more than 220,000 homes. Thai Nguyen province was the hardest-hit area in this disaster.

Lee Yonggi, Chairman of Good People, stated, "Good People prepared this emergency relief to help those who lost their livelihoods due to typhoons and heavy rains. We will continue to stand by neighbors facing hardships from natural disasters and help them not to lose hope."

Chere Mimaka, International Amnesty 'Right to Abortion Awareness Campaign' Donation Ceremony. International Amnesty Korea Chapter

▲CHEREMI MAKA Delivers Donation to International Amnesty's 'Right to Abortion Awareness Campaign'

The Korea chapter of International Amnesty (hereafter International Amnesty) announced on the 23rd that sustainable sexual wellness brand CHEREMI MAKA has donated over 12 million won to support activities for the Right to Abortion Awareness Campaign.

CHEREMI MAKA launched the 'Mogeusalm (Everyone's Right, Life as It Is) Set' as a donation product on its official online store and donated all proceeds from the sales of this set to International Amnesty. The entire donation was used for International Amnesty's 'Right to Abortion Awareness Campaign' activities, including inviting Dr. Suzanne Veldhuis, a physician with the international non-profit organization Women On Web, to Korea in September for a parliamentary meeting, lectures for medical professionals and activists, and public events.

Additionally, in collaboration with artist Jjeongjji, who has more than 60,000 followers on Instagram, they produced the Instagram webtoon 'Everyone's Right, Abortion', making information on abortion more accessible and friendly, and providing an opportunity to raise human rights awareness online.