Seongnam City Receives Goods Worth 25.1 Million Won Donated by Pangyo Sarang Church

Cash Donations, Dehumidifiers, and Hope Boxes
Warm-Hearted Sharing Delivered to Group Homes for Children and Vulnerable Groups

On December 16, Seongnam City in Gyeonggi Province announced that Pangyo Sarang Church, located in Unjung-dong, Bundang-gu, had donated goods worth 25.1 million won to support neighbors in need.

Sinsangjin, Mayor of Seongnam (third from the right), is receiving donations including cash for neighbors in need, dehumidifiers, and hope boxes from Pastor Junho Park of Pangyo Sarang Church. Provided by Seongnam City

At 2:30 p.m. on the same day, the city held a "Hope 2026 Sharing Campaign Donation Ceremony for Neighbors in Need" in the mayor’s office, attended by Sinsangjin, Mayor of Seongnam, and Junho Park, Senior Pastor of Pangyo Sarang Church, among others.

The donated items include: 2.5 million won in cash for neighbors in need; 14 dehumidifiers worth approximately 2.6 million won; and 400 hope boxes, each containing 18 types of items such as instant noodles, soup, seaweed, toothbrushes, and toothpaste, valued at about 20 million won in total.

The city plans to distribute the cash donations to nine group homes for children, while the dehumidifiers and hope boxes will be delivered to low-income families and vulnerable groups, respectively.

Pangyo Sarang Church made this donation as part of its participation in the "Sharing Love with Each Other during the Year-End and New Year" campaign, aiming to put warm-hearted sharing into practice.

Earlier, on December 2, Seongnam City installed a "Love Thermometer Tower" in the city hall lobby as part of its fundraising campaign to help neighbors in need. Donations can be made through "Sharing Love with Each Other during the Year-End and New Year" counters set up at 54 locations, including city hall, district offices, and local administrative welfare centers, or via the account of the Gyeonggi Community Chest of Korea.