Employees of LG Electronics visited a welfare facility for disabled individuals to make songpyeon and prepare holiday food as part of their community service activities ahead of Chuseok. The donations collected from the employee cafeteria are used to support local volunteer efforts.
On September 15, LG Electronics announced that its 'Life's Good' volunteer group conducted Chuseok service activities at the Yeomni Disabled Day Care Center in Mapo, Seoul.
The volunteer group made songpyeon and prepared traditional holiday dishes with the center's users. They also delivered pre-prepared rice cakes and played yut nori together. The Yeomni Disabled Day Care Center is a facility for individuals with severe disabilities under the Korea Social Welfare Association.
Since 2014, the LG Electronics Life's Good volunteer group has been collaborating with the Korea Social Welfare Association to provide services for vulnerable communities. The costs for this activity were funded through the 'donation menu' operated by the employee cafeteria.
The donation menu reduces the number of side dishes in regular meals, and the savings are accumulated as donations by the company. This initiative, which started in 2011, has nearly reached a total of 300 million won in donations. It allows employees to participate in social contributions through their meal choices without a separate donation process.
LG Electronics has been operating voluntary employee service activities since 2010, with approximately 5,000 employees participating in the last five years, supporting around 23,000 individuals in the community and marginalized groups. Last year, these efforts were recognized with a presidential citation at the 'Korea Volunteer Awards.'
To support employee participation in volunteer work, the company also offers up to eight hours of paid volunteer leave per year. Since the program was introduced in 2013, employees have accumulated over 40,000 hours of volunteer leave.
LG Electronics is expanding its volunteer efforts beyond environmental cleanup and neighbor care to include product repairs, career mentoring, and AI photography, utilizing employees' skills and expertise.
* This article has been translated by AI.
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