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In April 2006, with the co-sponsoring partnership of Seoul University Children’s Hospital, we brought the LG Love Hospital to the people of Yogjakarta, Indonesia. This was
a region hit by earthquakes and severe storms and the treatment and medicine provided were especially important for the area’s children. That same month, in Singapore, we announced a social contribution plan for Asia. At the time, we made a $500,000 contribution to establish the LG Wishing Fund for the welfare of Asian children. This money was raised through the LG Wishing Wall fund. In Korea, we built the LG- Seoul National University Children’s Hospital Rest Area for underprivileged children. This facility is for children needing long-term care.
For 2006, top management’s social contribution added up to KRW 384 million, including a matching grant from the company. Participating in the fund, which was principally used to support the activities of our mobile electronics classes, were 209 executives. Employees also planned and participated in their own volunteer programs twice during the year—once in the rst half and again in the second. Both employees and top management worked together in the Love House program, repairing the houses of people in need, including senior citizens on their own, physically challenged people, and households headed by teenagers. For 2007 our charitable plans include community activities for customers and global activities centering on local communities. Programs for customers include: helping women in low-income households set up businesses; providing classes for women in information technology and nancial
management; and our Cheering Mom Campaign. We also have programs for
customers in multicultural households. Women who are here as foreign workers or through international marriage can take classes in Korean language and cuisine, and take part in the Kimchi sharing campaign. For college student customers, we offer the support of the LG Let’s Go Volunteer Corps. For middle and high school students, we provide the RCY, volunteer group, and employees’ children’s group.
Our global activities include planning and executing charitable programs in local communities where we operate. We also
collaborate with United Way International in local communities in nine Asian countries. In January 2007, we launched the Mobile Electronics Library in Vietnam. In China, we’re helping schools in needy areas with computers, books, and teacher training. In the Philippines, we’re teaching high school students to learn a trade. And in India, we’re helping fund many community programs. We’re also involved in various activities in Thailand, Hong Kong, Singapore, and Malaysia, and provide local community support in Europe, the Americas, and Africa.
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