SPC’s Social Contribution Activities: Making a Bridge of Peace

SPC is working on establishing a healthy donation culture by supporting businesses, organizations, and individuals that/who are actively involved in addressing social issues to make a better, happier world for all, and by getting more people to participate in the process. Here are the highlights of the social contribution activities carried out by SPC in March to make the society a happier, better place to live. Also noteworthy are some of the changes brought about by these activities.

SPC Youth Table Fills the Lives of Youths with Happiness

For young Koreans struggling with financial difficulty and social isolation, life appears to be filled with worries and fears. If someone removes some of the barriers facing them or makes a bridge for them to jump over obstacles, however, it will be easier for them to stand on their own as an independent member of society.

To this end, SPC and Eum, the Space for the Youth have launched a joint social contribution program dubbed “SPC Youth Table.” Under this program, SPC Happy Foundation donated KRW 20 million to Eum to help young Koreans who are experiencing financial distress, social isolation, and other problems. SPC Youth Table runs from March to December.

Eum is a non-profit organization and one of SPC’s partners working to make Korea a happier place for all. It operates a counseling center to help young people live a healthy life and integrate into society and holds lectures on various themes including finding a job to bridge the information gap. It also offers free spaces for young people.

SPC is running different programs designed to help young people using Eum have healthy meals. SPC is donating agricultural product packages and meal kits to young people who skip meals or who cannot afford nutritionally balanced meals due to financial difficulty, and Eum is running a place where they can get free fresh produce. In addition, social activities programs including cooking class jointly organized by SPC and Eum are intended to promote social interactions among young people.

The SPC Happy Foundation is also helping young people left out in the welfare blind spots become self-reliant through other programs including SPC Happy Scholarship for college students who are working and studying at the same time, “SPC & Soul Happy Bakery Class,” and “Happy Bakery & Café” aimed at allowing youths with developmental disorders to learn technical skills and find employment.

Sisters’ Gift, a Campaign to Donate Sanitary Items for Youths

As part of the SPC Happy Share Campaign, SPC and the Korean Red Cross donated sanitary items for youths from financially disadvantaged families. The SPC Happy Share Campaign was launched to identify and help members of communities who are left out in the welfare blind spots. It is an online social contribution program made possible by the participation of customers.

Customers can join this campaign by posting comments, clicking like, or sharing stories uploaded on Happy Point Application (“Happy App” hereinafter). Then, SPC donates money in proportion to the number of comments, likes, or shares. Customers can directly donate all or part of their Happy Points to the campaign.

On February 23, SPC employees volunteered in the Sisters’ Gift Campaign at the Yangjae Social Welfare Center. A total of 140 employees worked together, putting sanitary items in boxes and delivering them in a truck to youths from financially disadvantaged families. They spent 5 hours non-stop making gift sets each of which includes sanitary pads, pouch for the pads, portable pouch, and heat pack and packing them in boxes.

“I hope this small gift set can get a message of support and encouragement across to young girls who can’t afford to buy as many sanitary items as they need but have no one to turn to for help,” said an SPC employee who volunteered for the campaign.

Reach out to Descendants of Independence Activists

Many independence activists had sacrificed their lives until Korea became an independent country in 1945, and the activists and their descendants deserve to be treated with honor and respect.

In commemoration of the March 1^st Independence Movement, SP and the Korean Red Cross expressed thanks and respect to independence activists and their descendants under the SPC Happy Share Campaign.

The campaign will run on Happy App until March 31, targeting the participation of up to 10,000 people. The Happy Points donated by customers and money donated by SPC will be sent to the Korean Red Cross. The proceeds will be used to help the selected descendants pay their medical, living, and education expenses.

“We planned this campaign in honor of the independence activists who sacrificed their lives for the country. SPC will continue to carry out various social contribution activities that can have a positive impact on our society,” an SPC official said