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120 million won is donated to young family heads
SK Telecom(President Jung Uck Seo) has collected 180,700 used pagers to be exported whose revenue will be donated to social organizations dedicated to supporting less fortunate teens
The campaign was held from April 6 to June 27, 1998 under which used pagers were either compensated with 2500 won per unit, or donated to the fund. For every donation from customers, SK Telecom added its share and gave to the charity.
Koreans did respond to the campaign aimed to catch two birds with one stone-promote recycling of resources and to reach out to the young generation at social disadvantage, with 36 department stores, 490 schools and 2800 social welfare organizations participating.
Executive vice president for Marketing division Soo Pil Kim said, "I would like to thank all customers who joined in the campaign with worthy cause. Your act of charity will benefit all those boys and girls who have to run the household on their own. SK Telecom will continue to support teens in need as a responsible member of the community."
SK Telecom has been organizing series of fund raising events to help young generation at risk like "Chain of 10won coins" last December, and "Write a letter to your family" campaign.
The campaign was held from April 6 to June 27, 1998 under which used pagers were either compensated with 2500 won per unit, or donated to the fund. For every donation from customers, SK Telecom added its share and gave to the charity.
Koreans did respond to the campaign aimed to catch two birds with one stone-promote recycling of resources and to reach out to the young generation at social disadvantage, with 36 department stores, 490 schools and 2800 social welfare organizations participating.
Executive vice president for Marketing division Soo Pil Kim said, "I would like to thank all customers who joined in the campaign with worthy cause. Your act of charity will benefit all those boys and girls who have to run the household on their own. SK Telecom will continue to support teens in need as a responsible member of the community."
SK Telecom has been organizing series of fund raising events to help young generation at risk like "Chain of 10won coins" last December, and "Write a letter to your family" campaign.