Citibank Korea donates to support surgery of 5 low-income breast cancer patients
- Marking the breast cancer awareness month in October, Women Council of Citibank Korea and Korea Breast Cancer Foundation ran a one-month “pink ribbon” campaign
- Raised 13,482,000 won in funds through sales of 700 pink ribbon brooches and some 1,000 pink ribbon pins to CKI employees
- Employees has come together to finance surgery of 5 low-income breast cancer patients since 2008
CKI Women Council held a “pink ribbon” campaign from Sep. 27 till Oct. 21 period at the bank office buildings, raising awareness about breast cancer and selling pink ribbon brooches and pin badges. CKI employees willingly participated in the campaign, buying a total of 700 brooches and 1,000 pins worth of 13,482,000 won. The proceeds will be donated to be used for the surgery of 5 breast cancer patients among low-income families shortlisted by KBCF.
It has been four years since CKI Women Council ran the breast cancer awareness campaign every year, and this year in particular, the campaign was successful by selling brooches in addition to the original pins.
CKI CEO Ha Yung-Ku, Women Council Chairperson and EVP Yoo Myung-soon, and Council members as well as KBCF Auditor Kim Young-Hye and Director Shin Chan-Ho attended the ceremony held at the CKI HQ office building to deliver the fundraising proceeds.
한국씨티은행 개요
씨티은행은 1967년 최초로 한국에 진출한 이래 45년 동안 선진 금융 서비스를 국내 고객에게 제공해 왔으며, 2008년 글로벌 금융위기 때 8억불을 증자해 국내 외환시장 안정에 기여했고, 1970년대 석유 파동시 2억불 차관 제공으로 한국의 무역수지 개선에 기여한 공로로 수교훈장 ‘숭례장’을, 1997년 외환위기 당시 240억불 대외 부채 상환 연장에 기여한 공로로 수교훈장 ‘흥인장’을 받는 등 한국 경제가 어려움에 처할 때에 곁에서 힘이 돼 준 친구 같은 은행이다.
웹사이트: http://www.citibank.co.kr
연락처
CKI Communications Dept.
Lee, Seong-Jae
82-2-3455-2339
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4월 1일 10:21