Wellness Center in Sangjang-dong, Taebaek-si, Gangwon-do.
On the 10th, an elderly man in his 60s appeared here with a gas cylinder on a truck.
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“They came to Sangjang-dong parking lot. They brought a truck, but it was quite heavy, so they asked our staff to help.”
The workers were somewhat confused by the sudden situation, but their curiosity was soon answered.
The gas bottle was none other than the old man’s special piggy bank.
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“It was a gas cylinder that weighed about 230 kilos, so when we asked what it was, he said it was a piggy bank.”
The actual staff of the welfare center and nearby residents joined in breaking the gas cylinder and found it full of coins.
Most of them were 10 won, and I also saw 50 won, but the total was 188,310 won.
The elderly person who handed over the piggy bank had received basic livelihood security, and although he himself was not well off, he presented the coins he had saved for 27 years as a gift.
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“They said to use it in a good place because they have been collecting it for 27 years.”
Sangjang-dong Administrative Welfare Center immediately donated this money to Fruit of Love.
One of the workers of the welfare center said that he had been moved by the donation of the elderly and expressed his gratitude for a cup of tea with the head of the village.
