‘COVID-19 Donation Campaign’ hosted by the YU Student Council gathers 7 million KRW
Purchased goods such as mouth wash delivered to Daegu Medical Center and YU Medical Center
[March 23, 2020]
<YU students purchased gathered funds through the Beat COVID-19 Campaign to purchase supplies and deliver to local medical professionals at Daegu Medical Center and YU Medical Center>
YU students chipped in to help support local medical professionals fighting with COVID-19 on the front lines.
The donations made by students and gathered by the YU Student Council were used to purchase supplies and delivered it to Daegu Medical Center and YU Medical Center on the 19th.
The YU Student Council organized a donation campaign to beat COVID-19 from March 5 to March 12. This campaign held online such as on Facebook for eight days resulted in gathering about 7 million KRW. The YU Student Council checked the supplies needed on staff by medical professionals by contacting the Daegu Medical Center External Cooperation Department and the YU Medical Center COVID-19 Situation Room to purchase and deliver the necessary supplies. The supplies include immediately consumable goods for medical professionals such as shampoo, body wash, mouth wash, disinfecting wet tissues, necklace-type pens, beverages, etc.
YU’s 53rd Student Council President Park Jong-joo (27, Department of Food Science and Technology, senior) that planned out this donation campaign said, “YU students participated actively in this donation campaign organized by the Student Council and so we were able to deliver their goodwill to local medical professionals.” He added, “After meeting with the medical professionals on the front lines battling COVID-19, I gained belief that we will soon beat this COVID-19 crisis. I hope that everyone in the community works together to beat COVID-19 together.”
