Donation of KRW 25 million to YU, again in one year before Lee Chan-won’s birthday
KRW 45 million of “Lee Chan-won’s scholarship” in accumulation
Transfer of self-filmed Lee Chan-won’s surprising thank video to YU on previous day of donation
[October 19, 2021]
Good-hearted influence of Singer Lee Chan-won is continued. “Lee Chan-won’s Mom Fan Club” donated KRW 25 million of scholarship to YU, his alma mater. Next to donation of KRW 20 million last year, scholarship was donated to YU for two years, before Lee Chan-won’s birthday (November 1).
At 11:30 am on 19th, Chairman Oh Jun of “Lee Chan-won’s Mom Fan Club” and the members of the club from countrywide areas met President Choi Oe-chool of YU and donated KRW 25 million for students.
Chairman Oh said, “The fan club agreed in preparation of a meaningful this year, too, before Lee Chan-won’s birthday. I hope that the scholarship collected with united effort of members may support YU students and that the sincerity of members may cause good-hearted influences. We will continue support of Lee Chan-won and YU in future.”
Lee Chan-won heard about this donation of scholarship and expressed thanks. When hearing about the donation of scholarship, Lee Chan-won sent YU a self-filmed video letter (https://youtu.be/KJc5ceoCyzw) during recording for broadcasting in the afternoon on 18th, previous day of donation ceremony. Lee Chan-won expressed his thanks in the video, “I sincerely thank the members of the Mom Fan Club for preparing such a meaningful gift of my birthday. I want that the scholarship donated by the members is used for the juniors in my alma mater. I will always support YU, my alma mater, in future.”
YU named the scholarship donated by “Lee Chan-won’s Mom Fan Club” as “Lee Chan-won Scholarship Fund” and uses it as scholarship for students. The amount of scholarship fund accumulated until now is KRW 45 million.
President Choi Oe-chool of YU said, “I think Mr. Lee Chan-won plays a role to soothe tired people’s heart. Such a good-hearted influence seems to be transmitted to every place in Korea. As many persons support the university, members of the university including the students will be vitalized.” and commented with a request, “We will do our best to cultivate talents who may give good influences in our society like Lee Chan-won. Please, see with interest what we do in future.”
