Mercedes-Benz Korea donates 500 million won to Dongducheon City... Support for installation of child protection institutional investor

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The Mercedes-Benz Social Contribution Committee delivered a donation of 500 million won to Dongducheon City on the 16th at the Mercedes-Benz Korea headquarters. This donation is part of the 1 billion won raised through the 13th 'Mercedes-Benz Give & Race' event.

The 500 million won delivered to Dongducheon City will be used to enhance local response capabilities against child abuse and to establish a foundation for the protection of abused children and professional case management. Currently, the Gyeonggi Yangju Child Protection Institutional Investor handles both Yangju and Dongducheon, but there has been a consistent call to separate the institutional investor to provide responses and rapid support tailored to local characteristics.

The donated funds will be used to newly install a child protection institutional investor by utilizing vacant spaces within Dongducheon City. This institutional investor is preparing to open in February 2027. After opening, it will serve the Dongducheon and Yeoncheon areas, providing integrated support including child abuse prevention, protection of abused children, counseling, and case management.

Inside the institutional investor, spaces for counseling and protection for children, as well as psychological treatment facilities, will be equipped. Various services will be provided for abused children and their families, as well as for perpetrators of child abuse. Attendees at the donation delivery ceremony held on June 16 included Lee Sang-guk and Lee Eun-jeong of the Mercedes-Benz Social Contribution Committee, Vice Mayor Heo Soon of Dongducheon City, and Song Yong-woo, Head of the Future Strategy Team at the Social Welfare Foundation Children and Future.

The Mercedes-Benz Social Contribution Committee has continuously supported the construction of infrastructure for the protection of children and adolescents using funds raised through the 'Give & Race,' a charity running event open to citizens. The 1 billion won raised at the 11th event was delivered as 500 million won each to Incheon Geomam Child Protection Institutional Investor and Busan Jung Child Protection Institutional Investor, and 500 million won from the 12th fundraising event is being used to install the Gwacheon City Child Protection Institutional Investor. The remaining 500 million won from this year's 13th fundraising total will be supported for the Busan Metropolitan City Teenager Exclusive Activity Space Creation Project.

Since its launch in 2017, 'Mercedes-Benz Give & Race' has recorded a cumulative total of approximately 165,000 participants and cumulative donations of approximately 8.6 billion won.

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