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Veteran catcher Lee Ji-young (40, SSG Landers)' good deed continued unchanged this year. It's already been seven years.
Since 2019, SSG Landers catcher Lee Ji-young has been spreading his good influence by steadily donating and volunteering for abandoned dog protection organizations every offseason. Raising a dog, he has been deeply interested in the issue of abandoned dogs, and his mind is leading to "continuous practice" rather than a single shot.
Lee Ji-young's promise was kept in 2026. Lee Ji-young personally ran a charity event aimed at donating abandoned dog protection organizations at a cafe located in Seocho-gu, Seoul for three days from January 2nd to 4th. The charity cafe, which was held from 2 p.m. to 7 p.m., was joined by various acquaintances, including Lee Ji-young, Han Doo-sol, Cho Hyung-woo, Song Young-jin and Jung Joon-jae, as well as actors Moon Soo-in and Lee Tae-sun.
The players joined the sharing according to the schedule. On the first day, Cho Hyung-woo and Han Doo-sol visited the site, and on the second day, Song Young-jin and Jung Joon-jae participated and communicated with fans. In addition, Song Young-jin, Jung Joon-jae, Ko Myung-jun, and Cho Hyung-woo also joined to deliver charity auction items on the third day, adding to the meaning of the event.
The event was held by providing participants with various benefits such as B2 coffee drip bag souvenirs, sign balls, drinks and desserts for a certain amount of admission fees. It is characterized by saving the meaning of charity and providing a meaningful experience to participants. In particular, the players had time to communicate with the fans directly on the spot.
About 300 fans participated in the two-day charity cafe, which was a success. Lee Ji-young not only participated in the planning stage for this event, but also added authenticity by taking part in the preparation process such as wrapping souvenirs. The donation raised through an online charity auction held with a charity cafe will be raised to about 10 million won.
Lee Ji-young said, "First of all, I sincerely thank the fans for participating in the charity cafe. I'm sorry that there are people who wanted to see more people but couldn't wait or attend due to space constraints. I think we can hold an event every year thanks to a lot of interest from our fans," he said. "I would like to thank my fellow players, actors Moon Soo-in and Lee Tae-sun, and B2 Coffee Lee Il-ho and Jung Yoo-jin for actively cooperating to ensure that the event goes smoothly," he said. "I hope this event will lead to more interest and help in protecting abandoned dogs."
Meanwhile, Lee Ji-young will visit the abandoned dog shelter "Azine Village" in Gimpo on the 8th to conduct volunteer work and deliver donations raised through this charity cafe and charity auction.
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