Donation ceremony for electric mobility aid batteries held Monday
Batteries delivered to three institutions in Daejeon and Wanju-gun
Company pledges continued expansion of community engagement activities
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Hankook & Company, the operating holding company of Hankook & Company Group, held an electric mobility aid battery donation ceremony Monday at the Hanbat Disability Independent Living Center in Daejeon and the Wanju-gun Disability Welfare Center in North Jeolla Province, delivering a total of 300 batteries to three local disability support organizations, the company announced Tuesday.
The three recipient institutions are the Hanbat Disability Independent Living Center, the Daejeon Assistive Device Center at Chungnam National University Hospital, and the Wanju-gun Disability Welfare Center.
The electric mobility aid battery donation program has been a corporate social responsibility initiative since 2012, drawing on the company's core battery business. The program continued this year as part of Hankook & Company's ongoing commitment to its local communities.
Batteries for electric wheelchairs and scooters are essential consumables that must be replaced regularly to keep users mobile in their daily lives. With an average lifespan of one to two years — and a potentially shorter replacement cycle depending on mileage and usage conditions — the cost can be a persistent burden for users.
Hankook & Company has run the battery donation program since 2012 to ease that replacement burden and improve mobility for people with disabilities. Including this year's contribution, the cumulative total of batteries donated has reached more than 4,000.
The company has partnered with the Hanbat Disability Independent Living Center since the program's early days and has supported the Wanju-gun Disability Welfare Center since 2014.
Hankook & Company Group carries out a range of community engagement activities under its integrated ESG brand "Driving Forward Together." On Oct. 17, the group organized a mural-painting volunteer event with families at Giheung Elementary School in Giheung-gu, Yongin, Gyeonggi Province, and at the Armed Forces Daejeon Hospital in Yuseong-gu, Daejeon.
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