SC Cheil OB-GYN donates W20m to Gwangjin-gu for third straight year

Gwangjin-gu held a donation ceremony Thursday and received 20 million won ($14,700) from SC Cheil OB-GYN to support residents in need.

SC Cheil OB-GYN has donated cash and goods to the community every year since signing a social-contribution agreement — titled "The Start of Gwangjin's Miracle" — with Gwangjin-gu and the Gwangjin Welfare Foundation in 2023.

The hospital has taken part in a program delivering first-gift donations on behalf of newborns and has actively joined the "200 Households Care Project." It also donated 20 million won each in 2023 and 2024.

In addition to cash, the hospital has contributed goods: 500 units of probiotic supplements worth 40 million won in December 2024, and health functional foods worth 20 million won in December 2025.

The sustained giving earned the hospital a commendation in 2025 under the "Hope Ondol Warm Winter" project, which recognizes contributors to cold-weather welfare drives.

Gwangjin-gu plans to use the latest 20 million won donation to cover monthly living expenses for six low-income households and to fund first-semester scholarships for students at Garam High School, both in 2027.

SC Cheil OB-GYN also plans to donate probiotic supplements worth 20 million won for senior residents at the fourth Gwangjin Sharing Day event, scheduled for Dec. 3.

The district said it will ensure the funds go toward stabilizing the livelihoods of vulnerable residents and supporting students' futures, and that it will continue to strengthen public-private partnership giving across the community.

"I am deeply grateful to SC Cheil OB-GYN for its unwavering generosity every year since our 2023 agreement," Gwangjin-gu District Mayor Kim Kyung-ho said. "We will further expand public-private welfare support so that warmth reaches every corner of our community — from those in need to the next generation and our senior residents."