[E-Daily Reporter Yun Junghoon ] LG Uplus (LG Uplus(032640)) donated 5 million won—funds raised through its employee-participation donation program, “Love for 1,000 Won”—to families of children with physical disabilities.

LG Uplus and Green Umbrella announced on the 12th that they held a donation ceremony on the 11th to mark “Day for People with Physical Disabilities” and donated funds to families of children with severe disabilities who require ongoing rehabilitation and care. The donated funds will be used to cover the children’s rehabilitation costs, related expenses, and essential household living expenses.

The recipient of this support, a girl identified as “A,” underwent surgery immediately after birth due to a congenital condition and cerebral palsy, and has been receiving consistent rehabilitation therapy to prevent muscle stiffness and maintain physical function. Although she lives with her maternal grandparents and a guardian in a single-parent household, the guardian struggles to maintain stable employment due to the burden of caregiving, forcing the family to rely on government assistance and donations for their livelihood.

“Love of 1,000 Won” is LG Uplus’s flagship corporate social responsibility program, launched in 2016. It operates by allowing employees to set their own monthly donation amounts, which are deducted directly from their paychecks, and the funds are used to support vulnerable groups such as families with disabled members, children and adolescents, and elderly people living alone.

Last month, LG Uplus also provided 5 million won from the same fund to a family with a member with a spinal cord injury undergoing long-term treatment. Including this latest donation, the total amount of support provided to families with disabled members over the past two occasions amounts to 10 million won.

Jeong Eun-young, a senior member of the CTO Planning Team at LG Uplus, who attended the donation ceremony as an employee representative, said, “I hope the generosity our employees have pooled together will help children with disabilities and their families continue their treatment and daily lives,” adding, “We will continue our efforts to share so that practical support reaches neighbors in need.”