Choo Shin-soo delivers ‘Happy Landing’

 - SSG Landers Choo Shin-soo accumulated a total of 103.9 million won in donations through this season's record-linked donation campaign 'Happy Landing' - Based on Choo Shin-soo's voluntary opinion,


donations were delivered to the bereaved families of police officers and firefighters killed in the line of duty and low-income single-parent families


- This is the third year in a row A total of 1.259 billion won was provided to the underprivileged through the donation program.


SSG Landers (CEO Min Kyung-sam) Choo Shin-soo donated a total of 103.9 million won through the 'Happy Landing Campaign' donation ceremony held at SSG Landers Field in Incheon on the 8th.


Starting with the 'Dream Landing' project to improve the educational environment for aspiring baseball players and underprivileged children in 2021, Shin-soo Choo launched the 'Hope Landing' campaign last year to support underprivileged soldiers and out-of-school youth in Incheon.


This season, we participated in social contribution activities for the third year through the 'Happy Landing' campaign to help the families of police officers and firefighters who died on the job, as well as low-income single-parent families.


The 'Happy Landing' campaign collects 100,000 won for each hit and run scored by Choo Shin-soo during the regular season, 200,000 won for a double, 300,000 won for a triple, and 1 million won for each home run, walk, and stolen base.


Choo Shin-soo recorded 97 hits (17 doubles, 1 triple), 65 points, 65 walks, 6 stolen bases, and 12 home runs in the regular season, earning a total of 103.9 million won. Of the donations, 70 million won will be used to support education, livelihood, and medical expenses for the families of police officers and firefighters who died on the job, and the remaining 33.9 million won will be used to provide necessary items such as nutritional supplements and sanitary pads to low-income single-parent families in the Incheon area.

Shin-soo Choo, Cho Sang-beom, president of the Incheon Community Chest of Korea, Kim Mi-joo, head of the Western branch of Good Neighbors, and Noah Park, chair of Chamsuri Love, attended the delivery ceremony, and the purpose of the campaign was introduced, donations were delivered, and commemorative photos were taken.

Choo Shin-soo said, “I first started this program after hearing the stories of families of police officers and firefighters who died in the line of duty, as well as single-parent families, and with the desire to help them even a little, and I am proud to be able to deliver the donations I accumulated while playing games throughout the season. “I hope that the donations will go to those who really need them and provide them with practical help and even a little happiness,” he said.

Choo Shin-soo has donated a total of 1.259 billion won to the underprivileged in the region through a donation program that has been running for three years, and has continued to do good deeds both inside and outside the baseball field, such as deciding to fully sponsor five years of rehabilitation treatment for a paraplegic UFC player.



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