Almonty Korea Tungsten employees deliver a donation of prize money to the Sangdong Community Security Council in Yeongwol, Gangwon Province, Wednesday. Courtesy of Almonty Korea Tungsten
Employees of Almonty Korea Tungsten turned a tug-of-war victory into a donation for elderly residents in a former mining town, handing over all prize money earned at a major regional festival to local welfare programs.
The global mining company said Wednesday that about 30 employees participated as representatives of Sangdong-eup in the 59th Danjong Cultural Festival in Yeongwol, Gangwon Province, and donated the entire 800,000 won ($531) prize awarded by Yeongwol County to support older residents in the community.
The donation was delivered to the Sangdong Community Security Council and will be used for meal support programs for elderly residents living alone and other vulnerable seniors in the area.
Almonty Korea Tungsten placed third this year in the festival’s traditional kudzu rope tug-of-war competition after finishing as runners-up last year.
