'WeAreOne' donated blood donation certificate worth 400 million won to Korean Red Cross

'WeAreOne' donated blood donation certificate worth 400 million won to Korean Red Cross

The youth volunteer group We Are One (Representative Hong Jun Su), which launched the largest blood donation campaign with 70,000 group blood donations in 85 days, concluded its long journey with a blood donation closing ceremony on the 8th.

On this day, We Are One shared the results of the campaign at We Are One Cafe in Suwon, Gyeonggi-do, and held a donation ceremony of blood donation certificate gathered through the campaign. The event was attended by officials including Joon-soo Hong, representative of WeAreOne, branch managers across the country, Jo Nam-seon, head of the Blood Management Headquarters of the Korean Red Cross, Kim Yeon-sook, head of Gyeonggi Blood Center.

From August 27th to November 27th, We Are One held the 'Life ON YOUTH ON' Life Sharing Campaign, which 100,360 people participated in blood donation and set a record as 73,807 people completed blood donation.

The donation certificate gathered through the campaign is worth 390 million won, and those donation will be delivered where necessary through the Korean Red Cross.

Hong Joon-soo, representative of We Are One, said, “A total of 73,807 people succeeded in completing blood donations, achieving the miracle of achieving 105.4%, exceeding the original goal of 70,000. We express our sincere gratitude to all members of We Are One. We will continue to take the lead in saving lives with continuous blood donation service to ensure a stable blood supply in Korea. We will plan and carry out more wonderful and beautiful volunteer services so that we can have a good influence not only in Korea but also abroad."

General manager Nam-seon Cho said, "I was surprised to see that 70,000 people donated blood in three months, and it felt amazing. I thought about what this really means and what their driving force is. At the end of COVID-19, the world is in a difficult situation due to lack of blood. If it wasn't for WeAreOne, blood recipient could be in a difficult situation. The 70,000 blood donations served as an opportunity to save the lives of many blood recipients in Korea. Thank you again."

During this campaign, the WeAreOne members who received merit awards are a total of 81 people including 55 silver medals (more than 30 times), 19 gold medals (more than 50 times), 6 honorary medals (more than 100 times), and 1 honorary captain metal (more than 200 times). A total of 81 people.

Seo Ji-hyeon, who received a badge of honor from Nam-seon Cho, head of the blood management headquarters for achieving 100 blood donations through the campaign, said, "I wanted to be of even a small help by following the love and sacrifice shown by Jesus. As a member of WeAreOne, I want to continue to participate in saving lives through blood donation. I want to serve as light and salt by delivering a helping hand wherever help is needed."

In particular, the touching cases of members participating in the campaign were introduced. In particular, various stories were shared, including cases of active participation by members with the rare Rh- blood type and foreign members, and cases of members who even applied for hematopoietic stem cell donation.

Lee Jong-hwa, president of WeAreOne's Busan-Gyeongnam Eastern Region Association, said, "It was frustrating that medical workers had no choice but to watch the serious blood shortage on the spot during the COVID-19. Following the first group blood donation of the Shincheonji Church of Jesus in April, through the blood donation campaign of 70,000 people, we experienced practical help. I feel grateful for your help. It was not an easy journey, but I realized that it was a necessary campaign for Korea. Once again, I would like to express my gratitude to the young members of WeAreOne across the country.

Meanwhile, this campaign was designed to solve a national crisis in which blood has become extremely scarce due to decrease in blood donation participants due to the prolonged COVID-19. As it was held at blood centers in 17 metropolitan governments across the country, members of WeAreOne across the country participated in blood donation. As planned, it ended with 70,000 blood donations on the 27th, before December.