SKC celebrates 33rd anniversary through staff volunteer work at Suwon Hwaseong Fortress
2009-10-15
SKC (President Park Jang-seok) held a volunteer service campaign on October 15 at Hwaseong Fortress and Mount Paldal in Suwon on the occasion of the 33rd anniversary of the company’s founding. The event was attended by more than 450 executives and staff members, including Chairman Chey Shin-won and President Park Jang-seok.
Also attending the event and jointly participating in the campaign were Suwon Mayor Kim Yong-seo; Hong Ki-heon, Chairman of the Suwon City Council; and Woo Je-chan, Chairman of the Muye Class 24 Preservation Club.
Earlier, SKC donated funds to help activate the operation of the “Muye 24 Class Preservation Club,’’ which is striving to keep alive traditional culture and art at Suwon Hwaseong Fortress.
During the volunteer service campaign, SKC replaced door paper paneling and wallpaper and cleaned wooden floor and pavilions at Hwaseong Haenggung Palace, and removed overgrown bushes at nearby Mount Paldal.
Exhorting SKC staff, President Park Jang-seok said, “On this august occasion of the company’s foundation day, let’s work to preserve Suwon Hwaseong, a UNESCO World Cultural Heritage, and redouble efforts for SKC, also _ base_d in Suwon, to emerge as a world-class enterprise.”
An SKC official said, “Over the past three years, we have conducted our foundation day celebration, not through commemorative ceremonies, but through volunteer activities at the Seoul National Cemetery and Suwon Hwaseong to show our love for the nation and to preserve our cultural heritage. Our staff’s voluntary and proactive participation in this campaign is helping to improve corporate management and operation of the company.”