Fans Donated 50 Million Won to Celebrate Gong Yoo’s Birthday
Gong Yoo’s fans participated in donations and charitable activities on Gong Yoo’s birthday. They held a bazaar and the proceeds from the bazaar were more than 50 million won.
Gong Yoo’s official fanclub, ‘YOO & I’, on July 10th handed over 14 million won to Korean Leukemia Children foundation to commemorate Gong Yoo’s 39th birthday.
The Korea Foundation for Children with Leukemia said, “We thank Yoo & I for giving love to children with cancer, we also thank Gong Yoo for giving donations.”
Another fansite, ‘Gong Yoo Gallery’ also donated 10 million won to UNICEF in celebration of Gong Yoo’s birthday.
During the charity bazaar which was held in May, Gong Yoo had donated part of the profit from his Taiwan and Hong Kong fan meeting for local children who are suffering from rare diseases. Around 700.000 fans participated in the donation, which gathered 28.888 million won in total.
Gong Yoo’s agency chose 4 hospitals in St Mary, Seoul, and Gyeonggi Province as the recipients of the donation.
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