KB, Shinhan, Hana donate sports drinks to Scouts

Participants of the World Scout Jamboree in Buan, North Jeolla Province, play table football, Monday. Yonhap

By Yi Whan-woo

Korea's three largest banks ― KB Kookmin, Shinhan and Hana ― each announced on Monday the urgent donation of sports drinks to participants of the World Scout Jamboree in Saemangeum, North Jeolla Province.

KB Kookmin Bank and Shinhan Bank donated 100,000 bottles, while Hana Bank donated 200,000 bottles, all distributed via the Korean Red Cross, for tens of thousands of teenage Scouts struggling with severe temperatures.

“We hope the scouts, their instructors and other guests to the Korea jamboree enjoy the remaining days of their stay in Korea, and return home safely,” KB Kookmin Bank said.

Shinhan Bank said that its support “hopefully helps participants to go on with scheduled programs in a safe manner.”

It also said it will open its in-service training center in Yongin, Gyeonggi Province, which is 206 kilometers north of Saemangeum, for participants to stay for free.

“We want the young scouts from all over the world to bring back home good memories,” Shinhan Bank said, adding, “We'll continue to make commitment for joint prosperity with the community, both in and outside Korea.”

Hana Bank said the participants can overcome “unexpected difficulties caused by scorching heat and other unwelcoming conditions.”

In an announcement, the bank added, “We hope that each scout would not get discouraged and rather draw his or her dream big in line with the theme of the jamboree.”