The Korea Herald

Christmas Day party at Ulsan orphanage

Nov 30, 2011

An expat volunteer group is seeking 100 volunteers to hold a Christmas party at a Korean orphanage on Dec. 25. The T-hope Korea group will make its regular visit to the orphanage that Sunday, but will plan extra treats for the kids living there. Volunteers will teach the center’s kids Christmas songs and Santa will visit to hand out gifts from 1:30-5:30 p.m. The group will also hold a soul-themed fund-raising party on Dec. 16 at The Royal Anchor bar in Ulsan to gather cash and gifts for the orph
Santas sought for rescued pets

Nov 30, 2011

Animal-lovers are being sought to play Santa to rescue dogs in Korea. Generous donors are being asked to give the gift of health to abandoned and neglected pups by paying for a checkup for one of them this year. One checkup costs 150,000 won, which can be paid by one person or split by a group of willing Santa’s elves. People who do not wish to give cash are welcome to send dog blankets, food and toys to Animal Rescue Korea, which is organizing the festive pet present drive. The items will then
Success at Geoje school’s first charity jumble sale

Nov 30, 2011

A charity jumble sale at an English village attracted more than 700 Koreans and foreigners to raise cash for a disabled people’s charity. The first Geoje English Village event of its kind saw foreign volunteers sell donated goods to raise funds for social welfare foundation Ai Kwang Won.Staff at the school on South Korea’s second-largest island also held open classes for parents and kids at the semi-public school subsidized by Geoje City Government and operated by Herald Media. English-speaking
Soccer star Hong kicks out to fight HIV

Nov 30, 2011

Sporting legend Hong Myung-bo has become an ambassador to help end the stigma and prevent HIV in South Korea and across Asia. The Korean soccer ace was appointed as a UNAIDS International Goodwill Ambassador to raise awareness about HIV among young people and help break down barriers of discrimination surrounding the virus.“People living with HIV are people like you and me,” said Hong during the appointment ceremony at Yonsei University in Seoul on Monday. “They have rights and should not be dis
Rubber Soul bounces back for AIDS Day

Nov 30, 2011

A Seoul gig night is to mark World AIDS Day by promoting safe sex and raising cash to support some of those living with the virus. Little Travellers Korea will hold the fourth annual Rubber Soul event across six Hongdae clubs on Dec. 3 following the global awareness day held every Dec. 1. Last year’s event was attended by more than 1,000 people raising 9.4 million won for the Hillcrest AIDS Center in South Africa. Little Travellers Korea has raised 48 million in total for the center which suppo
Coastal cleanup trip for expats

Nov 30, 2011

Expat volunteers are being invited to discover winter migratory birds on an overnight beach cleanup eco tour to a Korean island. The two-day trip organized by the Korea Marine Environment Management Corporation will run from Dec. 10-11 Daebudo in Gyeonggi Province. There are 25 places for ocean-loving foreigners on the trip which costs 20,000 won including food and accommodation. Volunteers will have the chance to visit a fishing village and bird-watch as well as helping with the tidal flats cle
Diwali gala donates to Red Cross

Nov 23, 2011

Indian women living in Korea have donated 5 million won to the Korean Red Cross. Annapurna Indian Women’s Club raised the money at a Diwali Gala Dinner, which it has held for the past five years. The AIWC hosted 350 people for this year’s dinner at Millennium Seoul Hilton on Oct. 14. The Korean Red Cross will use the funds to support children raised by their grandparents as well as for disaster relief, refugees and other Red Cross humanitarian relief activities. Kusum Tayal, chairwoman of AIWC a
Anti-slavery film screening in Daegu

Nov 23, 2011

A documentary exposing the global sex trade is to be screened at a Daegu church on Saturday, Dec. 3. The film “Nefarious: Merchant of Souls” will be shown at Dongshin church in Suseong-Gu at 7 p.m. The film was produced by international anti-trafficking organization Exodus Cry, a movement working to end modern day slavery through prayer and awareness. The non-profit movement also assists the victims of human trafficking and slavery through rescue, rehabilitation and reintegration into society.A
Baked goodies for two charities

Nov 23, 2011

The Canadian Women’s Club in Korea is to sell home-baked goods to raise cash for two charities next month. The bake sale to benefit Aeranwon and First Steps will be held at the Schofield Hall from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Dec. 9. The hall is at the Canadian embassy located closest to Seodaemun and City Hall subway stations. Homemade baked goods including butter tarts, fudge and gingerbread will be sold along with Tim Horton’s coffee and hot chocolate. Canadian maple syrup will also be on sale, as wi
Music to raise awareness of N.K. rights

Nov 23, 2011

A Christian musician is seeking other artists to join him on an international tour to raise awareness about North Korean human rights.David K. O’Hannah is planning to tour church venues in the U.S. and Europe from early 2012. He has written North Korea-related songs that have been used at rights rallies in Seoul and is releasing an album shortly. He is seeking to contact musicians, sound engineers and crew to support him on all or part of the tour as well as people to help him create an online p
Cyclist to pedal two Americas for charity

Nov 23, 2011

He cycled more than 3,000 kilometers on a solo Himalayan biking expedition this summer, but now Brian Perich plans to ride another 32,000 km for two non-profit organizations. The English professor in Gangwon Province, who is originally from Canada, aims to cycle from Alaska to Argentina in three 60-day expeditions over the next two years. The 38-year-old who lives in Gangneung with his Korean wife and their two children plans to ride the first leg from Anchorage in the U.S. state of Alaska, via
Adoptees raise cash for single moms

Nov 23, 2011

Ethnic Koreans adopted in America support unwed mothers’ home hereFor several Korean single mothers, it has already been a godsend ― providing them with a safe place to give birth when turned away from other facilities. But when the country’s only shelter run for unwed mothers by the mothers themselves was threatened with closure, two Korean adoptees living in America launched a campaign to save the safe house in Seoul. The Korean Unwed Mothers and Families Association has run the facility, name
Island charity bowls for good causes

Nov 23, 2011

A bowling tournament on Korea’s largest island has raised almost 1 million won for good causes. Expat-led fund-raising group Jeju Furey held the tourney with 26 teams of four players on Nov. 19 to raise 967,000 won. Twenty percent of participants were Korean with 75 percent of bowlers taking part in their first ever tournament on the dayJeju Furey was started to help support the children of Nathan Furey, who died while working as an English teacher on Jeju. The group also gives cash to other wor
Anti-slavery film screening in Daegu

Nov 23, 2011

A documentary exposing the global sex trade is to be screened at a Daegu church on Saturday, Dec. 3. The film “Nefarious: Merchant of Souls” will be shown at Dongshin church in Suseong-Gu at 7 p.m. The film was produced by international anti-trafficking organization Exodus Cry, a movement working to end modern day slavery through prayer and awareness. The non-profit movement also assists the victims of human trafficking and slavery through rescue, rehabilitation and reintegration into society.A
Baked goodies for good causes

Nov 23, 2011

The Canadian Women’s Club in Korea is to sell home-baked goods to raise cash for two charities next month. The bake sale to benefit Aeranwon and First Steps will be held at the Schofield Hall from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Dec. 9. The hall is at the Canadian embassy located closest to Seodaemun and City Hall subway stations. Homemade baked goods including butter tarts, fudge and gingerbread will be sold along with Tim Horton’s coffee and hot chocolate. Canadian maple syrup will also be on sale, as wi