The Korea Herald

Tears replace fears on return to Korea

Aug 24, 2011

By Kirsty Taylor Overseas adoptees can often find returning to Korea an overwhelming journey full of mixed emotions. But American adoptee Liz Dewart could only beam as she told of a twist to her return to her motherland, as the woman she was unexpectedly reunited with struggled to hold back the tear
Bras wanted for breast cancer support

Aug 17, 2011

Bespoke bras are being sought to support an auction raising funds to fight breast cancer. The charity party is to be held at Sky Bar at Dillingers’ Bar in Itaewon. Organizers are asking for donors to let their imaginations run wild to decorate bras from now until Oct. 3. A model wears a hand-d
BEAN Seoul volunteering survey

Aug 17, 2011

A Korean volunteer group is asking people to fill in a survey to find out what kind of philanthropic work would best suit them. BEAN Seoul is planning to extend the volunteer opportunities it offers and is asking people to give information on when, where and how often they would like to participate.
Shoe donors kick-start Daegu charity drive

Aug 17, 2011

A “Style Your Sole” party in Korea has produced 60 pairs of shoes for kids in need as the first event in a campaign to kick-start regular charity work in Daegu. The event was organized by Association for Teachers of English in Korea Gyeongbuk Volunteer officer Emily Cashell, who hopes to organize bi
Raising glasses to help baby Hannah

Aug 17, 2011

A bar crawl to support a baby with a life-threatening condition is to be held in Ilsan this weekend, just two days before her first birthday. The “Help Hannah Bar Crawl” is to raise cash for Hannah Warren, who has been at Seoul National University Hospital since her birth. She was born without a tra
Four marathons in four days to help MS sufferers

Aug 17, 2011

An English teacher is set to run four marathons in four Korean cities over four days to raise cash to help people suffering from Multiple Sclerosis. Joseph Riley set himself the 4IN4 mission to raise 2 million won for the Korean Multiple Sclerosis Society. He will run the first 42-kilometer stretch
Charity bakes plan to feed N.K. kids

Aug 17, 2011

Love for North Korea Children needs funds to give school pupils breadWhen Seoul votes on whether to provide free lunches for school kids here on Aug. 24, many of the 50,000 children living in the North Korean city of Sariwon will likely be skipping their midday meal.That’s what they are obliged to d
Disabled mother seeks help for others

Aug 10, 2011

A disabled single mother is calling on volunteers and donors to help assist other people with disabilities too.Lee min-joo, CEO of the Korea Assistance Association for Disabled People is asking others to help her offer aid to other handicapped people in need of help. Lee, who was left disabled after
Charity secondhand book market in Seoul

Aug 10, 2011

Expats hungry for more to read can pick up some bargains this month in the name of a good cause.The Seoul Global Center is holding a special flea-market for secondhand books on Aug. 27 from noon till 4 p.m.The flea market takes place between the Han River and Ttukseom Resort Station on Line 2 to rai
Volunteering to promote the Emerald Isle

Aug 10, 2011

The Irish Association of Korea is asking volunteers to give a few hours of their time every month toward promoting Irishness in Seoul. Those interested in or hailing from the Emerald Isle are being asked to help organize events for the non-profit organization. The IAK has members from around the wor
Building a library for Burmese refugees

Aug 10, 2011

English books of all kinds are being collected to stock a library for Burmese refugees. The non-profit organization Book for Dream is collecting both textbooks and works of fiction to fill their third library to serve refugees on the Thailand-Burma border.Book for Dream says that more than half of t
Teaching Korean students to dream big

Aug 10, 2011

Korean students from top U.S. and Canadian universities have helped less fortunate young people here reach for their dreams this summer. The newly established Teach for Korea has offered free tutoring and mentoring to economically disadvantaged students from four Seoul schools. Graduates and s
Free hugs and roses from Seoul Giving Club

Aug 10, 2011

A band of about 30 friends gathered in Hongdae children’s park on Saturday evening, ruminating over their home-made plinko machine. The giant cardboard version of the fairground game was to be the centerpiece of Seoul Giving Club’s latest pay-it-forward adventure, but the funnel for the ball-drop wa
Returning to help Korean kids through KKOOM

Aug 10, 2011

U.S. lawyer follows her heart back to Korea to help orphansIt all started when Aimee Jachym returned to South Korea for a year-long volunteer program, having left her country of birth at just four months old. Her year out soon turned into a vocation as the Korean-American adoptee founded the Korean
Samsung aids Zambia with health screenings

Aug 3, 2011

A South Korean medical center has donated an ultrasound machine to an African hospital. Samsung Medical Center donated the equipment to a hospital in Zambia as part of a larger health scheme it is sponsoring. The Samsung employee volunteer program has seen the Kafue District Hospital launch medical