Former student body presidents establish social company to make social donations through cultural performances
10 Million Won in Earnings from 'Dokdo Protection, YU Hip Hop Festival' Donated to YU
Used for Dokdo protection funds, Cheonma Art Center sponsorship funds, and scholarships
[October 31, 2014]

“Though it is not a lot, it contains the will of the youth to protect Dokdo so we ask that the YU Dokdo Research Center take the initiative to find indisputable proof that Dokdo is Korean territory."

At 5 p.m. on the 30th, friendly faces came to the YU President's Office. They were Kim Tae-woo (29) and Geum Jin-woo, the CEO and director, respectively, who founded the social company, 'Social Run To You That Leads the Donation Culture'. They were both YU student body presidents and handed over 10 million won to YU President Noh Seok-kyun asking that it be used for the Dokdo protection fund, Cheonma Art Center sponsorship funds for the development of cultural arts, and scholarships for students. This is their second donation since last year where the donated five million won for the Dokdo protection fund.

YU President Noh Seok-kyun who received the funds said, "The 'Dokdo Protection Hip Hop Festival' is a meaningful event to raise perception of defending Dokdo to the young, and the earnings from the concert are used as Dokdo protection funds." He added, "I am especially proud as the president as former student body presidents of YU planned the concert and led the donating culture."

The funds handed donated were earnings from the '2014 2nd Dokdo Protection YU Hip Hop Festival' held at the YU outdoor auditorium from 6 p.m. on October 4. This festival was supervised by Gyeongsangbuk-do and the Like Korea Foundation and hosted by 'Social Run To You'. The event went on in the order of the Dokdo Protection Proclamation Ceremony, Dokdo Sand Art, Dokdo Protection Button Touch Performance, and the screening of the Dokdo Arirang Infographic Video. In the first and second concerts following, famous hip hop musicians such as Soul Dive, Verbal Gint, SanE, and Yang Dong-geun performed with an audience of over 7,000 for a festival for loving Dokdo that went on for seven hours.

Of the donations, 7 million won will be used as the Dokdo Protection Fund by the YU Dokdo Research Center, 1 million won as the YU Cheonma Art Center donation, and 2 million won for student scholarships.

'Social Run To You That Leads the Donation Culture' is a social company established in 2013 by college students and young adults in their 20s to spread hope, encouragement, advice, and a new donation culture to today's youths.