POSTED: June 27th 2011
NewsUpdate
Korean Air holds charity event with Korean gold medalists
LAURA WALDEN / Sports Features Communications
TAMPA/PYEONGCHANG, Jun 27: PyeongChang 2018 sponsor, Korean Air, staged a charity event this weekend with two gold medal Olympian medallists Seung-Hoon Lee and Tae-Bum Mo stepping in to lend a hand.
Vancouver 2010 speed skating champion, Seung-Hoon Lee, said, “It is a great honour for me to volunteer at this Korean Air ‘Open Café. It was amazing to meet so many of the public and see their enthusiasm for PyeongChang 2018 and winter sports.
"I am also very pleased that the proceeds from this PyeongChang 2018 event are going to a very good cause in Africa. The Olympic spirit is alive and well, and as sportspeople we can help make the world a better place.”
Korean Air held the Air ‘Open Café’ event on Saturday the 25th and the two champion speed skaters volunteered to help raise money and promote the PyeongChang 2018 bid. They also signed autographs, took photos with the public and handed out memorabilia about the bid.
The ‘Open Café’ is held every month and volunteers from the airlines’ staff volunteer to serve the public food and drink. All proceeds are donated to charity and this month the United Help for International Children was the selected humanitarian organization that assists children in Tanzania.
Public relations director for the PyeongChang bid, Muchol Shin, said: “As we look forward to the IOC Host City decision in Durban next month, it is very pleasing to see so many excited people turn up to the Korean Air ‘Open Café’ and offer their passionate support to PyeongChang 2018. This encouragement and momentum is important as we head into the final few days of the 2018 campaign.
“We are also delighted that this event is making a meaningful contribution to people who need help in a different part of the world – one of the important goals of Olympism.”
PyeongChang is running against Munich and Annecy to win the vote to host the 2018 winter Games. The final decision will be voted July 6th at the IOC session in Durban, South Africa.
Keywords · Korean Air · PyeongChang 2018 · Seung-Hoon Lee · Tae-Bum Mo
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