KEB-Hana Bank on Thursday vowed to widen the scope of its community service activities under the slogan “2015 Chuseok Happy Sharing.”

This year, a total of 450 branches will participate in the operation, almost triple that of last year’s 175.

“Nanum (sharing) is the hope that brightens the whole world -- something that can’t be more meaningful and beautiful, because it drives us to share dreams and hopes with our socially disadvantaged neighbors,” said KEB-Hana Bank president and CEO Ham Young-joo.

The bank chief said he will make community charity a regular corporate culture, by expanding the holiday and regular community service operations. 

KEB-Hana Bank is the first Korean bank to set up a comprehensive community-sharing unit, Hana Financial Nanum Foundation, in December 2005.

Since 2007, the bank officials have visited social welfare institutions, orphanage and residences of single senior citizens ahead of Lunar New Year and Chuseok holidays, to donate daily necessities.

By Chung Joo-won (joowonc@heraldcorp.com)