KIM NAM GIL CHARITY WORKS- AMBASSADOR OF LOVE, PEACE AND GOODWILL

Despite the hectic shooting of his latest drama series Bad Man , Kim Nam Gil still find time to visit Raphael House in Seoul last April 9 , 2010. This is one among the routinary social community services he had for this year. Having a soft heart towards children, his compassion to attend to this disabled child is overwhelming.

Kim Nam Gil had been active in his career after his acting recognition as Bidam in Queen Seon Deok. Yet, his participation in charity works did not escape the public eye. Last year in November, he participated in UNICEF collaboration with World Cup( to be held in South Africa ) and apparel company Basic House shirts. This event will set up a T-Shirt Red Devil with the theme of “Never Alone”. The proceeds will be used to help children, particularly African-deficient world to provide supplies such as medicine, educational assistance and clothings. Korea, one of the participating country, encouraged celebrities to become part of the endorsements. KNG joined the campaign with other 20 celebrities namely Kim Hyun Jung, Yoon Eun Hye, Lee Jung Min Hwang Shin-hye, Park In-hwan, Julian Kang, and Lee Hye Jung Big Mama.

Early in January this year, KNG, together with his family went to do social service activities to the rest of Padang (Indonesia) 2009 earthquake victims. Kim Nam Gil is assisted by a committee of local NGO in Padang to extend help in rebuilding the homes and providing basic supplies of the ill-fated town. No news was spread during the period of his visit, and even managed to tour the marketplace without the knowledge of fans and media. Videos taken was later compressed to a documentary and was aired in MBC.

Also during his US( Las Vegas and Los Angeles) fashion shoot for Marie Claire, he squeezed his time to join an international campaign for Center for the Pacific Asian Family (CPAF). This was founded to help address domestic violence and sexual assault in the Asian and Pacific Islander communities.

Noted that he also went to Japan last April and appeared for free in the 3rd “Korea-Japan Friendship Fiesta” , a charity event which is based on the friendship, trust and co-existence of the two countries and fosters charity activities through cultural exchange. This year theme was to promote contributions in educational support for children in poverty-stricken areas in the Asia region.

Aside from his hands-on involvement , he also made partnership with Ad Hoc T-shirts where the proceeds of sale of his personalized KNG shirts will go to Haiti Earthquake victims.

“The reason why I do volunteer work outside of Korea and the narrator in the documentary(for Padang Earthquake Victim) because I thought I should do the job as I could …. I know many people are poor in Korea and I ask myself why. But, I noticed that scenario even worse outside of Korea–my perception changed when I visited Indonesia and saw one there who can not eat and sleep in the shelter. “–Kim Nam Gil

sources:

http://allaboutkimnamgil.blogspot.com

http://www.hancinema.net

/Lyra