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Saving lives at
Samsung Semiconductor
by giving blood

Saving
three lives
with
a single
blood donation
at Samsung Semiconductor

True acts of
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kindness

True acts of
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kindness
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Our monthly
blood drives are
an important
part of
what
we do

Samsung employee seen with sleeve rolled up and an IV in their arm, giving blood.

Samsung Semiconductor has been carrying out a wide range of social responsibility initiatives to support our local communities. To encourage participation, we have been running programs such as Love Run, Love Walk and Donation Kiosk to make donating a part of daily life and create a culture of giving at Samsung Semiconductor.
We have also been holding regular blood drives since 1995 and have continued to hold them despite the COVID-19 pandemic.

Every month, Samsung Semiconductor employees on Giheung, Hwaseong, Pyeongtaek, Onyang, and Cheonan campuses and at Samsung Advanced Institute of Technology have been donating blood as well as their blood donor cards to save the lives of others.

We are also the first in Korea to create a
“Blood Donor Card Bank” that saves donor cards for urgent blood transfusions that are needed whether it’s by our employees, their families or the local community.

Blood Donor
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Card Bank, giving meaning to
donor cards

Blood Donor
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Card Bank,
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giving meaning to donor cards

Samsung Semiconductor employees are holding up a sign that says 2,020 blood donor cards were donated to the Yongin Severance Hospital

After giving blood, employees earn blood donor cards and we wanted to provide a way to ensure the donor cards were used for a good cause — and be available when needed. In 1995, we set up the Blood Donor Card Bank program. Employees would donate the donor cards they earned during our regular blood drives. We would keep them safe in the Blood Donor Card Bank, and when they’re needed, swiftly deliver the cards to those in need of transfusions. The Bank is open to Samsung Semiconductor employees, their families and those in need in the local area.

The Blood Donor Card Bank program ensured that those in need of urgent blood transfusions would get swift treatment and offered its services to the local community as well as employees and their families.

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“My mother cried, and the rest
of
my family cried with her.
Words can’t express our
gratitude to
all of you who
have graciously
donated your
blood to my family.
I truly
cannot thank you enough.”

- Excerpt from a post on the
Samsung Semiconductor Intranet

An employee posted a message on
the
Samsung Semiconductor Intranet. At the time, her
mother was suffering from a malignant form of
advanced-stage lymphoma and required an urgent
blood transfusion.

She was desperate and as a last
resort, she turned to
the Blood Donor Card Bank where blood donations
could also be requested to be made to specific people.
In response,
Samsung Semiconductor employees came
together, literally rolling up
their sleeves to help her.

“I can’t even begin to fathom
the
magnitude of the huge
favor
I’ve been given by such
good people.
And to think that
I work at the same
company
as these people.

I promise to repay the
kindness by
helping other
people in need.”

- Excerpt from a post on the
Samsung Semiconductor Intranet

The message posted on the Intranet was full of
gratitude for the people who generously donated
their blood.

Giving blood may be a small act of kindness but it has
the power to save lives and we know that when our
actions come together, they can save our families,
our colleagues,
their families and ultimately the society
at large.

Samsung Semiconductor
will continue to
offer
support
to all the
compassionate
employees
who willingly
donate blood
every
month,

and will continue
to run
and
develop blood
donation
programs
that build a positive
and lasting culture of
blood donation.

  • Our blood drives started in 1995
    and will continue
    in the future

    Samsung Semiconductor’s
    blood donation history

    March 1995 – June 2020

    • Illustration of a drop of blood with a red cross in the middle
      56,541

      Number of blood donors

      *Approximate number

    • Illustration of an IV fluid drip with a red cross on the top right
      22,616,400ml

      Amount of donated blood

    • Illustration of a blood donation bus with a red heart on the side
      112vehicles

      1 year provided for
      blood drives

    • Illustration of a box in the form of a box with a slot where a blood donor card is being inserted. A red heart is on the blood donor card
      33%

      Percentage of employees who donated their donor cards after donating blood on campus

      *Approximate number

    • Illustration of of several people in a row, each with a red heart
      17.1%

      Percentage of Samsung Giheung, Hwaseong, and Pyeongtaek out of
      total Gyeonggi-do office worker blood donations for 2019

      *Based on the 2019 Korean Red
      Cross Statistical Yearbook

    • Illustration of a stack of blood donor cards with a red heart on the bottom right
      6,610cards

      Number of
      donated
      donor cards

      4,000cards

      given to Korea
      Pediatric Cancer
      Foundation

      (2016-June 2020)

    The total amount of blood donated by Samsung Semiconductor employees from March 1995 to June 2020 is over 22 million ml — 22,616,400ml to be exact — and is equivalent to the amount of blood in 4,500 70kg adults. This means the 56,541 Samsung Semiconductor employees have each donated an average of 400ml. At Samsung Semiconductor, we understand the positive impact of giving, and we plan to continue giving through blood donation campaigns and programs.

  • Gathering
    messages of hope

    When blood donor card holders need a blood transfusion, they are eligible for transfusions free of charge at hospitals. Samsung Semiconductor employees have been donating the cards they receive after they give blood in the hopes of providing some financial help to those in need. Thanks to the generosity of employees, we have been able to provide a steady flow of blood donations to local communities.

    Infographic showing that during the month of November, 2020, 2020 blood donor cards were donated to Yongin Severance Hospital, 1000 donor cards were donated to Cheonan, Asan Chungmu Hospital, 1000 donor cards were donated to Soonchunhyang University Hospital in Cheonan, and 2020 donor cards to the Korea Blood Disease and Cancer Association. Combined, a total of 6,040 blood donor cards were donated by Samsung Semiconductor employees
    • 6,040cards

      Number of donor cards donated
      during one month in 2020

    • Yongin Severance
      Hospital

      2,020 cards

    • Cheonan·Asan
      Chungmu Hospital

      1,000 cards

    • Soonchunhyang
      University
      Hospital
      Cheonan

      1,000 cards

    • Korea Blood
      Disease
      and
      Cancer Association

      2,020 cards

    • Donor card donations by area

      • Samsung·Yongin
        Community
        Council

      • Yongin
        Severance
        Hospital

      • 2,020 cards

      • Samsung
        ·Hwaseong
        Community
        Council

      • Korea Blood
        Disease
        and
        Cancer
        Association

      • 2,020 cards

      • TSP HQ

      • Cheonan·Asan
        Chungmu
        Hospital

      • 1,000 cards

      • TSP HQ

      • Soonchunhyang
        University
        Hospital
        Cheonan

      • 1,000 cards

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