IU Donates Ice Vest and Nurses Are Overjoyed by Her Kindness
Singer-actress IU recently donated 100 million won (approximately 84,000 USD) for the frontliners, according to the Korean Nurses Association. This helped them acquire 4,600 cooling vests that will be distributed around Korea.
The cooling vest would definitely help the nurses in their duty when wearing the protected suit. It is designed to stabilize body temperature and makes it bearable for long hours with all the gears the frontliners are wearing these summer.
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According to the association, the vest will be available to nurses who are assigned at the screening centers nationwide assisting a lot of new COVID-19 cases everyday.
The nurses who received the vest went to social media to express their gratitude to the young actress. They shared the post wearing the vest and in the caption, "With all the work and the heat of the sun, we are now able to comfortably work well with the help of the cooling vest. We are very happy and thank you IU. this is something we really needed."
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This good deed was in the radar of the Korean President Moon, as he expressed his gratitude for IU through his Twitter account. He stated, "It has come to my knowledge that singer-actress IU had donated ice vests to the nurses. To all the frontliners who assisted all the patients, never forget we are all here by your side."
IU's act of kindness received a favorable response from the netizens. They commented, "IU is a role model indeed. Always there to help her fellow countrymen."
According to reports, IU contributed almost 1.40 million USD towards charitable institutions. Last February, the singer-actress donated a large amount to the Korean Medical Association and the Good Neighbors charity. All of which is to support the country's fight against COVID-19.
IU is now working on her upcoming film "Dream" with Park Seo Joon.
